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.
Amherst's Finance Committee opened fiscal 2028 budget guidelines talks, warning expenses are outpacing revenue.
Amherst wins $296,000 state grant to improve Fort River Watershed flood resilience and wildlife passage. From our own coverage: 13 Amherst deeds recorded since early September. Also in today's brief (13 items): Amherst wins $296,000 grant for Fort River watershed; Finance Committee of T…
Amherst recorded 13 property transfers between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, but only three carry a posted sale price so far: $580,000, $396,900 and $60,000, for a median of $396,900 among those three. The top recorded sale was 166 Harkness Rd. at $580,000, sold by the Diane J Smith Revocable Tru…
Tufts University's men's soccer team rallied from a three-goal deficit to draw Amherst College 3-3 in NESCAC play. Also in today's brief (16 items): Tufts erases 3-goal deficit in Amherst draw; Tiny art show continues at Mill District gallery; Valley Players stage 'At the Wedding' tonig…
Amherst-area school panels approve identity policy, stall on restraint procedures.
Amherst launches zoning study for Hampshire College campus ahead of December closure. Also in today's brief (12 items): Town begins zoning study for Hampshire campus; Town kicks off a month of October events; Tiny art show on display in North Amherst; Valley Players open 'At the Wedding…
Amherst Planning Board maps East Amherst study zone, previews five-story UMass overlay.
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