Opinion: Regional School Committee Shirks Fiscal Responsibility And Defies Boards Of Health
On Thursday, January 12, the Regional School Committee (RSC) met to determine whether the required...
capital projects
More Money Expected From MSBA For Elementary School Project
Amherst can expect to receive a larger school funding grant than previously anticipated, following the...
Residents Question Town Budget At Cuppa Joe
About 10 people attended the December 9 Cuppa Joe at the Bangs Center with Town...
Town Manager Report For December 5, 2022
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
New Protocols For Setting Town Manager Goals Would Remove Specific Mandates for Action On Climate, Solid Waste, CRESS, And Racial Equity
Report On The Joint Meeting Of the Government, Organization and Legislation Committee, on November 30,...
Letter: The Jones Library Has A Plan B. Now What?
The following letter also appeared in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The Jones Library in Amherst...
Council Denies Funding For Artificial Turf At High School
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, November 21, 2022 This meeting was...
Opinion: Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog: The School Committee Failed To Discuss The Issue Of PFAS In Artificial Turf
Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst School Committee. Her original posts...
Letter: It’s Time To Fund Town’s Climate Action Goals
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, Finance Committee, and Town Manager...
Questions Surround Planned Building Project Tax Override
How Much And Which Project(s) Require Additional Property Tax Funding Still To Be DeterminedFor more...
Opinion: Minimize Financial Pain To Residents In Order To Maximize The Chance Of Success Of The School Building Project
How would you use the $23 million in savings (“reserves”) the town has built up?...
Letter: The Point Of Financial Models Is To Answer “What If” Questions. That’s Not What We’re Getting
Finance Director Sean Mangano’s modeling of the town’s “four major capital projects” has been presented multiple...