CLARITY SOUGHT ON PROCESS FOR DECIDING WHETHER TO MOVE 6TH GRADERS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL
At their meeting on February 11, 2020, the Amherst Regional School Committee (RSC) received an...
PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDS ZBA APPROVAL OF NORTHAMPTON ROAD SUPPORTIVE STUDIO PROJECT
REPORT: PLANNING BOARD MEETING (2/19/20)ZONING SUBCOMMITTEE (2/18/20) Highlight of the Zoning Subcommittee Meeting Zoning Subcommittee members...
FLU SEVERITY RISES TO VERY HIGH IN MASSACHUSETTS
Source: amherstma.gov The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has increased its assessment of flu in...
OPINION: WAIVING GOODBYE TO THE ZONING BYLAW PARKING REQUIREMENTS?
Recently, the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) and Planning Board have seen residential project applications...
OPINION: BIRTWISTLE REQUESTS BYLAW CHANGES TO ADDRESS UBIQUITOUS PARKING WAIVER REQUESTS
Editor’s Note: The following Planning Board memo about the inadequacy of the Zoning Bylaw for...
OPINION: CONFLICTING JONES LIBRARY DATA: ARE THERE 51,000 OR 18,593 BORROWERS AND WHAT DOES IT MATTER?
A cornerstone of the argument for the proposed $35.8 million demolition/expansion of the Jones Library...
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: FEBRUARY BY DEBORAH KEISCH
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local...
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AMHERST?
There is a lot going on in the Amherst area this winter. Here is a...
LETTER: A LIBRARY ON WHEELS
I live a few minutes’ walk from the Jones Library in Amherst, one of the...
OPINION: EXPANSION OR REFURBISHMENT? TWO OPTIONS FOR THE JONES LIBRARY
The Jones Library Trustees are completing preparation of two options for the Town Council: acceptance...
OPINION: LOCAL AND GREEN (#10): ARHS STUDENTS CHAMPION SOLAR
Editor’s Note: This column appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. In Amherst, residents can submit...
OPINION: CHANGE AND WHY IT MATTERS -APPROACH #1
When I was a boy I lived in my grandparents house with my mother and...