Amherst welcomes a new Senior Services director as the town's summer arts and events calendar fills out. The town will host a welcome reception Friday, July 31, for Daniel Garcia, the new director of Senior Services, alongside a Downtown Summer Concert Series and Summer Art Gallery Open…

Amherst's Public Art Commission opened a call for artists for two initiatives, Electrify Amherst and the Town Hall Art Gallery, with submissions due August 7. Meanwhile Amherst Public Schools announced Patrick Kapperman as the new high school principal and Adam Wierbinski as assistant p…

Amherst launched a zoning study for the Hampshire College campus after the college announced plans to cease academic operations after December 2026. The Town of Amherst said the study will develop zoning options to prepare for future uses of the shuttered campus property. Separately, th…