JULY ARCHIVE: COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE
by Art and Maura Keene The Indy’s COVID-19 Daily Update will post the daily confirmed...
STUDENTS RETURNING TO UMASS FROM ALL BUT EIGHT STATES ARE REQUIRED TO QUARANTINE UPON ARRIVING IN AMHERST
Source: UMass News and Media Returning UMASS students were informed of new Massachusetts travel restrictions...
TALIB SADIQ NAMED INTERIM PRINCIPAL OF ARHS
School Superintendent Michael Morris announced on Thursday (7/23) that Talib Sadiq has been appointed Interim...
GOVERNOR BAKER RESCINDS EMERGENCY ORDER ON PLASTIC BANS. MASS RESIDENTS CAN NOW USE REUSABLE BAGS FOR SHOPPING
Source: Masspirg We all need some good news, especially when we can put it to...
SINGLE POLLING STATION PROPOSED FOR AMHERST VOTERS. VOTING BY MAIL ENCOURAGED
Town Clerk Shavena Martin has proposed eliminating the Town’s eight current polling locations and replacing...
TOWN BREAKS GROUND FOR NEW DOG PARK
Source: amherstma.gov A groundbreaking ceremony for Amherst’s new dog park was held on Wednesday July...
UMASS UPDATES REOPENING PLANS
NEW PROTOCOLS FOR TESTING AND QUARANTINE Source: UMass News and Media UMass will implement new...
REPORT ON THE MEETING OF THE AMHERST HISTORICAL COMMISSION (7/22/20)
The meeting was conducted via Zoom webcast and was recorded. Participating: Commission Members: Jane Wald...
COUNCIL REJECTS DEMANDS TO REDUCE POLICE BUDGET
REPORT ON THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF 7/20/20 The meeting was held via Zoom webcast...
ARTISTS INVITED TO JOIN THE AMHERST ELECTRICAL BOX MAKEOVER PROJECT 2020
Source: Amherst Public Art Commission Electrify Amherst! The Electrical Box Makeover Project 2020 continues to...
AMHERST DESIGNATED A HOUSING CHOICE COMMUNITY
Source: amherstma.gov Amherst has again been named as one of 56 municipalities in Massachusetts to...
LETTER: USE GOODWIN ROOM TO PROTECT JONES LIBRARY’S THREATENED COLLECTIONS
The Jones Library’s Special Collections includes works of Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Julius Lester, and...