UMass-Amherst & State Partner To Offer Asymptomatic Community Testing For COVID-19
New $5 Million Grant Will Support Free Testing for Those Without Symptoms Source: UMass Amherst...
Virtual Amherst Symposium On Reparations Draws Nearly 300 Attendees
Reparations In Evanston, Ill, May Include Home Down Payment Grants for Longtime Black Residents &...
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...
Up To $1.6 Million In State Funds For School Project Will Depend On District’s Maintenance Record
Amherst’s Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) held its second meeting on November 18, and elected...
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...
Amherst Town Clerk Shavena Martin Submits Resignation
Amherst Town Clerk Shavena Martin, who was appointed in October, 2019, has submitted her resignation,...
Town, Business Community Is Providing Dinners To Amherst Families Impacted By COVID-19
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst, local businesses and restaurants are working together to provide...
Dear Reader: The Indy Is On Vacation
Dear Reader, The Indy is on vacation this week as our writers and editors have...
New Covid-19 Cases In UMass Community Top 20 Per Day Twice this Week
Most Cases Are Among Off-Campus Students. Plan to Increase Spring Enrollments On-Campus Population Proceeds Daily...
Following Retreat, Council No Closer To Decisions On Major Capital Projects
During their virtual retreat on November 14, Amherst Town Councilors engaged in their first discussion...
Remote Absenteeism Found To Be Worse Among Amherst’s Low-Income & Minority Students
Amherst Regional Schools Seek Solutions, Add Distance Learning Support Centers Attendance data from last fall...
$1 Million In CPAC Funds Awarded For Jones Library Special Collections. Ten Other Projects Share $1,796,613
The Town Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) voted on November 19 to recommend distribution of...