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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Public Comment: A Better Plan Is Possible for Protecting the Historic Jones Library
The following public comment was presented at the town’s Section 106 Review for the Jones...
Public Comment: Re-envisioning the Jones Library Expansion Project
The following public comment was shared at the town’s Section 106 Review for the Jones...
Town Acknowledges Adverse Effects of Jones Expansion Project on Historic Character of the Building
Meeting of Consulting Parties Will Explore Mitigation Strategies The Town of Amherst has notified the...
Jones Library Building Committee Report to Town Council Highlights Expansion Project’s Uncertainty
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, September 23, 2024, Part 3 This...
Repeated Rejections of Library Funding From State Historic Commission Were Hidden From Town Council and the Public
The Jones Library Director, other library officials, and top town government officials delayed public acknowledgement...
Amherst Fire Department Awarded FEMA Grant to Replace Protective Gear, Reduce Exposure to PFAS
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst Fire Department has been awarded $297,090 in grant funding to replace...
Opinion: Finance Committee Squanders Opportunity to Shed Light on Financial Status of Jones Building Project
On September 3, the Finance Committee finally had the library demolition/expansion project on its agenda...
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...
Applications for CPA Grants Due this Month
The Town of Amherst is accepting applications for Community Preservation Act (CPA) grants until September...
What’s Law Got to Do With It? How Amherst’s Disregard of Historic Preservation Law Has Already Forfeited $1,800,000 and Jeopardizes Millions More in Federal Grants
A Bit of HistoryWhen I retired back to Massachusetts in 1999, one of my first...
Culverts – Unsexy But Vital Infrastructure Getting Some Attention
By June 2026, Amherst will have two new culverts associated with the Fort River watershed...