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AMHERST — A long-planned bandshell for performers on the Town Common, which would become the first permanent structure on the greenspace and be part of business leaders’ Destination Amherst initiative, is a step closer to reality.About 18 months after...
AMHERST — Purple and white signs that will welcome students, staff and visitors to the Amherst College campus, and direct people to buildings and other sites, are planned for installation this fall.Before nearly half of the more than 80 signs are put...
Amherst DPW pitches road, sidewalk safety projects "> Published: 7/14/2021 1:19:49 PM AMHERST — A section of North Pleasant Street between North Amherst village center and the University of Massachusetts campus could see significant improvements for pedestrians, while a small portion of the same road would become one way near Kendrick Park in downtown Amherst. The two projects were presented to the Town Council Monday by Department of Public Works Superintendent Guilford Mooring. Mooring said enhanced sidewalks on North Pleasant would make the walk to and from UMass safer from the nu...
Amherst council approves roundabout for Pomeroy village center Amherst Town Hall Published: 5/27/2021 8:16:43 PM AMHERST — A roundabout will replace a signalized intersection in the Pomeroy village center in South Amherst as part of a $1.5 million construction project. After extensive discussion and input from residents and business owners, the Town Council this week, in a 10-0 vote with three abstentions, advised the Department of Public Works to proceed with a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of West Street/ Route 116, Pomeroy Lane and West Pomeroy Lane. “The research is pre...