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Category: Schools

January 25, 2026January 26, 2026 The Amherst Current

Pelham School Committee to Consider Closing School, Sending Students to Amherst

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 The Amherst Current

School Committee Rejects Plan to Replace Full School Roof, Discusses FY27 Budget Plan

January 9, 2026 The Amherst Current

School Committee Elects New Leaders, Debates Setting Budget Guidelines

School Building Construction
October 11, 2025October 10, 2025 The Amherst Current

Construction Progress: A Photo Gallery

Elementary school construction
July 24, 2025July 23, 2025 The Amherst Current

Construction Progress on ARHS Track & Field and Elementary School Building

June 29, 2025June 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Four Towns Propose Fiscal Sustainability Process for Regional Schools

June 17, 2025 The Amherst Current

School Breaks Ground for New Track and Field

March 20, 2025April 4, 2025 The Amherst Current

School Funding: What Choice Do We Have? 

February 27, 2025December 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Is Amherst capable of constructive, civil dialogue about funding our schools?

February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 The Amherst Current

Superintendent Cleared of Making Threat

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025 The Amherst Current

Other Viewpoints: Parent Voices on Amherst School Leadership

January 21, 2025December 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

School Administrators Accuse Superintendent of Intimidation, Retaliation

November 1, 2024October 31, 2024 The Amherst Current

Amherst Elementary Students Pedaled to School to Celebrate Walk, Bike & Roll Day

October 25, 2024 The Amherst Current

Charter School Funding, Part 2: The Solution

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 The Amherst Current

Why I’m Voting ‘No’ on Question 2

October 15, 2024October 25, 2024 The Amherst Current

Charter School Funding, Part 1: The Problem

September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 The Amherst Current

Summer Summary: A Refresher Course

August 27, 2024June 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Our schools don’t have a spending problem, they have a funding problem.

August 7, 2024June 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Collaborative Approach is Needed to Find Budget Savings and Support Key Priorities

June 26, 2024June 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Schools’ Financial Situation Untenable

June 21, 2024January 4, 2026 The Amherst Current

Early Morning Program is Reshaping Teens’ Middle School Experience

June 11, 2024June 14, 2024 The Amherst Current

What the Heck is Happening with the School Budget?

April 26, 2024April 25, 2024 The Amherst Current

A Potential Partnership with Amherst Public Schools

March 26, 2024 The Amherst Current

Town Breaks Ground for New Elementary School Building

March 15, 2024June 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

School Committee Reduces Cuts, but Budget’s Future Uncertain

March 5, 2024March 4, 2024 The Amherst Current

Focus on Staffing and Spending in the Regional School District: Q&A

February 20, 2024May 4, 2024 The Amherst Current

Elementary School Construction Work to Begin

February 13, 2024January 4, 2026 The Amherst Current

Q&A: Why Amherst Schools Face Millions in Cuts

December 11, 2023February 13, 2024 The Amherst Current

Q&A: Renovating the ARHS Track & Field

June 13, 2022May 4, 2024 The Amherst Current

New 3-story elementary school to be built at Fort River site

June 8, 2022May 4, 2024 The Amherst Current

Let’s separate fact from fiction

May 6, 2022May 4, 2024 Sarah Marshall

Opportunities and challenges at the two elementary school building sites becoming clearer

March 28, 2022November 3, 2023 Sarah Marshall

What’s up with . . . ?

March 3, 2022May 4, 2024 The Amherst Current

Designing for education

February 10, 2022February 8, 2022 Sarah Marshall

Supporting and retaining Amherst school leaders

February 1, 2022May 4, 2024 Sarah Marshall

Amherst elementary school building project: update

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  1. Marcus Smith's avatar
    Marcus Smith on Pelham School Committee to Consider Closing School, Sending Students to AmherstJanuary 25, 2026

    Could Amherst - Pelham use the school building to house the 6th grade? To avoid paying the region.

  2. Sarah Marshall's avatar
    Sarah Marshall on School Committee Rejects Plan to Replace Full School Roof, Discusses FY27 Budget PlanJanuary 17, 2026

    As a School Committee member, my chief concern with the suggestion that the District complete the middle school roof replacement…

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    Andy Steinberg on Do I still need the Gazette?December 16, 2025

    The Gazette offers state and local news that is not available from any other source. (1) It is important to…

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    Deb Radway on Do I still need the Gazette?December 13, 2025

    What’s more satisfying than opening the door and retrieving the curled ip newspaper from the front step? Certainly not firing…

  5. Alisa Brewer's avatar
    Alisa Brewer on Do I still need the Gazette?December 11, 2025

    tl:dr encorage you to subscribe instead of straight up donation During my time in Town service 1999-2021, I felt obligated…

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