Health Department Plans Vaccination Clinics
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Board of Health (BOH), October 12, 2023 The...
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West Nile Virus Detected In Amherst
Public Health Risk Remains Low Source: amherstma.gov The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced...
Council Passes Resolution for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care and Adopts Specialized Stretch Building Code
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council Meeting, October 2, 2023 This meeting...
Senior Center Health Fair Planned For October 17
Source: amherstma.gov The public is invited to the Second Annual Amherst Senior Center Health Fair on Tuesday,...
Opinion: A Call for a Public Investigation of the Turmoil at CRESS and a Commitment to Preserve Its Original Mission
by the former members of Community Safety Working Group. Tashina Bowman, Darius Cage, Debora Ferreira,...
Sewage Discharge Into Mill River
Public Health Warning Has Ended Source: Amherst Department of Public Works A sanitary sewer discharge/overflow...
From Other Sources: News for and about Amherst. This Week: Local News Roundup, Government Shutdown and COVID-19
Here are some local stories from the last few weeks that we were unable to...
Council Passes Resolution on Suicide Prevention and Proclamation for Puerto Rican Heritage Day
At the September 18 Town Council meeting, the council approved a resolution in support of...
UMass Amherst-UT Austin Team Awarded $27.5 Million by CDC to Help Establish Nation’s First Disease Outbreak Response Network
Source: UMass News & Media $250 Million Program Will Support Decision Makers During Public Health...
Becoming Human: In Search of Post-Capitalist Belonging at the University
By The Mutual Aid Project Last fall, UMass Amherst rolled out its latest campus-wide initiative,...
Opinion: Stop Idling Your Car!
by Jesse Warren and Alex Franz What do you do when you’re waiting in your...
It’s Baaack! Watch Out For COVID-19 This Fall
With testing and reporting infrastructure thoroughly dismantled around the country, it’s difficult to get an...