TOWN COUNCIL FOCUSES ON COVID-19 RESPONSE
SPECIAL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (3/23/20) PRESENT: Lynn Griesemer, Council President (District 2), Paul Bockelman, Town...
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AMHERST SCHOOLS ANNOUNCE MEAL DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
Editor’s note: An updated meal distribution schedule can be found here. Source: Amherst Public Schools...
NAKAJIMA TO STEP DOWN FROM SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Amherst School Committee member Eric Nakajima is resigning from the School Committee effective March 1...
CLARITY SOUGHT ON PROCESS FOR DECIDING WHETHER TO MOVE 6TH GRADERS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL
At their meeting on February 11, 2020, the Amherst Regional School Committee (RSC) received an...
OPINION: LOCAL AND GREEN (#10): ARHS STUDENTS CHAMPION SOLAR
Editor’s Note: This column appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. In Amherst, residents can submit...
FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST (#17).
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to...
COUNCIL MOVES FORWARD WITH SCHOOL FEASIBILITY BORROWING, NORTH AMHERST LIBRARY RENOVATIONS, LINCOLN AVENUE PARKING HEARING
REPORT TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (2/10/20) Highlights The Council: Approved borrowing $750,000 for school feasibility study...
DISCONNECT BETWEEN PROPOSED REGIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET AND BUILDING STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS
By Maria Kopicki and Toni Cunningham A regional schools capital budget for FY21 totaling $672,176...
STALEMATE BETWEEN FOUR TOWNS ON REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDING
At the “Four Towns” Meeting on February 1st, representatives from Amherst, Pelham, Leverett, and Shutesbury...
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SEARCH LAUNCHED
Possibly the most consequential issue brought to light at this week’s (January 14) Regional School...
COUNCIL APPROVES COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION
Report on the TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (1/6/20) PART I: Present: Alisa Brewer (At large), Pat...
FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST (#15)
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to...