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Category: Taxes & Budgets

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 The Amherst Current

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

June 29, 2025June 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Four Towns Propose Fiscal Sustainability Process for Regional Schools

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 The Amherst Current

An Alternative to Wrangling over School Spending

Amherst Town Hall
June 21, 2025July 1, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Council Adopts Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year, Raises Water and Sewer Rates

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?

Amherst Town Hall
May 10, 2025May 10, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Manager Recommends $2.25 Million Increase in School Funding, Freezes for 6.4 Town Positions for FY2026

April 4, 2025December 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Saving Our Schools (and Everything Else)

Amherst Town Hall
November 5, 2024April 4, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Council and Budget Coordinating Group Hear Budget Indicators

September 13, 2024September 12, 2024 The Amherst Current

An Appeal for PILOT Parity

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 27, 2024January 4, 2026 The Amherst Current

A Conversation with Sandy Pooler, on Amherst’s Fiscal Picture

June 26, 2024June 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Schools’ Financial Situation Untenable

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 15, 2024June 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

School Committee Reduces Cuts, but Budget’s Future Uncertain

February 13, 2024January 4, 2026 The Amherst Current

Q&A: Why Amherst Schools Face Millions in Cuts

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 The Amherst Current

Annual Tax Bill for Homeowners to Increase More Than 4%

April 14, 2022October 22, 2024 The Amherst Current

Reparations group plans to document racial injustice

March 17, 2022November 3, 2023 Sarah Marshall

Public money for private property owners? Yes!

March 10, 2022July 3, 2024 The Amherst Current

Amherst should get more money from UMass and the colleges

February 24, 2022November 3, 2023 Sarah Marshall

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

February 14, 2022November 3, 2023 Sarah Marshall

Community responder program presents some challenges

February 7, 2022November 3, 2023 Sarah Marshall

A civil conversation, part 1

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 Sarah Marshall

Parking permit fee increases proposed to Town Council

January 20, 2022June 27, 2024 The Amherst Current

Why is my tax bill so high?

January 17, 2022July 1, 2024 The Amherst Current

The case for local reparations

December 20, 2021December 18, 2021 Sarah Marshall

Bigger pie, or smaller appetite?

December 7, 2021November 3, 2023 Sarah Marshall

Public comments on community responders sought Thursday

November 8, 2021November 7, 2021 Sarah Marshall

How do you want your local tax dollars spent?

September 23, 2021February 16, 2024 The Amherst Current

Fiscal Sustainability: Some Modest Proposals

August 30, 2021December 3, 2023 Sarah Marshall

Can we afford four building projects? Yes! Here’s how

August 12, 2021August 13, 2021 Sarah Marshall

So Many Budgets!

July 19, 2021December 8, 2025 Sarah Marshall

Reflections on the Charter: Participatory budgeting

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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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