Public Comment: Town Council Should Adopt Curbside Compost Pickup
The following public comment was submitted in writing to the Town Services and Outreach Committee...
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Opinion: The Jones Expansion/Renovation Project – Definitely NOT Sustainable Now
Local and Green This column also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin. In 2021, as Town...
Opinion: Jones Library Cuts Will Come at High Cost
The following column originally appeared in the Daily Hampshire Gazette on June 11, 2024. When...
Council Narrowly Defeats Move to End Jones Library Expansion Project
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, June 3, 2024. Part I This...
Amherst CPA Committee Lifts Restrictions on Track & Field Funding
The Amherst Community Preservation Act (CPA) Committee convened a meeting on June 6, 2024 at...
GOL Nominates Nine for Charter Review Committee
Report on the Meetings of the Government Organization and Legislation Committee, June 4-6, 2024 All...
Five Candidates to Be Interviewed for Appointments as Finance Committee Nonvoting Members
With Bob Hegner’s election to the Town Council and Bernie Kubiak’s term expiring on June...
Letter: Trust in Town Leaders Withering with Increased Jones Spending
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on May 30, 2024. My...
Letter: Town Council is Not Authorized to Throw Unlimited Funds at Jones Library Expansion
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on May 31, 2024 I...
School Committee Rejects Proposal for Budget Oversight Committee
Report on the Meeting of the Regional School Committee, May 28, 20204 This meeting was...
Town Appoints New Finance Director and Communications Manager. Clerk of Council O’Keeffe to Remain in Amherst.
Source; amherstma.gov Finance Director AppointedTown Manager Paul Bockelman announced on May 29 the appointment of Melissa Zawadzki...
Letter: Protect Town’s Interests from Jones Trustees
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on May 31, 2024 I...