Town Finance and Senior Services Directors Resign
Melissa Zawadzki, Amherst’s Finance Director, and Hayley Bolton, Amherst’s Director of Senior Services, are stepping...
Senior Center
Town Council Approves $2.8 Million for Bangs Center Repairs
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, February 24, 2025 This was a...
Town Council Dismisses Open Meeting Law Complaint
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, February 10, 2025, Part 1 This...
Letter: Fire Station at Hickory Ridge a Bad Idea
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on February 5, 2024. Locating...
Councilors Receive New Committee Assignments
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, January 27, 2025 This meeting was...
No Decision on Sites for New Fire Station and DPW Building
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, January 13, 2025, Part 2 This...
A Tale of Two Senior Centers
This column appeared previously in the Amherst Current and is reposted here with permission of...
Photo Essay: Amherst College Art Students Get Active in Amherst
This short article honors two amazing professors at Amherst College who, in different ways, have...
Letter: Amherst Seniors Grateful for Planned Renovations to Bangs Center
The Amherst Senior Center is pleased to be the recipient of $2.5 million in ARPA...
Broken Elevator Causes Cancellation of Senior Center Open House
The Senior Center open house scheduled for Monday April 8, has been canceled because the...
A History of Amherst’s Bangs Community Center
Amherst History Month by Month As I write this article, the annual Open House on...
Council Debates ARPA Funds, High School Track, and Elementary School Building Committee Appointments
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, March 18, 2024, Part 2 This meeting...