Construction Activities Week of April 22nd, 2019

Construction Activities forEAST PLEASANT STREET, WEST BAY ROAD, & MAIN STREETWeek of April 22nd, 20197AM -5PM

Palmer Paving will be completing the shoulder and bus pull off work on East Pleasant St, from Monday –Wednesday, April 22nd - 24th, ...

Amherst Pelham PreK-6 Regionalization Public Forums

PreK-6 Regionalization Public Forums

Amherst and Pelham are exploring the regionalization of their Elementary Schools.  Attend a forum to learn more and give your feedback.  

Monday, April 22, 2019 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm:  Amhers...

Catch Us in the Community!

The Amherst Community Participation Team invites you to catch up with us out in the community at several upcoming events we have organized to be at.  Come out and meet with Jennifer, Brianna and Angela and bring your questions, suggestions and id...

10th Annual Sustainability Festival

The Town of Amherst 10th Annual Sustainability Festival will be held on Saturday, April 27th from 10 am until 4 pm on the Amherst Town Common.

We have some wonderful things happening at our festival this year. In addition to our fabulously talented perform...

Think Before You Swim!

With warming Spring air temperatures, please be aware of swimming this early in the year. Bodies of water such as Puffer's Pond can still be very COLD and swimming can be dangerous due to the risk of shock to the human body, which can occur in a matter of...

Amherst Community Cleanup

The Town of Amherst is hosting a Community Cleanup on Saturday, May 4th from 9AM-11AM. There will be three meeting locations throughout the Town, each will have an area captain stationed to organize and assist volunteers. Several Town Councilors will be s...

MassDOT Public Hearing for Rt 9 & 116 Improvements on Thursday, April 25, 2019

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – HIGHWAY DIVISION

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

Project File No. 608084

A Design Public Hearing will be held by MassDOT to discuss the proposed Routes 9 & 116 Improvement project (...

ArtWeek Amherst 2019

ArtWeek Amherst 2019 is coming April 26-May 5, via the Amherst Center Cultural District and MCC grant funds. Highlights include the display of the brightly painted Pakistani Truck Art trolley in front of the Visitor Center for Art Night Plus on May 2nd. T...

14th Annual Human Rights Hero Awards

The Amherst Human Rights Commission’s primary purpose is to promote a community of mutual respect and to honor the diversity of our community.  We strive to promote attitudes of compassion and concern for our neighbors. To encourage these values ...

Street Sweeping

The Town of Amherst Department of Public Works has begun sweeping the Main routes and hills that receive the most sand during the winter months.  After completing these areas the DPW will begin sweeping the various sections of town, if all goes w...

Amherst Leisure Services Receives Agency Award

The Massachusetts Recreation and Parks Association (MRPA) has awarded the Town of Amherst, Leisure Services and Supplemental Education (LSSE) Department its Agency Award for the Department’s recreational program outreach. This award recognizes j...

Scheduled water Main Flushing

The Water Division of the Public Works Department will begin its annual systematic water main flushing programs to clean the distribution system on Monday, April 22, 2019 (weather permitting). Water Division personnel will be flushing daily from 4:00 P.M....

Volunteer Spotlight: Rebecca Woodland

The Town of Amherst will be highlighting some of our amazing volunteers in the new Volunteer Spotlight series. Our first spotlight features Amherst Personnel Board volunteer, Rebecca Woodland. Rebecca is an associate professor of Educational Leadership at...

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...

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 is providing notice of planned and scheduled vegetation maintenance work on the transmission right-of-way (ROW) that is located within Amherst town limits this year. The planned maintenance will involve floor cutting, side pruning and the selec...

Brian Daly Promoted to Police Lieutenant

Chief Scott P. Livingstone is pleased to announce the promotion of Amherst Police Sergeant Brian Daly to the rank of Lieutenant effective March 25, 2019.  Lieutenant Daly was promoted after an extensive selection process which included interviews...

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...

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...