A SPECIAL REPORT ON AMHERST’S PERCENT FOR ART BYLAW
Editor’s Note: This commentary also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin on 7/25/19. Town Meeting passed...
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PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS & FIELDS WERE MAJOR TOPICS AT “CUPPA JOE” EVENT WITH TOWN MANAGER, SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT
Once each month, Town Manager Paul Bockelman hosts a “Cuppa’ Joe with Paul”, inviting along...
EAST AMHERST SITE FOR NEW DPW FACILITY TO BE EXPLORED
On July 8, town officials held a public meeting to discuss two possible sites, one ...
REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE EXPLORES REMEDIES FOR DETERIORATING ATHLETIC FIELDS
The Amherst-Regional School Committee discussed their planned approach to the conditions of the athletic fields...
RESIDENT CAPITAL REQUEST FUNDED TO STUDY POSSIBLE CROCKER FARM SCHOOL EXPANSION
This Spring, Toni Cunningham and Maria Kopicki, parents of Amherst elementary school children, submitted a...
FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST
Editor’s Note: From Other Sources offers links to articles that may be of interest to Amherst...
$ 273,000 UNRESTRICTED BEQUEST GOES TO PROPOSED JONES LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECT
The Jones Library Board of Trustees voted on June 5 on how to use two...
REGIONAL SCHOOLS’ ATHLETIC FIELDS, TRACK, IN DIRE CONDITION.
Source: Save Amherst’s Small Schools with additional reporting by Art Keene The Amherst-Pelham Regional School...
COUNCIL TO VOTE ON APPOINTMENTS TO RANKED CHOICE VOTING, PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING AND LEISURE SERVICES AND SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION COMMISSIONS
The town council’s Outreach, Communications and Appointments (OCA) subcommittee and Town Manager Paul Bockelman announced...
RECAP TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (5/6/19)
This sparsely attended meeting began with President Lynn Griesemer (District 2) stating that she hoped...
LET’S RESTORE OUR BELOVED NORTH AMHERST LIBRARY
by Hilda Greenbaum The North Amherst Library is owned by the Town of Amherst but...
REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANNING BOARD MAY REJECT REGIONALIZATION
by Toni Cunningham At their meeting on May 3, the Regional School District Planning Board...