Amherst's downtown fills with activity this Friday as the Summer Art Gallery Opening, the Downtown Summer Concert Series and a welcome reception for new Senior Services Director Daniel Garcia all land on the same evening. The town's Level 2 water use restrictions and heat-related coolin…
The Amherst Planning Board voted 4-0 to close a public hearing and approve a site plan for a two-unit affordable duplex at 174 Amity Street.
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 Baseball, Inc. is celebrating a strong 2026 season: the Amherst Royals won the 50/70 Frontier League championship, the Amherst Koufax Hurricanes claimed the spring WMSBL title, and Hadley-Amherst 12U softball finished as regular-season champs. Meanwhile, Amherst Hockey Associati…
One Amherst obituary was published this week: Sleigh, Phyllis D., age 94, who died July 22, 2026, per a notice posted to Echovita.
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…
Amherst recorded 13 deeds between June 26 and July 25, but only four disclosed a sale price, ranging from $150,000 to $620,000 with a median of $242,500. The period's top transaction was 55 Mechanic St., which sold for $620,000 on June 29 from Adam J. and Erin N. Schifferli to Kelly Cai…
The Cable Television Advisory Committee discussed financial pressures on public access programming. Chair Brianna Sunryd reported that a 10-year forecast shows declining Comcast cable subscriber revenue insufficient to fund the three required Public, Educational, and Governmental channels,
Amherst opened cooling centers and outdoor facilities Friday as the town's Level 2 water restrictions continue amid an ongoing summer heat wave. The Town of Amherst's community calendar lists a West African Drumming Workshop and Salsa in the Park on Saturday, July 25, alongside the week…