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May 9, 2025 The Amherst Current

Jones Library Hosts Farewell Celebration Ahead of Move 

May 6, 2025May 5, 2025 The Amherst Current

Support for CRESS

May 5, 2025January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 05.05.25

May 4, 2025May 3, 2025 The Amherst Current

The Week in ARHS Athletics 05.04.25

Amherst Town Hall
April 30, 2025April 29, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Council Continues Work on Forming Reparations Committee and Fiscal Taskforce

April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 The Amherst Current

Jones Library Building Project Moves Forward

April 28, 2025January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 04.28.25

Welcome to Amherst sign
April 24, 2025December 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Amherst’s Original Sins

April 21, 2025January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 04.21.25

April 18, 2025April 17, 2025 The Amherst Current

Pathways to Peace

Amherst Town Hall
April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Council Endorses Jones Library Project, Rejects Motion to Stop Funding

April 14, 2025January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 04.14.25

April 11, 2025 The Amherst Current

Helping the Unhoused with ‘Radical Compassion’

Amherst Town Hall
April 8, 2025April 16, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Council supports increased education funding amid looming budget crisis. 

April 7, 2025January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 04.07.25

April 6, 2025 The Amherst Current

The Week in ARHS Athletics 04.06.25

April 4, 2025December 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Saving Our Schools (and Everything Else)

April 1, 2025March 31, 2025 The Amherst Current

Transferring Silent H to NoHo Brings Windfall for Amherst Stakeholders

March 31, 2025January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 03.31.25

Amherst Town Hall
March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Council Rejects School Funding Formula and discusses Tax Override in 5 Hour Meeting

March 26, 2025March 25, 2025 The Amherst Current

Beyond Boycotts: How Mindful Spending Creates Thriving Communities

March 24, 2025January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 03.24.25

March 20, 2025April 4, 2025 The Amherst Current

School Funding: What Choice Do We Have? 

Amherst Town Hall
March 19, 2025March 18, 2025 The Amherst Current

Percent for Art Bylaw Discussion Postponed Again

March 17, 2025January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 03.17.25

March 11, 2025March 13, 2025 The Amherst Current

The Mill River in North Amherst: A History You Probably Don’t Know

March 10, 2025January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 03.10.25

March 9, 2025March 10, 2025 The Amherst Current

Reflections on the Work of the Resident Oversight Board Advisory Committee

March 6, 2025 The Amherst Current

Other Viewpoints: Neighbor Voices on Student Housing

March 3, 2025January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 03.03.25

February 27, 2025December 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

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

February 26, 2025 The Amherst Current

Getting to Work on Potholes

Amherst Town Hall
February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Council Appropriates $2.8 Million for Bangs Community Center Improvements

February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 The Amherst Current

Superintendent Cleared of Making Threat

February 24, 2025January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 02.24.25

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 The Amherst Current

Other Viewpoints: Student Voices on Housing in Amherst

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  1. Jason Dorney's avatar
    Jason Dorney on The Proposed East Amherst Historic District would be a Taxpayer-Funded Homeowner’s Association March 21, 2026

    David, I stand by my comment. This is fetishizing the past. Tell me why anyone living in Amherst now, or…

  2. casuallya27de04e40's avatar
    Steve Bloom on The Proposed East Amherst Historic District would be a Taxpayer-Funded Homeowner’s Association March 21, 2026

    Evan, Getting a bit off topic here but in the past ten years, there have been at least two feature…

  3. Evan Naismith's avatar
    Evan Naismith on The Proposed East Amherst Historic District would be a Taxpayer-Funded Homeowner’s Association March 21, 2026

    David, It is simply not the case that "history is everyone's brand." I don't know anybody under 50 who has…

  4. Sid S.'s avatar
    Sid Siff on The Proposed East Amherst Historic District would be a Taxpayer-Funded Homeowner’s Association March 20, 2026

    I understand what you are saying, Jason. I am not, however, fetishizing the past and I don't think the volunteers…

  5. David Farnham's avatar
    David Farnham on The Proposed East Amherst Historic District would be a Taxpayer-Funded Homeowner’s Association March 20, 2026

    Evan and Jason : History is everyone’s brand . It is what we build on in our families, and our…

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