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Amherst Names Daniel Garcia Director of Senior Services, Effective July 20

Amherst names a new senior services director and activates drought restrictions days before the holiday weekend. Town Manager Paul Bockelman announced the appointment of Daniel Garcia as Director of Senior Services, with a start date of July 20, as the town simultaneously moved to enfor…

Amherst Names Daniel Garcia Director of Senior Services, Effective July 20

Amherst names a new senior services director and activates drought restrictions days before the holiday weekend. Town Manager Paul Bockelman announced the appointment of Daniel Garcia as Director of Senior Services, with a start date of July 20, as the town simultaneously moved to enfor…

Liberty Street Bridge Lane Restriction Continues Into Weekend

A lane restriction on Liberty Street Bridge is the only active town advisory in Easthampton as the week closes June 27. The town's official homepage lists the restriction without a posted end date, leaving drivers on that corridor to expect continued delays. A water use restriction firs…

Amherst Recreation Relocates to Wildwood as Town Names New Senior Services Chief

Amherst enters summer with two department-level changes and an active civic calendar. Town Manager Paul Bockelman announced that Daniel Garcia will take over as Director of Senior Services on July 20, while the Recreation Department has already relocated to Wildwood effective immediatel…

Lane Restriction on Liberty Street Bridge Continues as July Meetings Pile Up

Easthampton entered a quiet Friday with a Liberty Street Bridge lane restriction the day's most concrete development from official sources. The town's homepage traffic alert flagged the closure with no stated end date, leaving commuters to plan around posted signage. A busy stretch of c…

Amherst Recreation Department Moves to Wildwood Effective Immediately

Amherst Recreation relocates to Wildwood and the town names a new Senior Services director as summer gets underway. The town announced Friday that the Recreation Department has moved to the Wildwood site effective immediately, while Town Manager Paul Bockelman appointed Daniel Garcia as…

Easthampton Library Offers iPhone Privacy Class Thursday

Easthampton's mid-week news cycle was light, with the Easthampton Public Library's Thursday GoDigital Class on iPhone privacy and security standing as the day's most concrete public offering. No new town hall press releases, school district announcements, or commercial news coverage arr…

Amherst Recreation Department Relocates to Wildwood Amid Summer Season Launch

Amherst Recreation moves to Wildwood as the town juggles summer logistics and a drought response. The department's relocation to Wildwood, announced by the town June 26, coincides with Level 2 water use restrictions now in effect under the town's Water Management Act Registration — thou…

City Council Special Meeting Cancelled; Board of Registrars Rescheduled to June 26

Easthampton's City Council cancelled a special meeting and its Board of Registrars rescheduled to June 26, marking a notably quiet day in local government. The town's News Flash feed posted no new items during the coverage window, and no commercial outlets published fresh Easthampton st…

Amherst Names New Senior Services Director, Seeks DPW Committee Member

Amherst fills senior services leadership and recruits DPW planning help as summer gets underway. Town Manager Paul Bockelman named Daniel Garcia as Director of Senior Services — a role Garcia takes up July 20 — while simultaneously opening applications for a resident seat on the DPW Bui…

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