Amherst History Month by Month: Amherst’s Educational Institutions. Part 4
See the following for Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Look here for a...
historic preservation
Where Will CPA Funds Likely Be Spent in 2025?
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Community Preservation Act Committee, December 21, 2023 This...
Amherst History Month By Month: A Chocolate Box Miscellany for the New Year
In past columns, I’ve talked about the ways that architecture can be a portal or...
Town Dedicates Westside National Historic District
This street sign marks one of the boundaries of the Westside Historic District. Photo: Ancestral Bridges
Protections for Strong House Were Deleted in Latest Jones Library Permit
When the Planning Board voted unanimously at its December 6 meeting to extinguish the Special...
Building Code Versus Aesthetics: Economics Rule
Report on the Meeting of the Local Historic District Commission, November 20, 2023 This meeting...
Pickleball Courts Included in CPA Requests for FY 2025
By Maura Keene The Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) received 13 requests for funding for...
Mill River History Trail Seeks More CPA Funds. Shutesbury Road Solar Project Hearing Deferred Until November 29
Report of the Meeting of the Amherst Conservation Commission, November 8, 2023 This meeting was...
Historical Preservation in Amherst — How Are We Doing So Far?
Amherst History Month by Month I’ve been writing this column about historic preservation in Amherst...
Amherst Historic Commission: Jones Library Expansion Satisfies Historic Preservation Agreement
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Historical Commission October 19, 2023 This meeting was...
Is a 200-Year-old Relic Worth Saving if Nothing of the Original Remains?
Demolition Delay Instituted for Former Downtown Bookstore Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Historical...
Historic Library Building Protections Limited at Historical Commission Review
Jones Library Historic Elements Inside and Out are RecognizedThat Amherst’s Jones Library is a historical...