FULL DAY INFANT, TODDLER CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL IN DEMAND, FUNDING AND FACILITIES NEEDED
Facilities, staffing, transportation, and increased hours will all be needed if Amherst is to expand...
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DOUG SLAUGHTER APPOINTED NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR AT AMHERST REGIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Source: Save Amherst’s Small Schools Douglas Slaughter has been appointed the new Finance Director of...
FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST (#14).
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” offers links to articles that may be of interest to Amherst readers. We...
EMOTIONS RUN HIGH AT REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING: UNION CRITICIZES OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO “HARASSMENT.” PREVENTION POLICY IS ADOPTED
By Marla Goldberg-Jamate and Maria Kopicki Dozens of teachers and paraprofessionals from the Amherst-Pelham Regional...
MSBA INVITES AMHERST BACK INTO FUNDING PIPELINE
After one unsuccessful attempt, Amherst has been invited back into the process for state funding...
FOUR TOWN MEETING: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR SPLITTING REGIONAL SCHOOL COSTS AND PRELIMINARY CAPITAL BUDGET ESTIMATES
The “Four Town Meeting” of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District on December 7, 2019 focused...
OPINION: AMHERST RESIDENTS SHARE QUESTIONS & CONCERNS AT INITIAL CAPITAL PROJECTS LISTENING SESSIONS
By Maria Kopicki and Art Keene Amherst’s Town Council held its first two of four...
FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST (#13)
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” offers links to articles that may be of interest to Amherst readers. We...
QUESTIONS AND ALLEGATIONS AT PUBLIC FORUM ON AMHERST SCHOOLS
Nearly three dozen people, including five Amherst Town Councilors, the Town Manager, and members of...
An Indy News Analysis. PAYING FOR BIG CAPITAL PROJECTS: LESSONS FROM A SPREADSHEET
In 2015, the town’s finance director, Sandy Pooler, created an interactive Excel spreadsheet to allow...
MOTHERS OUT FRONT LAUNCH ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS CAMPAIGN IN AMHERST
Mothers Out Front/Amherst held an Electric School Bus Campaign launch on November 24 at the...
TOWN SCHEDULES PUBLIC FORUMS FOR SCHOOLS AND STATE OF THE TOWN ADDRESS
SOURCE: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst has announced two public forums to be held in...