Letter: Is the Daily Hampshire Gazette Fair and Balanced?
I’m grateful for the Amherst Indy. It is, after all, independent, and a valuable source...
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A Better World is Possible: How To Start Participatory Budgeting in Your City
The following article, “How to Start Participatory Budgeting in Your City” by Lerner Hadden appeared...
Finance Committee Recommends Increase to School Budget Base and No Change to CRESS Funding
Report on the Meeting of the Finance Committee, November 22, 2024 By Maura Keene This...
Budget Discussion Focuses on School Funding
Report on the Public Forum on the Budget and Special Meeting of the Town Council...
Regional School Committee Endorses Reform of Charter School Funding, Prepares Recommendations for FY26 Budget
Report on the Meeting of the Regional School Committee, November 12, 2024, Part 2. Read...
Town Councilors Ask About Annual Budget Surplus
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, November 4, 2024, Part 2 This...
Support Our Schools Amherst Mobilizes to Fend Off Looming Budget Cuts
As the the Town of Amherst and Amherst Regional School Districts are facing another devastating...
Legality of $1M Jones Library CPAC Award Remains in Question
In June 2020 the Amherst Indy reported on a disagreement that had arisen on the...
Favorable Response from School Committee to Proposal for Private Elementary School
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, October 15, 2024 This meeting was...
Opinion: The Jones Library Question No One Asks
There is one question that seems to have been swept under the rug amidst the...
How Should Annual Budgets Be Determined?
Report on the Meeting of the Budget Coordinating Group, September 26, 2024 The meeting of...
Funding and Design Progressing for High School Track and Field
Assistant Town Manager Dave Ziomek and Capital Projects Manager Bob Peirent provided a brief update...