Amherst Forward News Today

AMHERST — For more than a decade, Amherst has been pursuing a new elementary school, a project extended for several years when a previous proposal failed and the community couldn’t agree on the best approach to take for the education of students at...

AMHERST — For more than a decade, Amherst has been pursuing a new elementary school, a project extended for several years when a previous proposal failed and the community couldn’t agree on the best approach to take for the education of students at...

AMHERST — The Town Council has approved a financing plan for a new $97.5 million Amherst elementary school that will reduce the increased property tax burden on homeowners and tenants, while preserving a plan for undertaking three other capital...

AMHERST — The Town Council has approved a financing plan for a new $97.5 million Amherst elementary school that will reduce the increased property tax burden on homeowners and tenants, while preserving a plan for undertaking three other capital...

Amherst Forward is a group that purports to want to help Amherst thrive. True, as has been noted by members of the group, neighborhoods change; towns change; everything changes — that is the nature of passing time. A main function of Town Council is...

AMHERST — Both political action committees in Amherst are expressing support for the decision made this week by the Elementary School Building Committee to build a new elementary school at the 70 South East St. site of Fort River School.Statements...

AMHERST — In less than a month, the site on which a new or renovated elementary school will be constructed will be chosen by the Elementary School Building Committee.The project will happen either at the Strong Street site of Wildwood School, or the...

AMHERST — In less than a month, the site on which a new or renovated elementary school will be constructed will be chosen by the Elementary School Building Committee.The project will happen either at the Strong Street site of Wildwood School, or the...

AMHERST — Even with contested races for townwide offices, and a referendum on the Jones Library renovation and expansion on the town election ballot in November, the town’s two political action committees both spent less than $4,200, according to...

AMHERST — Amherst’s next Town Council, when sworn in next January, will be more racially diverse, will have more women serving on it and will have six new members, based on unofficial results of Tuesday’s biennial town election.While at-large...