Inspections Program Reveals Violations in 96% of Amherst Rental Properties. Still No DPW Employee on Building Committee
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, May 18, 2026 By Maura Keene...
Town Councilors Issue Nakba Remembrance Day Statement
Source: Jill Brevik Town Councilors Jill Brevik (District 1), Amber Cano-Martin (District 2), and Ana...
Hampshire College Trustees Put Campus Up for Sale
Hampshire College trustees placed the campus up for sale on May 20. The entire 800-acre...
Town Hall Explores Possibilities for Continuing Hampshire College’s Mission
Hampshire Next, a grassroots organization founded by members of the Hampshire community in the wake...
TSO Calls for Faster Action on Waste Hauler Reform
The Town Services and Outreach Committee (TSO) heard a report and presentation on May 21...
Six Vie for Open Seats on Planning Board
The Community Resources Committee (CRC) will interview six candidates for three open positions on the...
Planning Board and Community Resources Committee Review Draft of Clean Energy Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board and Community Resources Committee, May 20,...
Fort River Students Launch Campaign to Solarize the State House
Source: Tim Austin This week, 5th-grade students at Fort River Elementary School announced their campaign...
Will Town Embrace a Smaller East Amherst Local Historic District?
Report on the Meeting of the Local Historic District Commission, May 18, 2026 This meeting...
Town Introduces Water Use Restrictions in Response to Significant Drought
Source: amheretma.gov The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has declared the Connecticut...
Hampshire College Celebrates Its Final Spring Commencement
Source: hampshire.edu Hampshire hosted its 56th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 16, 2026, conferring degrees...
Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd Urges UMass Graduates to Take Chances
UMass President Marty Meehan presides over ceremony for more than 7,000 graduates Source: UMass News & Media The first...