Committees Formed For And Against Jones Library Project
Two citizen committees have registered with the Town Clerk’s office, one opposing and one supporting...
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Jones Library Highlights: Expanded Hours, Ballot Question Committee, Director’s Evaluation Concerns, North Amherst Library Construction Update
The Jones Library System Board of Trustees held its regular monthly meeting on August 26. ...
Jones Library Will Deaccess Part Of Its Fine Arts Collections, Expand Hours
The Jones Library Personnel, Planning and Policy (PPP) committee met on August 12 via Zoom....
Appointment Recommendations For Jones Library Building Committee, Other Town Bodies, To Come Before Council This Week
The Town Services and Outreach Committee (TSO), at their meetings on August 5 and August...
Judge To Decide If Lawsuit Against Town Over Petition Signatures Goes Forward
Assistant Town Clerk Acknowledges In Sworn Statement 11 Wrongfully-Disqualified Signatures A judge in Hampshire Superior...
Amherst Town Council Votes To Put Jones Library Project On November Ballot
(Editor’s note, 8/4/21: This article has been updated to include additional comments.) Town Council Hopes...
Hampshire Superior Court Judge Agrees To Speed Up Lawsuit Over Referendum On Jones Library Project. Sets Hearing For August 23
Hampshire Superior Court Judge Richard Carey issued an order on July 21, setting an expedited...
Town Manager Seeks Residents To Serve On Reparations Committee And Jones Library Building Committee
Source: amherstma.gov Amherst Town Council has established the African Heritage Reparations Assembly (AHRA), a seven-member...
Jones Trustees Punt On Signing Historic Preservation Restriction Agreement
At their online meeting on Tuesday, June 29, the Jones Library Trustees punted on both...
Should The Setback Requirement For Archipelago’s Next Project Be Cut By 50 Percent?
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Historical Commission, June 23, 2021 The meeting was...
Running For Elected Office In Amherst: Nomination Papers Available July 1
Source: amherstma.gov Nomination papers for Councilor-at-Large, District Councilors, School Committee, Housing Authority, Elector of the...
Letter: Historic Structures Report Needed Before Jones Library Expansion Project Can Move Forward
Save Our Library, a grassroots group advocating for a financially prudent renovation of the Jones...