Council Recommends Increase In Parking Permit Fees, Reaffirms Decision For In-Person Meetings
Report On The Town Council Meeting January 24, 2022 This meeting was held in person...
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Enthusiasm For Implementation of Alternative Responders Program Evident At Community Forums
The 30 members of the public who showed up at two public forums on Amherst’s...
COVID-19 Weekly Update Archive For The Month Of January, 2022
by Art and Maura Keene As Of Monday, May 24, 2021 The Indy’s COVID-19 Daily...
Opinion: Just Because You Say It Does Not Make It So
At the January 24 Town Council meeting, Councilor Mandi Jo Hanneke (at-large) again asserted that...
Town Manager Report For January 24, 2022
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Kick-off For Age And Dementia Friendly Community Attracts Large Crowd
Thirty-eight people attended the virtual kick-off event for Amherst becoming an Age and Dementia Friendly...
Amherst Aims To Become An Age And Dementia Friendly Community. Seeks Residents To Join Working Group
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst is launching a new project aimed at understanding how...
Board Of Health Adopts Substitute Motion In Support Of Trash Hauler Reform
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Board Of Health, 1/13/22 Present: Nancy Gilbert (Chair),...
Amherst Schools To Require KN95 Masks
Source: Amherst Regional Public Schools Beginning Monday, January 10, surgical, KF94,or KN95 masks will be...
UMass Resumes Public COVID Testing
Source: umass.edu COVID-19 testing has resumed at the Public Health Promotion Center on the lower...
Opinion: A Perplexing Start. With Omicron Peaking, New Council Votes To Resume Face-To-Face Meetings Immediately
Yesterday (1/3), COVID twitter was filled with reports from doctors and public health officials warning...
Board Of Health Hears Wild Claims From Anti-Vaxxers Amidst Omicron Surge
Report on The Emergency Amherst Board of Health Meeting, December 30, 2021 The meeting was...