TOWN COUNCIL TO VOTE ON CONSOLIDATION OF POLLING PLACES
Source: amherstma.gov The Town Council is scheduled to discuss and then vote on polling locations...
BOARD OF HEALTH MANDATES FACE MASKS/COVERINGS IN PART OF THE TOWN
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst Board of Health has issued an emergency order making the wearing...
METERED PARKING ENFORCEMENT RESUMES AUGUST 3
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst will resume enforcement of metered parking spaces beginning August...
NO SWIMMING AT FORT RIVER/ WENTWORTH FARM CONSERVATION AREA
Source: amherstma.gov Swimming is now prohibited at the Fort River/Stanley Street Conservation area (popularly known...
AMHERST NEIGHBORS BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH VIRTUAL GATHERINGS
By Stephen Braun and Elizabeth Welsh Amherst Neighbors, a new organization serving older people in...
UMASS UPDATES COVID-19 PROTOCOLS FOR RETURNING STUDENTS
Source: UMass News and Media UMass Amherst has established new requirements for the use of...
PHASED RE-OPENING PLANNED FOR AMHERST, PELHAM, AND REGIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SCHOOL COMMITTEES OCCUPIED BY DEBATE OVER REMOTE WORK FOR DISTRICT STAFF The Amherst School Committee...
ZBA APPROVES FIFTH RETAIL MARIJUANA OUTLET
REPORT ON THE MEETING OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS (7/23/20) The meeting was held...
UMASS AMHERST WILL MAKE STANDARDIZED TESTS OPTIONAL FOR FIRST-YEAR APPLICANTS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS
Source: UMass News and Media The University of Massachusetts Amherst will make standardized tests optional...
STATE ISSUES NEW COVID-19 TRAVEL ORDERS
Source: amherstma.gov, mass.gov Effective August 1, 2020, all visitors and returning residents entering Massachusetts must...
LETTER: OBJECTS TO SCHOOL COMMITTEE ATTEMPT TO STRIKE COST ESTIMATES FROM CROCKER FARM REPORT
As a member of the Crocker Farm Study Advisory Board, I respectfully object to the...
LETTER: TOWN MUST CONSIDER DISPARATE IMPACTS OF POLICIES ON VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS
Editor’s note; This letter was sent to Town Manager Paul Bockelman and to Town Councilors...