Amherst Town Council To Hold Public Forum On Out-Of-Budget Appropriations Aug. 17
AMHERST — Amherst's Town Council will hold a public forum on appropriations outside the annual budget on Monday, Aug. 17, a session mandated by the Town Charter, while a heavy-rain-damaged stretch of Potwine Lane remains closed to through traffic.
TOWN HALL
The Town Council will hold a Public Forum on Appropriations Outside the Annual Budget on Monday, Aug. 17, at 6:30 p.m., in accordance with Section 5.6 of the Town Charter, according to the town's News Flash. The forum is required before officials can act on town spending that falls outside the regular annual budget process.
Potwine Lane is closed to through traffic between house numbers 216 and 256 after heavy rains compromised the roadway, the town announced. Each end of the road remains accessible via Middle Street or West Street while repairs are addressed.
The town is also reminding voters that the State Primary Election falls on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Residents must be registered to vote in Amherst and can choose to vote by mail, vote absentee, vote early in person, or vote on Election Day.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
The Amherst Public Library's "Plant a Seed, Read!" summer reading program wrapped up Friday, Aug. 7, after running since mid-June with books, challenges, prizes, and events for all ages, according to the library. Separately, the library canceled its planned Friends of the Library Artist Reception, originally set for Saturday, Aug. 8.
The library's ATL Reads book discussion group takes up "All Systems Red" by Martha Wells next week, with sessions offered Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 1 p.m. and Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 6 p.m.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Dorothy Pinigis Obituary (1929 - 2026) - Amherst, MA - westernmassnews - Legacy": Amherst is remembering longtime resident Dorothy Pinigis, survived by family including ten grandchildren, according to an obituary listing from Legacy.com's Western Mass News page. Services details are included in the posting (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/westernmassnews/name/dorothy-pinigis-obituary?id=62140907).
COMING UP
The Amherst Farmers Market, Ice Cream in the Park, and the world premiere of the documentary "I Was a Hurricane" are all set for Saturday, Aug. 8, alongside open-play pickleball at Mill River. Open-play pickleball and sandlot baseball return Sunday, Aug. 9.
At the library, the ATL Reads discussion of "All Systems Red" runs Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 1 p.m. and Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 6 p.m., followed by an ATL Reads Cookbook Club session Thursday, Aug. 13, at noon and a Presidential Series doodling program on Martin Van Buren Friday, Aug. 14, at 10:30 a.m.
The Amherst School Committee holds its next Board of Education meeting Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m. in the District Board Room.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.