TSO APPROVES FARMERS’ MARKET OPENING AND WAGE THEFT BYLAW
REPORT: JOINT MEETING OF TOWN SERVICES AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE (TSO) AND TOWN COUNCIL (5/18/20) The...
PUBLIC WIRELESS AVAILABLE IN NEW UMASS AMHERST LOCATION AS PART OF COVID-19 RESPONSE
Source: UMass News and Media Public wireless service is now available in a new outdoor location in...
AMHERST MEDIA RECEIVES MASS HUMANITIES GRANT FOR DOCUMENTARY PROJECT
Source: Amherst Media Mass Humanities, the state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, ...
MASSACHUSETTS BEGINS PHASED APPROACH TO REOPENING
Sources: amherstma.gov and mass.gov The Baker-Polito Administration initiated a comprehensive plan for a phased reopening...
PUFFERS POND BEACHES REMAIN CLOSED TO SWIMMING, CONGREGATING
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst announced on Thursday that it will continue to ban...
DESPITE VIRUS, UMASS AMHERST STUDENT FARMS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ORGANIC LOCAL FOOD
Source: UMass News and Media Farmers, well known for keeping an eye to the sky...
TOWN MANAGER SEEKS RESIDENTS TO SERVE ON TOWN BOARDS & COMMITTEES
Source: amherstma.gov Town Manager Paul Bockelman continues to seek volunteers to serve on Town Boards...
CDBG ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES MAY 27 PUBLIC HEARING ON CARES ACT FUNDING
Source: amherstma.gov The Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has published a Notice...
DOWNTOWN AMHERST FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANTS TO 32 AMHERST BUSINESSES
Source: Downtown Amherst Foundation The Downtown Amherst Foundation has awarded grants to 32 businesses in...
OPINION: SOME SUCCESSES TO SHARE
In my post two weeks ago entitled “Piano Man”, I shared the story of a...
OPINION: JONES LIBRARY’S PROPOSED DEMOLITION/EXPANSION PROJECT DESIGN: STILL NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME
An aspect of the Jones Library’s proposed demolition/expansion project that’s eluded attention is its disregard...
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: MISTS OVER LAKE WYOLA BY FRAN MERRIGAN
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....