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North Amherst intersection left out of capital spending proposal North Amherst Library, Jan. 16, 2020. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Published: 4/6/2021 8:25:31 PM AMHERST — A planned reconfiguration of two intersections in North Amherst center could be delayed as the town continues to await funding sources for the $1.8 million project. Though the Department of Public Works sought $450,000 for an engineering study, the Joint Capital Planning Committee recently nixed this borrowing request as part of its recommended $6.3 million capital improvement plan for the town. The decision comes even though fo...

Funding formula remains hot-button topic for regional schools Amherst Regional High School GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Published: 2/9/2021 12:34:09 PM AMHERST — Amherst officials are becoming increasingly concerned with efforts to revise the formula by which the four Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools member towns contribute to its operating budget. The options take into account not only enrollment but each of the four towns’ ability to pay. At a meeting of the four towns Saturday to discuss the projected $32.01 million budget for fiscal year 2022, and what each town should pay to educate students at...

AMHERST — Town councilors in Amherst are apologizing for disrupting the work of a group studying alternative ways that public safety services can be provided in town.The Town Council approved a letter Monday that was drafted by Council President Lynn...