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Amherst Seeks Volunteers For Elementary School Art Committee

Amherst is recruiting residents for a new Percent for Art Advisory Committee to help select public art for the town's new Elementary School, with applications reviewed starting September 1. The town also rolled out a redesigned Agenda and Minutes Center webpage that centralizes records …

Amherst Opens Community Preservation Act Grant Round

Amherst opens its annual Community Preservation Act grant round with an Oct. 16 deadline. The Community Preservation Act Committee is now accepting applications for projects supporting community housing, historic preservation, open space and recreation, and the town separately opened do…

Amherst Reminds Voters Of Sept. 1 State Primary Options

Amherst is reminding voters to plan ahead of the Tuesday, September 1, State Primary Election. Registered voters can vote by mail, absentee, early in person, or on election day, according to the town's latest advisory. Town Hall also opened applications for its free, eight-week All Abou…

Leverett Road Sale Tops $810,000 as Amherst Deed Filings Show Little Price Disclosure

Twelve deeds were recorded in Amherst from July 17 to August 15, 2026, but only four listed a sale price, ranging from $15,000 to $810,000 with a median of $275,000 among those four. The period's most notable transaction was 281 Leverett Road, which sold for $810,000 to Wells Fargo Bank NA and

Amherst Launches Zoning Study For Hampshire College Campus

Amherst has launched a zoning study to plan the Hampshire College campus's future after the college ceases academic operations after December 2026. The town's announcement gives no timeline for new zoning rules but marks the first formal step toward deciding what happens to the South Am…