REPORT ON PUBLIC HEARINGS ON REGIONAL SCHOOL BUDGET FOR FY 2021 AND TOWN’S ONE MONTH BUDGET FOR JULY 2020
Regional School BudgetSuperintendent Mike Morris, School Finance Director Doug Slaughter, and School Committee Chair Alison...
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PUFFERS POND AND TOWN POOLS TO OPEN THIS SUMMER
REPORT ON TOWN SUMMER RECREATION OPENINGS Source: amherstms.gov The Town will be opening pools and...
PHASE 2 OF MASSACHUSETTS REOPENING HAS BEGUN: HERE’S WHAT CAN OPEN
Source: Amherst Business Improvement District and Amherst Leisure Services Phase 2 is split into two...
UMASS RESEARCH ON WORKING CONDITIONS OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS CAN INFORM SAFER REOPENING
Source: UMass News and Media UMass Amherst researchers surveyed over 2,500 essential workers in Massachusetts...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: PUBLIC FORUM ON PROPOSED ARTICLE 14 ZONING BYLAW
On Wednesday, June 10, the Planning Board and the Community Resources Committee held a public...
LARGE TURNOUT ON AMHERST COMMON IN SUPPORT OF BLACK LIVES
by Marla Goldberg-Jamate and Art Keene For the second consecutive Sunday, more than 1,000 people...
COMMUNITY JUNEENTH CELEBRATION GOES VIRTUAL
The Five College Area’s 10 th Annual Juneteenth Celebration will be held mostly virtually this...
SOUTH AMHERST JULY 4TH CELEBRATION CANCELED
In order to best support the health and safety of our community, we have decided...
OCA EXTENDS TERMS OF THREE PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS
The Outreach Communications and Appointments Committee of the Town Council (OCA) held its final meeting...
ALL AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXPECTED TO LIMIT ON-SITE ATTENDANCE THIS FALL
DISTRICT WILL CONSTRUCT WALLS IN FORT RIVER AND WILDWOOD SCHOOLS. MAY COMBINE ON-SITE AND DISTANCE...
MEMBERS SOUGHT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
In order to comply with the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) timeline, an Elementary School...
PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDS NEW PROCESS FOR CHANGING ZONING BYLAWS
REPORT ON PLANNING BOARD MEETING (6/3/20) The meeting was held via Zoom webcast and was...