As FY27 Budget Process Begins, Pressures Surface
Report on the Meeting of the Budget Coordinating Group, December 3, 2025 By Maura Keene...
Planning Board Ends Archipelago’s Atkins Corner Development for Now
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, December 3, 2025 This meeting was...
Consultant to Help Town with Long-delayed Trash Hauler Reform
The town has hired consultant Eric Weiss from the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission to help...
North Amherst Library Sculpture Still Not Approved
Report on the Meeting of the Public Art Commission, November 25, 2025 This meeting was...
Board of Health Approves Nicotine-free Generation Regulations
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Board of Health, December 4, 2025 By Maura...
Hours Listed for Town Warming Centers During Extreme Cold
Source: amherstma.gov Daytime Warming Centers The following locations have been identified as daytime warming centers. These...
As Federal Food Aid Faces Cuts, New UMass Amherst Labor Center Report Shows Nearly Half a Million Massachusetts Workers Rely on SNAP
Source: UMass News and Media With the federal government reopened after a weeks-long shutdown that...
Cuppa’ Joe with New Planning & Economic Development Director Jeff Bagg
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst invites community members to join us for coffee and...
Amherst Will Celebrate Universal Declaration of Human Rights Day December 10
Source: amherstma.gov Join town officials on Wednesday December 10, for a community reading of the...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Opinion: LGBTQIA+ Caucus Plans Standout in Support of Queer and Trans Families
by The LGBTQIA+ Caucus of Amherst Delinda Dykes, a guidance counselor who was fired in...
Opinion:Yes, We Have a Reason to Hope for the Democratic Party. But It’s Not What You Think
No one is happy with the Democratic Party these days, and for good reasons. Although...