Town Council Accepting Applications for Non-Voting Resident Members of the Finance Committee

The Town Council may be filling a vacancy for non-voting resident members on the Finance Committee and is currently seeking applications.

The Finance Committee is a standing committee of the Town Council which advises the Council on all financial matters. ...

Town Manager Seeks Members to Serve on Town Boards & Committees

The Town Manager continues to seek volunteers to serve on Town Boards. Boards and Committees that have or may have vacancies include the Agricultural Commission, CDBG Advisory Committee, Disability Access Advisory Committee, Historical Commission, Public ...

Proposed Bylaw - Prohibiting the Use of Wild and Exotic Animals in Traveling Shows and Circuses

The Town Council will hold a first discussion on a proposed bylaw: Prohibiting the Use of Wild and Exotic Animals in Traveling Shows and Circuses, at the Town Council meeting on Monday, November 9, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. A second reading and potential vote is ...

Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw Article 14 - Temporary Zoning

The Town Council will hold a first reading of amendments to Zoning Bylaw Article 14 - Temporary Zoning regarding Permitting for Certain Uses during the COVID-19 Emergency and its Aftermath on Monday, November 9, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will...

View Currently Posted Positions

All currently posted positions for employment with the Town are on the Town’s Online Career Portal.

Click here to visit the Town of Amherst Career Portal 

You may subscribe to alerts for future job postings by clicking the Notify Me butto...

Town Awarded $1.5 Million MassWorks Grant

Governor Baker announced today that the Town of Amherst had been awarded a $1.5 million grant under the MassWorks program. This competitive grant was awarded to the Town to enhance traffic and pedestrian safety at the main intersection in the burgeoning v...

Governor Announces Targeted Measures to Curb Rising COVID-19 Cases

Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced a series of targeted measures to disrupt the increasing trend of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Governor Charlie Baker announced these changes at a time where public health data has indicated that...

Town Manager Seeks Members to Serve on Town Boards & Committees

The Town Manager continues to seek volunteers to serve on Town Boards. Boards and Committees that have or may have vacancies include the Agricultural Commission, CDBG Advisory Committee, Disability Access Advisory Committee, Historical Commission, Public ...

Amherst Small Business COVID Recovery Grants Program

The Town of Amherst has been awarded federal funds through the CARES Act to support local small businesses hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Valley Community Development Corporation will act as Program Administrator for the application and selection p...

2021 CDBG Project Proposals Are Available

The Town of Amherst's CDBG project proposals are now available.  They can be viewed and downloaded from the CDBG Advisory Committee's webpage: https://www.amherstma.gov/1122/CDBG-Advisory-Committee

Proposals are due by December 18, 2020.

Town Council Accepting Applications for Non-Voting Resident Members of the Finance Committee

The Town Council may be filling a vacancy for non-voting resident members on the Finance Committee and is currently seeking applications.

The Finance Committee is a standing committee of the Town Council which advises the Council on all financial matters. ...

Checks Issued by Amherst, Which Have Not Been Cashed and are Deemed Abandoned

Each year the treasurer of the Town of Amherst publishes a listing of unclaimed checks that have been issued by the Town. Please refer to the "List of Names" document linked at the end of this announcement.

MASS GENERAL LAW CHAPTER 200A SECION 5:...

Town Receives $130K MassDOT Grant Award for Town Center Shared Streets

The Town of Amherst received a grant of $129,427 from Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) as part of the Shared Streets and Spaces Program to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety, expand outdoor dining space and the outdoor dining peri...

Town of Amherst Leaf Collection Schedule - Fall 2020

Town of Amherst Leaf Collection Schedule - Fall 2020

Curbside pick-up of bagged leaves, using the Town-approved, 30-gallon paper biodegradable bag, will begin Monday, November 2, 2020.  There is no curbside collection of loose leaves. Loose leaves...

Percent for Art Bylaw

The Amherst Town Council has unanimously approved a new Percent for Art bylaw. The bylaw will provide funds for new public artworks in town. It mandates that half a percent of the budget of all eligible capital construction project over $1 million be used...

University to Provide Asymptomatic COVID-19 Tests for Amherst First Responders & Inspectors

The University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Town of Amherst announced today that the University will provide asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for the Town’s first responders and inspectors as part of their joint efforts to deter spread of the novel coron...

Amherst Board of Health Emergency Order: Face Masks/Coverings in Part of the Town

The Board of Health for the Town of Amherst has issued an emergency order making the wearing of face masks or face coverings in part of the Town, in order to protect public health and to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. (Please see map of area below)&...

Amherst Masks4All Initiative

We still need your help keeping our community safe.  Please Join the Masks4All Town-Wide Initiative: 

There is still a demand for masks.  Especially for our youth. If you are making masks please consider donating a mask to the Ma...

Detective Christina B. Knightly's Retirement

Chief Scott P. Livingstone announced the retirement of Detective Christina B. Knightly effective September 12, 2020, after 31 years of exceptional service to the police department and the town of Amherst. 

Detective Knightly’s career at ...

Lieutenant David R. Knightly's Retirement.

Patrol Officer John M. Chudzik's Retirement