SINGLE POLLING STATION PROPOSED FOR AMHERST VOTERS. VOTING BY MAIL ENCOURAGED
Town Clerk Shavena Martin has proposed eliminating the Town’s eight current polling locations and replacing...
Maria Kopicki
$3.5 MILLION REPORTED IN UNSPENT CAPITAL FUNDS
As of June 1, 2020, there was approximately $3.5 million in unspent funds for Town...
NEW HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM FOR MUNSON LIBRARY
Plans are in the works to replace the Munson Library’s oil-powered heating system with a...
AN INDY INVESTIGATION: $1,500,000 IN CAPITAL FUNDS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS LIES UNTOUCHED
Approximately $1.5 million in funds allocated in previous years for capital items at the elementary...
JCPC RECOMMENDS SLASHING ROADS AND SIDEWALKS FUNDING BY MORE THAN HALF
In their second meeting to discuss how to distribute the anticipated $1.4 million in funds...
ASPHALT VS. EVERYTHING ELSE – THE TOWN WEIGHS CAPITAL OPTIONS
The Joint Capital Planning Committee’s (JCPC) meeting on May 20 was their first public discussion...
PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FALL SHORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
In light of expected town budget shortfalls related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Superintendent Michael Morris...
REGIONAL SCHOOL BUDGET CUTS PROPOSED
Superintendent Michael Morris proposed on May 14 nearly $500,000 in cuts to the regional school...
ARMS PRINCIPAL SEARCH NARROWED TO THREE. PUBLIC FEEDBACK STILL POSSIBLE
The search for a new principal for the Amherst Regional Middle School (ARMS) is continuing...
AMHERST SCHOOL COMMITTEE DISCUSSES ENROLLMENT POLICY, REMOTE LEARNING, AND TRYING TO STAY ON TRACK WITH MSBA
REPORT ON THE AMHERST SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING OF 4/23/20. The meeting was held virtually via...
AMHERST STUDENTS UNLIKELY TO RETURN TO SCHOOLS THIS ACADEMIC YEAR
Report on the Virtual Meeting of the Amherst School Committee (4/7/20) The Regional School Committee’s...
OPINION: YOU CAN HELP GET OUT THE CENSUS COUNT
I just got off phone with about 50 people I’ve never met and it felt...