Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Votes 4-3 for Historic District
Amherst's Planning Board narrowly backed a scaled-down East Amherst Local Historic District, voting 4-3 to recommend it to Town Council.
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Amherst Closes Potwine Lane After Heavy Rain Damage
Heavy rains have compromised Potwine Lane, forcing Amherst to close it to through traffic this week. The road is shut between house numbers 216 and 256, though residents can still reach either end via Middle Street or West Street. The town also rolled out a new virtual Fall Program Guid…
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee reviews reserves, OPEB, pension plans
Amherst's Finance Committee reviewed financial policies and long-term liabilities without taking a vote.
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Amherst Seeks Volunteers For Elementary School Art Committee
Amherst is recruiting residents for a new Percent for Art Advisory Committee to help select public art for the town's new Elementary School, with applications reviewed starting September 1. The town also rolled out a redesigned Agenda and Minutes Center webpage that centralizes records …
Government · Select Board
Town Council funds Wildwood upkeep 10-0
Amherst Town Council voted 10-0 to fund Wildwood School upkeep for fiscal year 2027. Councilors approved orders FY27-04C and FY27-05B, a supplemental operating appropriation and a $50,000 capital appropriation drawn from available school excess capital funding.
Government · Town Council
Amherst Council approves supplementals and opens clean energy zoning review
Amherst approved supplemental appropriations for schools, Pelham services, and PFAS funding. The Town Council unanimously approved three supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2027: support for Wildwood Elementary School operational and facility improvements, Pelham Treasurer-Collector
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Amherst Opens Community Preservation Act Grant Round
Amherst opens its annual Community Preservation Act grant round with an Oct. 16 deadline. The Community Preservation Act Committee is now accepting applications for projects supporting community housing, historic preservation, open space and recreation, and the town separately opened do…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 10 through August 16, 2026
One Amherst obituary was published this week: Grader, Richard, 83, who died on August 12, 2026. His arrangements are under the care of Douglass Funeral Services of Amherst, with the notice posted to Echovita. No other funeral home or aggregator source checked this week (Legacy.com, Trib…
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Amherst Reminds Voters Of Sept. 1 State Primary Options
Amherst is reminding voters to plan ahead of the Tuesday, September 1, State Primary Election. Registered voters can vote by mail, absentee, early in person, or on election day, according to the town's latest advisory. Town Hall also opened applications for its free, eight-week All Abou…
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Leverett Road Sale Tops $810,000 as Amherst Deed Filings Show Little Price Recording
Twelve deeds were recorded in Amherst from July 17 to August 15, 2026, but only four listed a sale price, ranging from $15,000 to $810,000 with a median of $275,000 among those four. The period's most notable transaction was 281 Leverett Road, which sold for $810,000 to Wells Fargo Bank NA and