Community Preservation Act Committee: Public Forum

The Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) will hold a Public Informational Hearing in the Police Community Room, at the Amherst Police Dept, 111 Main St, Amherst, MA @ 6:30 PM on Thursday, March 28, 2019. 

This is part of the annual review p...

Open Air Burning Permits now available

Open air burning is allowed by state regulations from January 15th thru May 1st each year.   You must first obtain a permit from the fire department.  To pay the $25 annual fee and obtain a permit you may apply online or come to the Fire...

Dog License Renewal Time

Licensing your dog is an important public safety requirement. All owners or keepers of a dog 6 months or older are required by state law to license it annually. In the Town of Amherst this license should be obtained by the first day of April. A license wi...

She Leads Amherst

For International Women's Day we attempted to highlight some of our amazing female staff. We hope to be able to capture everyone next year. Pictures can be viewed below, on our Facebook album by clicking here or by searching #SheLeadsAmherst on Twitter.

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Board of License Commissioners Appointed

The Town’s new Board of License Commissioners is now up and running. The five members of the Board of License Commissioners were appointed by Town Manager, Paul Bockelman, and confirmed unanimously by the Town Council. The Board is a newly forme...

Amherst & Pelham Kindergarten Registration

Amherst & Pelham parents/guardians may register their children at their choice of day sessions or an evening session, at the District Office at the Amherst Regional Middle School, located at 170 Chestnut Street in Amherst. Please register and make a s...

Town Census/Annual Street Listing Forms Due

The Town of Amherst’s 2019 Census/Annual Street Listing form is also available online.  Compliance with this State requirement provides proof of residence, protection of voting rights, veteran’s bonus, housing for the elderly ...

Residents' Advisory Committee Appointed

Town Manager Paul Bockelman is pleased to announce the appointment of three members to the new Residents’ Advisory Committee. The Amherst Home Rule Charter requires the Town Manager to establish a Residents’ Advisory Committee. The thr...

Town Council Seeks Members to Serve on Town Committees

The Town Council is seeking volunteers to serve on several Town committees that may have vacancies now or beginning in July, including:

• Finance Committee (Section 5.5(b)), 
• Planning Board (Section 2.9(c)), 
• Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) (Se...

Eversource Maintenance Notifications

Eversource will be conducting routine, cyclical Vegetation Management work this year, on the transmission corridor that runs through Town. This work will include side trimming, brush control, and removal of non-compatible trees within the existing edges o...

Facilities Closed For The Season

Gabriel Ting Promoted to Police Captain

Chief Scott P. Livingstone is pleased to announce the promotion of Amherst Police Lieutenant Gabriel Ting to the rank of captain effective February 8, 2019. 

Lieutenant Ting was appointed as a patrol officer with the Amherst Police Department in A...

AMHERST OFFICER GRADUATES FROM POLICE ACADEMY

Chief Scott P. Livingstone is pleased to announce that Patrol Officer Adam W. Metzger graduated from the Western Massachusetts Regional Police Academy, in Springfield, Massachusetts on August 3, 2018. Mr. Metzger has begun his twelve week field officer tr...

JAMIE REARDON PROMOTED TO SERGEANT

Chief Scott P. Livingstone is pleased to announce that Detective Jamie P. Reardon of the Amherst Police Department was promoted to the rank of sergeant effective April 23, 2018. Sergeant Reardon was promoted after an extensive selection process which incl...

AMHERST OFFICER GRADUATES FROM POLICE ACADEMY

Chief Scott P. Livingstone is pleased to announce that Patrol Officer Lindsay J. Carroll graduated from the Reading Regional Police Academy, in Reading, Massachusetts on August 15, 2017. Patrol Officer Carroll has begun her twelve week field officer train...