Town Awarded Design Grant for Puffer’s Pond Dam and Dike Repairs
Source: amherstma.gov A significant step in addressing some of the needs at Puffer’s Pond will...
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Amherst Awarded Grant for Dredging of Atkins Reservoir Sedimentation Basins
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst has been awarded a $260,000 grant to support the...
Opinion: Water Terminators
The climate emergency is upon us. A vicious, unethical power and greed circle is devastating...
Mill River History Trail Project Seeks Two Part-time Consultants
The Mill River History Trail Project seeks two half-time, six-month consultants, described below. Both of...
Letter: Public Comment Deadline Approaching on FirstLight Relicensing
The public has until April 22 to submit comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee...
Town Manager Report for April 1, 2024
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Big Night 2024. Town Partners with Hitchcock Center to Help Annual Salamander Migration
Source: amherstma.gov Big Night in Amherst may be this week! It’s early, but, the temperatures and...
Letter: Speak Out for the Connecticut River!
After over 11 years, the public has just 60 days, until April 22, to comment...
Letter: Western Mass Rights of Nature Annouces Two Upcoming Community Events
Western Mass Rights of Nature and The Nolumbeka Project are co-sponsoring two events next weekend...
Letter: Proposed Solar Project in North Amherst Is Bad for the Planet
The following letter was sent to the Zoning Board of Appeals on October 12, 2023....
Opinion: Building a Better Community by Actually Working on It
Amherst is blessed with more than two dozen conservation areas. These areas are the result...
Letter: WMASS Rights Of Nature Seeks Signatures To Oppose Increase In Pumping Operations At Firstlight Northfield.
The Massachusetts energy storage study, commissioned by MA DOER and MassCEC, is almost complete and...