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Age & Dementia Friendly Community Project

The Town of Amherst seeks to understand how our community can best serve older adults and people with dementia. Together, we will explore how we can work to improve opportunities and outcomes for older adults and people with Read on...
Amherst Fire Department Receives Two Grants for Safety Equipment

The Amherst Fire Department was awarded two grants this week. The first was for $25,000 a personnel safety accountability system during emergency incidents. The second was for $15,000 for communications systems for front-line fire apparatus. Read on...
Elementary School Building Project Visioning Sessions

During the month of January 2022, the Amherst Elementary School Educational Visioning Group (EVG) — a group of administrators, teachers, School Building Committee members, parents and community partners—will participate in two Educational Visioning Read on...
Amherst Fire Department Places First Hybrid Ambulance into Service

The Town of Amherst Fire Department has taken delivery of their newest ambulance. The vehicle is a custom Horton ambulance built on a 2021 Ford 4WD chassis. The new unit replaces a 2011 International ambulance. This ambulance is Read on...
Northampton Road Construction Update

Eversource will begin relocating utility poles along Northampton Rd starting on Monday, January 10th, 2022. Utility pole work is expected to last 3-4 weeks. Read on...

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