Town council hears warning that Amherst's budget gap is growing by $1 million annually. From our own coverage: Council hears budget gap growing $1 million a year; Jones Library opening delayed to May.
Amherst invests nearly $4 million in fiscal 2027 road paving and repair plan. From our own coverage: Regional school committee rejects restraint procedures; School committee reaches governance consensus at retreat.
Amherst-Pelham school committee rejects restraint and behavior support procedures amid SEPAC concerns. From our own coverage: School committee rejects behavior support procedures; School committee reaches governance consensus at retreat.
Town and Kestrel Land Trust plan phased improvements at Amethyst Brook Conservation Area on Pelham Road. From our own coverage: Council on Aging previews fall senior programming.
Valley Green Energy customers will see new electricity supply prices under a two-year contract starting in November. From our own coverage: Four of 11 recorded deeds list sale price.
This week's Amherst obituary roundup includes one notice: Santiago, Guillermo, 76, whose death on October 14, 2026, appeared in Echovita's Amherst, Massachusetts listings. No further biographical detail, such as profession or family information, was available in the source notice.
Only four of 11 recently recorded Amherst property deeds disclosed their sale prices. From our own coverage: Real estate roundup: four of 11 deeds list prices.
Amherst recorded 11 property deeds from Sept. 18 to Oct. 17, but only four carried a listed sale price, ranging from $50,000 to $585,000, with a median of $376,500. The period's most notable transaction was a $585,000 single-family sale at 261 Belchertown Road to Kwan and Hea Lee.