Town Awarded $75,000 To Develop Downtown Streetscape Standards
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst was awarded a grant of $75,000 to develop streetscape...
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UMass Amherst Makes Princeton Review’s Top ‘Green Colleges’ List For Seventh Consecutive Year
Source: UMass News and Media The University of Massachusetts Amherst continues to be among the...
Everything You Want To Know About The Ballot Questions From The League Of Women Voters Of Amherst
Source: League of Women Voters Amherst Editor’s note: For NEPR’s guide to the ballot issues...
Department of Environmental Protection Holds Webinar To Assist Towns On Contracting For Hauling Services
By Darcy DuMont Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) held a free municipal training October...
Know Your Rights Training Prepares Local Youth For Safe Engagements With Police [Updated With Video]
Around 20 people gathered on a Zoom call and at New Africa House at UMass...
Amherst Residents Rally On The Town Common In Solidarity With The Amherst 9
A group of about 15 community members assembled on the Amherst Common across from Town...
Unpublished Jones Library Space Plan Proposes Alternatives To Costly Expansion
Jones Library News Highlights For The Week Of October 24, 2022 Massachusetts Library System Study...
Listening Session Explores The Experiences Of Being Black In Amherst
The African Heritage Reparations Assembly (AHRA) held its first in-person listening session at the Hitchcock...
Concerns On Rental Permitting Emphasize Fee Structure And Occupancy Limits
Report On The Public Hearing Of The Community Resources Committee, October 24, 2022 PresentTown Councilors...
Boston bans artificial turf in parks due to toxic ‘forever chemicals’
The city joins a growing number across the US in limiting the use of artificial turf made with dangerous PFAS compounds
Amherst Police Call To Hampshire College Draws Rebuke From Dean Of Students
Amherst Police were called to the Hampshire College campus on October 19 by Hampshire’s Department...
Amherst Awarded $755k In Massworks Grant For Sidewalk Improvements
Source: amherstma.gov Sidewalks on Belchertown Road near the East Amherst Village Center at the intersection...