Amherst begins zoning study to plan for Hampshire College campus after 2026 shutdown. Also in today's brief (11 items): Town launches zoning study for Hampshire campus; Town Council holds special Four Towns session; Salsa in the Park returns to Mill River; Town Council meets Monday even…
Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee splits 4-2 over an HR hire funded by a state aid windfall.
Amherst Town Council is accepting resident applications for seats on its new Bylaw Review Committee. From our own coverage: Deed data shows 15 Amherst sales this period. Also in today's brief (12 items): Town seeks applicants for Bylaw Review Committee; Town launches new agenda and minu…
One Amherst-resident obituary published this week: Kord, Josephine M. ("Jo," née Struziak). The notice, from The Republican via Legacy.com, identifies her as of Amherst, MA, formerly of Brimfield and Chicopee, and notes she was a Chicopee High School valedictorian; she died in May 2023.…
Amherst deed records show 15 property sales this week, though only two list a sale price so far. From our own coverage: Deed data shows 15 sales, two priced so far. Also in today's brief (16 items): Civic Academy applications due today; CPA committee opens grant round, due Oct. 16; Down…
Fifteen properties in Amherst changed hands between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, but only two carry a recorded sale price so far: $261,000 for a condominium unit at Brook at Amherst Green (170 East Hadley Road) and $182,000 for 15 South Orchard Drive, for a median of $221,500. The other 13 sal…
Amherst scheduled two public input sessions this week on zoning for the soon-vacant Hampshire College campus. The town's Hampshire Campus Zoning Study will hold a listening session Sept. 22 and a design workshop Sept. 24, following Hampshire College's announcement that it will cease aca…
Amherst Planning Board advances a rezoning plan for housing in the Professional and Research Park and opens a debate on capping ADU parking.
Amherst schools admit bus routes have drifted from policy, leaving kids arriving late. Superintendent Dr.
Amherst Finance Committee logs a $3.2 million FY25 surplus as the Jones Library opening slips to May.
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