Dave Watkins

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…

Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman opened recruitment Monday for a seat on the DPW Building Committee. The temporary committee advises on design and construction of a new public works facility, with application review beginning July 6; Bockelman also unveiled a free Independence Day fi…

Amherst faces mandatory drought water restrictions and a new FY27 budget proposal as Town Manager Paul Bockelman packed consequential action into a single midweek news cycle. Bockelman triggered the water-use limits under the town's Water Management Act Registration — citing the Connect…

Amherst posted an active Puffer's Pond swimming alert Tuesday — the week's sharpest signal for residents — as ongoing drought water use restrictions remind households to curb outdoor water use even though the local supply remains stable. Four public bodies, including the Planning Board …

Amherst's rental registration renewal deadline lands today, June 15, the sharpest civic edge on a Monday shaped by active drought-driven water restrictions and a Puffer's Pond swimming alert residents should check before heading out. Town Manager Paul Bockelman's proposed FY27 Budget — …

Amherst residents head into mid-June under active Level 2 drought water-use restrictions and a Puffer's Pond swimming alert, with rental permit renewals due Monday, June 15 or late fees kick in. The town's homepage alerts emphasize the restrictions are tied to the Connecticut River Vall…

Amherst's first heat wave of the season — and its most dangerous, officials say — peaks Friday with a town cooling center open today and weekend guidance posted at amherstma.gov; the extreme heat and humidity advisory runs through Sunday, June 14. No new coverage appeared from Patch, Me…