Fort River Elementary School Leadership Stepping Down in June
In a letter sent to all Fort River families on January 27th, Principal Diane Chamberlain...
Toni Cunningham
Opinion: Slow And Opaque Progress On Elementary School Building Project
Efforts to repair or replace the Town’s two aging elementary schools have been slow and...
MSBA to Amherst: Sixth Grades Must Move If Fort River and Wildwood Are Consolidated
By Toni Cunningham and Maria Kopicki The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) and the Amherst...
Kids: Don’t Take Our Snow Days!
Responses to a district-wide survey on whether to hold remote learning on snow days drew...
Council Asks Jones Trustees For More Detail On Project Costs
The Amherst Town Council has sent a memo to the Jones Library Trustees requesting detailed...
Town Agrees To Buy Properties On Belchertown Road For Affordable Housing Development
A purchase and sale agreement for three adjacent properties on Belchertown Road has been signed...
Librarian Delivers Joy to Readers, One ‘Wimpy Kid’ at a Time
Parent Organization nominates Susan Wells for School Librarian Of The Year Wildwood Elementary School Librarian...
North Amherst Library Now Offering Book Pickup
The North Amherst Library has now joined Amherst’s other two public libraries in offering curbside...
Town Manager’s Appointments Process Questioned
Reappointment recommendations to the Personnel Board by Town Manager Paul Bockelman were called into question...
Parent Group Urges Teachers to Push Union Back to the Negotiating Table
Questions Arise About Parents Contacting Teachers Directly Over COVID-19 School Closures As a stalemate drags...
Opinion: Expanding The Jones Library Comes At Too High A Cost
Editor’s Note: This column was submitted by Toni Cunningham to the Daily Hampshire Gazette on...
Finance Committee Recommends Flat Budgets, Raises Concerns About Spending Priorities
The next fiscal year will bring flat budgets across all Town of Amherst departments, if...