Government

Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee advances track project with funding request. The committee voted 6-2-1 to seek $756,160 from the town to pursue a north-south oriented redesign of the Amherst Regional High School track and fields project, supplementing $1.7 million previously appropriated.

Pelham School Committee closes FY24 budget gap with choice funds. The committee voted unanimously to increase the School Choice Revolving Account budget from $369,000 to $402,500, using $33,500 in choice reserves and $40,772 in ESSER funds to address unbudgeted costs. Budget pressures stemmed from

Regional school panel postpones Student Opportunity Act Plan pending community review. The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee voted 7-2 to table its three-year Student Opportunity Act Plan until April 23, citing the need to complete community input review, with Tilman Wolf and Deborah Leonard

Amherst School Committee votes unanimously on private school application process. The Committee voted unanimously to direct the Chair and Vice-Chair to draft formal procedures for reviewing private school establishment applications. The Committee also unanimously approved its June 18 minutes and

Amherst Fiscal Subcommittee unanimously elects Jennifer chair, maps revenue-seeking strategy. The Amherst Fiscal Sustainability Subcommittee voted unanimously to elect Jennifer as chair. The group outlined plans to pursue multiple revenue sources, including grants through partnerships with Amherst