Government

Amherst-Pelham schools adopt new 35.3 million fiscal 2025 budget with town caps. The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee voted 8-0-1, with Ms. Hynes abstaining, to adopt the new budget after a Four Towns meeting on April 20 showed towns preferred 6 percent assessment growth over 8.63 percent.

Amherst School Committee approves $26.97 million budget for fiscal 2025. The committee unanimously backed the spending plan, which restores teaching positions enabled by additional Town of Amherst funding, with Superintendent Douglas Slaughter overseeing the process. The committee also unanimously

Regional schools select three superintendent finalists. The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee and Union 26 Committee voted unanimously to endorse Dr. Susan Gilson, Dr. Ericilda Herman, and Dr. Joanne Menard, advancing them to site visits and public forums. Approved unanimously was the site

Amherst superintendent search committee votes unanimously to enter closed-session candidate screening. Committee Chair Sarah Marshall called the preliminary screening committee to order March 16 with 14 members initially present. The committee approved three sets of prior minutes unanimously and

Amherst Regional School Committee approves FY25 fees after first review since pandemic. Superintendent Douglas Slaughter reported the District's first fee review since the pandemic, proposing increases to student meal prices, parking at Amherst Regional High School, musical instrument rental, and