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  Aaron Frank, Town Manager National EMS and Public Works Weeks: The Town of Colchester celebrated both National EMS Week and National Public Works Week from May 16-May 22. We thanked and honored our Emergency Medical Services providers in our Rescue and Technical Rescue squads for their selfless dedication to saving lives and keeping community members healthy and safe, especially during this last tough year during the pandemic. We also honored our Public Works employees who serve an important role in our community to provide services and implement capital projects to keep the town runn...

Amherst Town Hall renovation to impact parking spaces FILE PHOTO Published: 3/14/2021 8:07:58 PM AMHERST — A prime parking lot in downtown Amherst will either be removed entirely or shrunk in size when the North Common in front of Town Hall is renovated. Afters several years of planning, presentations and discussions, the Town Council is likely to vote later this month on the project that Town Manager Paul Bockelman said could leave more than half of the 32 parking spaces, under one scenario, or eliminate vehicles from the site entirely. Bockelman said the vote at the March 22 meeting wou...

Most downtown Amherst businesses reject idea to remove parking as part of North Common renovation Updated Mar 08, 2021; AMHERST – A majority of downtown businesses are rejecting a municipal idea that would strip parking spaces from North Common lot, as part of a planned $1 million to $2 million common renovation project. Results of a survey indicate 63% of downtown businesses oppose removing North Common parking spaces, at the north end of it; 37% are in favor of the town administration’s “preferred plan.” The survey of 27 downtown businesses was recently completed by Amherst Downtow...

Around Amherst: Businesses get boost from state Winter Pivot grants By SCOTT MERZBACH AMHERST — Several local businesses recently received $500 grants, matched with an additional $500 from other sources, that could help sustain them through the remaining winter months as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Using an earmark secured in the state budget by Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, and administered through the state’s Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, 18 businesses in Amherst, Hadley, Sunderland and Belchertown are getting financial support, according to an announc...

Amherst weighs improvements to Pomeroy Village Center Updated Jan 28, 2021; During a Town Council on Monday, officials said the improvements could spur economic development. The core location of the two proposals involves the West St. intersection, at junction of West Pomeroy Lane, and Pomeroy Lane, along Route 116. “We want to aim high” on what is possible to improve this area, Assistant Amherst Town Manager David Ziomek said at the Jan. 25 meeting. The aim is to “make this a more walk-able more bike-able more livable village center,” he said, by making judicious use of a recent $1....