Amherst's Conservation Department and Kestrel Land Trust are starting phased improvements at Amethyst Brook Conservation Area, with Phase I work this week temporarily closing parking lot access and permanently rerouting part of the Robert Frost Trail.
Amherst-Pelham school committee rejects restraint and behavior support procedures amid SEPAC concerns. From our own coverage: School committee rejects behavior support procedures; School committee reaches governance consensus at retreat.
The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee voted 5-3 to create a Regional Agreement Review Advisory Committee giving Amherst four voting seats to three each for Pelham, Shutesbury and Leverett, after an equal-representation version deadlocked 4-4.
Amherst's Finance Committee opened fiscal year 2028 budget guideline talks, bracing for a roughly $1 million gap if revenue growth lands near 2.5 percent.
Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee rejected a superintendent transition subcommittee proposal amid Superintendent Dr. Xi's announced year-end departure, voting 3-6-0.
Regional School Committee heard overview of amendment process.
The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee approved a new Human Resources Generalist position in a split 4-2-2-1 vote, with Chair William Sherr, members Sarahbess Kenney, Andrew Hart, and Sarah Marshall voting yes, members Tim Shores and Laura Jane Hunter voting no, and members Anna Heard and…
Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools Committee addressed transportation and building challenges at an online meeting with all nine members present.
Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee reached governance consensus at a Saturday retreat.
The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee rejected procedures for physical restraint and behavior support.