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AMHERST — A working group charged with examining racial inequities in policing is advising town officials to create a Resident Oversight Board to handle complaints about and hold hearings on actions by Amherst Police Department officers.In the...

Amherst budget funds community response program; advocates say funding inadequate By SCOTT MERZBACH AMHERST — The creation of an unarmed community responder program whose members will respond to some emergency calls typically handled by police is included in a $25.1 million municipal budget delivered to the Town Council Monday by Town Manager Paul Bockelman. The proposed budget includes $130,000 for the Community Response for Equity, Safety and Service, or CRESS program, funded through saving...

Amherst budget funds community response program; advocates say funding inadequate Published: 5/4/2021 6:54:04 PM AMHERST — The creation of an unarmed community responder program whose members will respond to some emergency calls typically handled by police is included in a $25.1 million municipal budget delivered to the Town Council Monday by Town Manager Paul Bockelman. The proposed budget includes $130,000 for the Community Response for Equity, Safety and Service, or CRESS program, funded t...