Historic Commission Approves Stained Glass Window Restoration at JCA
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Historical Commission, November 25, 2024 This meeting was...
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Jones Library Project Proposes No Further Changes to Design in Response to Historic Preservation Review
Report on the Meeting of the Jones Library Building Committee, November 19, 2024 Editor’s note:...
Extension Requested for Start of Library Renovation
Town Manager Paul Bockelman announced at the Town Council meeting of November 18, 2024, that...
Plans to Complete Jones Library Historic Preservation Review Remain Murky. Capital Campaign Again Fails to Submit Report
Report on the Meetings of the Amherst Historical Commission, November 4, 2024, and Jones Library...
Jones Library’s Section 106 Review Hits a Speed Bump
While Town officials had previously indicated that the Section 106 historic preservation review for the...
Consulting Parties Disagree on How Much Historic Preservation Is Needed for the 1928 Jones Library
The Jones Library Building Committee (JLBC) convened on October 9, to fulfill the public comment...
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...
Public Comment: Proposed Demolition/Expansion Mutilates Historic Jones Library
The following public comment was submitted in writing to the Jones Library Section 106 review...
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...
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...
Library Project Gets by Historical Review with a Little Help from Its Friends
Amherst Historical Commission Nixes Asphalt Roof, Window RepairsAmidst complaints that they were ignoring advice from...
Public Comment: Here Is What Will Bring Jones Expansion Design into Compliance with State and Federal Regulations
The following public comment was submitted to the Amherst Historical Commission in writing for their...