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.
Amherst public health department receives $375,000 state grant for three-year community health plan.
Amherst-Pelham schools' superintendent search subcommittee meets Friday to shape the district's leadership transition.
Amherst advances zoning study for Hampshire College campus ahead of its academic closure in December. From our own coverage: Amherst advances zoning study for Hampshire campus.
The Hampshire County Registry of Deeds recorded 14 documents for Amherst properties between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but only two carried a sale price so far: $691,500 for 23 Summerfield Rd and $500,000 for 63 Flat Hills Rd, for a median of $595,750. The remaining 12 records are either awa…
Finance Committee opens fiscal 2028 budget review as rising costs outpace town revenue. From our own coverage: Finance Committee opens fiscal 2028 budget guidelines review; School Committee takes up two staffing additions. Also in today's brief (15 items): Amherst wins $375,000 grant fo…
Amherst launches zoning study to plan future uses of the closing Hampshire College campus. From our own coverage: Planning Board advances PRP housing rezoning; School panel debates HR hire funded by windfall. Also in today's brief (20 items): Town begins zoning study for Hampshire Colle…
Amherst School Committee approved adding 1.2 FTE in staff without new town funding, then four town bodies went into executive session.
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