Reparations Revisited: Where Are We Now in Amherst?
Amherst Neighbors, a local organization that coordinates volunteers to help senior citizens, sponsored a public...
Maura Keene
Teachers and Staff Challenge District Leadership on Racism and Hiring
Teachers and staff continue to call attention to ongoing racism in the schools and question...
School Committee and Public Reject Proposed Regional Budget
Report on the Meeting of the Regional School Committee, February 27, 2024 This meeting was...
Superintendent Search Committee Acts to Correct Missteps: New Co-Chair Elected
Ten Applications Have Been Received for Superintendent Position The Regional School Committee (RSC) learned over...
License Commissioners Review Decision to Grant Licenses to Restaurant Owners with Prior Labor Violations
Report on the Meeting of the Board of License Commissioners, February 29, 2024 This meeting...
School Committee to Superintendent: No Cuts to Elementary School Instrumental Music Program
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, February 15, 2024 Note: Because Amherst...
Planning Board Recommends That Council Accept Amherst Hills Roads. Plans for University Drive Overlay District Move Forward
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, February 24, 2024 This meeting was...
Applicants Sought For Finance Committee and Charter Review Commission
Applicant Pools for Nonvoting Members of Finance Committee and Charter Commission Deemed Insufficient Report on...
School Superintendent Search Committee That Prioritized Diversity Chooses White Co-Chairs
Despite its stated strong commitment to diversity, the Superintendent Search Committee elected a second white...
Amherst School Committee Meeting of February 15 Was Not Recorded
The Amherst School Committee scheduled a continuation of its FY 2025 budget public hearing on...
EV Chargers Present Hurdle to Approval of Affordable Duplexes in North Amherst. Local Preference Still Undecided
Report on the Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals, February 15, 2024 PresentSteve Judge...
Amherst Survival Center Receives $430,000 Farm to Pantry Grant
Amherst Survival Center Executive Director Lev BenEzra reported in a recent newsletter that the center...