Finance Committee Ponders Spending Potential Savings from School Project Instead of Passing Them on to Amherst Taxpayers
With bids for the new school building project coming in millions of dollars under budget,...
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High School Track and Field Redesign Approved by Planning Board and Conservation Commission
The plan for a north-south oriented eight-lane track with enclosed grass playing field and improved...
An Open Letter to U.S. Representative Jim McGovern Regarding the Jones Library Project
December 13, 2024U.S. Representative Jim McGovern94 Pleasant St.Northampton, MA 01060 Dear Congressman McGovern: I have...
Library Commissioners Approve Second Jones Construction Deadline Extension
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) met on Thursday (12/5) and took up the...
Opinion: Appoint Frontline Firefighters To Building Committee for New Fire Station
By Art and Maura Keene Town Manager Paul Bockelman indicated in his Town Manager report...
Budget Discussion Focuses on School Funding
Report on the Public Forum on the Budget and Special Meeting of the Town Council...
Town Council Hears About Four Ways to Pay for Amherst’s Major Capital Projects
Report on the Meeting of November 18, 2024, Part 2 This meeting was held in...
School Building Project Still Stalled over Bid Protests
The Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) conducted a brief meeting on November 15, 2024, to...
Some Councilors Wary of Next Steps for Jones Library Project
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, November 4, 2024, Part 1 This...
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...
Library Construction Bid Comes in Close to Budget
General Contractor (GC) bids for construction cost of the Jones Library Demolition/Expansion Project have come...
Multiple Protests of Fort River Bids Aired at Hearing with Attorney General
The Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Fair Labor Division conducted a public hearing on bid protests...