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Category: Housing

Affordable Housing, Student Housing, Zoning

Amherst comes up short when compared to West Lafayette
February 18, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Comes Up Short on Housing When Compared to Peer Municipalities. 

February 10, 2026February 9, 2026 The Amherst Current

Housing: Amherst’s Worst Self-Inflicted Injury 

November 4, 2025November 3, 2025 The Amherst Current

Development in Amherst is Key to a Progressive Future

Welcome to Amherst sign
October 13, 2025February 9, 2026 The Amherst Current

Proposed Zoning Articles are Tax-Shelters for Developers 

View of downtown Amherst from the north.
June 5, 2025June 4, 2025 The Amherst Current

Can housing help us find a way out of our fiscal mess?

March 6, 2025 The Amherst Current

Other Viewpoints: Neighbor Voices on Student Housing

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 The Amherst Current

Other Viewpoints: Student Voices on Housing in Amherst

January 16, 2025December 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Leverett, Amherst Neighbors Oppose Massive Development

October 29, 2024October 28, 2024 The Amherst Current

The Cost of Higher Housing Costs

October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 The Amherst Current

Shelter and Supportive Housing at Former VFW Site: A Student Proposal

September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 The Amherst Current

Summer Summary: A Refresher Course

August 20, 2024August 20, 2024 The Amherst Current

Amherst property owners may have more opportunities to build ADUs as a result of a new state law

June 7, 2024January 4, 2026 The Amherst Current

Reimagining Hampshire Mall

April 9, 2024April 8, 2024 The Amherst Current

One Way to Create Affordable Housing in Amherst: Community Land Trust

April 2, 2024February 2, 2026 The Amherst Current

Bending the Arc Toward Needed Housing: the Story of East Gables

February 22, 2024February 21, 2024 The Amherst Current

I’m a YIMBY on Wildwood Site

February 20, 2024August 19, 2024 The Amherst Current

UMass DesignBuild Prototypes ADUs for Western Mass

February 9, 2024January 4, 2026 The Amherst Current

Why Housing is So Expensive: Thoughts from My Journey in Property Management

January 25, 2024August 19, 2024 The Amherst Current

The Case for Accessory Dwelling Units

January 18, 2024January 17, 2024 The Amherst Current

Planning for Amherst’s Missing Middle

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 The Amherst Current

How to live with students next door?

April 28, 2022November 3, 2023 Sarah Marshall

We need neighborhood policy; Why I like Orchard Valley

April 7, 2022November 3, 2023 Sarah Marshall

Aging and dementia: Looking at Amherst through a different lens

March 17, 2022November 3, 2023 Sarah Marshall

Public money for private property owners? Yes!

March 14, 2022November 3, 2023 Sarah Marshall

A civil conversation, Part 3

March 7, 2022November 3, 2023 Sarah Marshall

A civil conversation, Part 2

February 24, 2022November 3, 2023 Sarah Marshall

Rental bylaw, garage decisions on Town Council’s to-do list

February 7, 2022November 3, 2023 Sarah Marshall

A civil conversation, part 1

February 3, 2022November 3, 2023 Sarah Marshall

The next two years, part 1

December 6, 2021December 4, 2021 Sarah Marshall

Silver lining, dark cloud

October 11, 2021October 9, 2021 Sarah Marshall

Amherst needs more senior housing

September 13, 2021September 14, 2021 Sarah Marshall

Housing for all – can we thread the needle?

August 26, 2021August 26, 2021 Sarah Marshall

Students face housing squeeze

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 Sarah Marshall

Let’s densify!

July 12, 2021July 11, 2021 Sarah Marshall

Amherst House Prices Shoot Up

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    Freke Ette on The Town Council Should Embrace the Tedious Task of LegislationFebruary 27, 2026

    Thank you for your comments, Michele. I especially appreciate your close reading and measured objections to my arguments. Before addressing…

  2. Evan Naismith's avatar
    Evan Naismith on Council Backs Resolution Demanding Accountability for Federal Immigration Agents, Approves Additional Funds to Fix School RoofFebruary 25, 2026

    Past Amherst Town Council votes similar to the ICE resolution: - Ceasefire in Gaza (2024) - Support for Ukraine (2022)…

  3. Cinda Jones's avatar
    Cinda Jones on Council Backs Resolution Demanding Accountability for Federal Immigration Agents, Approves Additional Funds to Fix School RoofFebruary 25, 2026

    Attorney / Chair Hanneke - With absolute horror for ICE and the travesty and terror of their threats to the…

  4. Richard B. Morse's avatar
    Richard B. Morse on Council Backs Resolution Demanding Accountability for Federal Immigration Agents, Approves Additional Funds to Fix School RoofFebruary 25, 2026

    I salute Council members Hanneke and Ryan for their abstentions on this latest empty resolution, abstentions which require some fortitude…

  5. allegra clark's avatar
    allegra clark on Council Backs Resolution Demanding Accountability for Federal Immigration Agents, Approves Additional Funds to Fix School RoofFebruary 25, 2026

    Just to clarify the council voted to refer the roof project to finance committee

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