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Amherst Enacts Drought Water Restrictions, Bockelman Submits FY27 Budget to Council

Amherst faces mandatory drought water restrictions and a new FY27 budget proposal as Town Manager Paul Bockelman packed consequential action into a single midweek news cycle. Bockelman triggered the water-use limits under the town's Water Management Act Registration — citing the Connect…

Amherst School Committee elects Leonard chair for 2026.

Amherst School Committee reorganizes with three new leaders. Deb Leonard was elected Chair unanimously, Maria Hynes was elected Vice Chair 4-1, and LauraJane Hunter was elected Secretary unanimously. All three officers serve on the Union 26 School Committee. Sarah Marshall was appointed to sign

Amherst School Committee approves $33.8M budget restoring intervention and specialist positions

Amherst School Committee unanimously adopts $33.8 million budget restoring interventionist and specialist positions. Vice Chair Bridget Hynes and member Andrew Hart advocated strongly for preserving elementary intervention teachers and specialists, citing documented achievement gaps in mathematics

School Committee addresses restraint policy, budget priorities, bullying data

School Committee addresses restraint practices and anti-bullying data over nearly five hours. Superintendent Dr. Xi Herman presented preliminary FY27 budget projections tied to school consolidations and the opening of Chestnut Street Academy, with the Committee identifying top priorities including

Amherst School Committee approves cost centers, requests budget restorative scenarios

Amherst School Committee approves cost-center structure and pursues budget alternatives. The committee voted unanimously to adopt 22 cost centers for FY27 and directed administration to present two budget scenarios at next week's meeting: one showing restorations at approximately 5 percent growth