Library Trustees Keep Expansion Project on Life Support
Report on the Meetings of the Jones Library Trustees, May 20, 2024 The meeting was...
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Additional Track & Field Funding to Be Considered by Finance/CPA Committees
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, May 20, 2024. Part 1 Interim...
Opinion: Amherst Has a Gambling Disorder
Amherst has a gambling problem. The Mayo Clinic defines gambling as being willing to risk...
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst. This Week: Catching up on Local News and the Health of our Democracy
It was a busy news week so we’ve come up with this brief extra edition...
School Budgets Remain Unsettled
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, May 14, 2024 This meeting was...
School Committee Approves Three Track and Field Options. More Funding to Be Sought
Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee (RSC) directed Interim Superintendent Doug Slaughter to advance three options for...
Estimates for New Elementary School $2.5 Million Under Budget
Report on the Meeting of the Elementary School Building Committee, May 17, 2024 This meeting...
Town Manager to Explore Moving $53M Library Project Forward
Outlines Four-pronged Approach to Addressing Lone Construction Bid On May 7, Town Manager Paul Bockelman...
Budget Deliberation Month Begins. Town Manager’s Budget Shorts Schools
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, May 6, 2024 This was a...
Opinion: Sunrise Amherst Finds Proposed Town Budget Errors Topping $2 Million
Spending Increases Inequitable Across Departments On Wednesday, May 1, the Town Manager released his proposed...
Opinion: Town Leaders Need to Get Real
Prolonging Pursuit of Runaway Library Project is MisguidedTo paraphrase Elizabeth Warren, the Amherst Town Council...
Public Hearing and Council Vote on Regional School Budget Canceled. Bockelman to Submit Recommendation for Schools as Part of Town Budget
The Amherst Town Council was scheduled to vote on the Regional School District budget at...