Public Comment: We Can Both Meet the Moment By Using Reserves for a Targeted Purpose and Do the Work to Plan for the Future to Right-Size the Budget
The following public comment was presented at the meeting of the Amherst Town Council on...
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Letter: National Catastrophe Makes Jones Expansion Too Risky
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Amherst Town Manager on...
Letter: Are Students with Disabilities Not Deserving of a Quality Education?
from: ARPS Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC) Steering Committee We have watched as the...
Letter: Why Does Amherst Balance Its Budgets on the Backs of Our Kids?
The estimated cost of the Jones Library is at the moment around $46 million. Last...
Opinion: Town Budget Should Prioritize Our Children
Elementary school should not feel like a job, but this is what it looks like...
School Superintendent: Let’s Move Ahead Together
School Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman issued the following statement on February 25, 2025, in response...
Public Urges Town Council to Support Public Schools
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, December 16,2024 This meeting was held...
School Superintendent Responds to Anonymous Accusations
Amherst School Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman, popularly known as Dr. Xi (pronounced zee), released a...
Understaffing and Inadequate Facilities Are Chronic Problems for Amherst Fire Fighters
by Art and Maura Keene We sat down on Labor Day with Sarah Forsaith, president...
School Committees Approve Superintendent’s Goals, Consider New Policies on Bullying and Harassment
Report on the Meeting of the joint meeting of the Amherst Regional School Committee, Amherst...
Regional School Committee Hears ABCs of Budgeting
Report on the Meeting of the Regional School Committee, August 27, 2024 The Regional School...
Town Manager Proposes Commission on Traffic and Parking
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, August 19, 2024 This meeting was...