Amherst has launched a zoning study to plan the Hampshire College campus's future after the college ceases academic operations after December 2026. The town's announcement gives no timeline for new zoning rules but marks the first formal step toward deciding what happens to the South Am…
The Amherst Town Council and Finance Committee will hold a joint public forum on proposed supplemental budget appropriations Monday, Aug. 17. The forum is one of four finance related sessions on the town's calendar this week, alongside a Special Finance Committee Meeting and a regular T…
Heavy rains closed a stretch of Potwine Lane in Amherst as the town unveiled new resident tools and building upgrades. Potwine Lane is shut to through traffic between house numbers 216 and 256 after the storm compromised the roadway, though both ends remain reachable via Middle Street o…
Valley Green Energy Working Group heard presentation on municipal power aggregation model. Members received a presentation from Henry Herndon, Executive Director of the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire, which manages power aggregation for 68 municipalities and counties serving 180,000
Amherst's energy and climate committee charted progress on municipal emissions and advanced climate initiatives. Municipal greenhouse gas emissions fell 16.8 percent since 2016, with community-wide emissions dropping 12.9 percent, according to a UNH Sustainability Institute update presented to the
DPW Building Committee approved design scope and set December completion target. Chair Christine Gray-Mullen and the committee heard from Weston & Sampson Engineering team members JP Parnas and Jenn Kady on program verification and site evaluation. The design timeline called for site selection by
Governance, Organization and Legislation Committee cleared clean energy zoning article for town consideration.
Amherst advises caution as summer heat prompts cooling centers and a Puffer's Pond swimming alert. The town posted an "Amherst Alert" Monday headlined "Puffer's Pond Swimming Update," urging residents to check conditions before visiting the popular swimming hole, while also pointing to …
Amherst has opened a zoning study to plan what comes next for the Hampshire College campus after the college confirmed it will stop academic operations following the December 2026 fall semester. The town also introduced Dan Garcia as its new Senior Services Director, who greets resident…
Ten deeds were recorded for Amherst properties between July 10 and Aug. 8, 2026, but only two had a sale price recorded. Those ranged from $150,000 to $547,000, for a median of $348,500. The period's top recorded sale was 1107 North Pleasant Street at $547,000, sold by trustees Kiran and Geeta…