Get Your Dog License Today, Avoid Late Fees

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...

Retail Establishment Submittals Due May 31st

Amherst will be accepting submittals for recreational marijuana retail establishments from May 1 - May 31, 2019. Please read the updated Guidance for Recreational Marijuana Retail Establishments in Amherst (April 23, 2019) for details on the submittal pro...

Amherst Police Department Accepting Applications for Patrol Officer

The Amherst, Massachusetts Police Department is accepting applications to fill the position of Police Officer. Successful applicants must be 21 years of age on or before the application closing date of July 1, 2019 and must have successfully completed eit...

Amherst & UMass Police Youth Adventure Academy 2019

The Amherst and University of Massachusetts Police Departments are pleased to announce the Amherst and UMASS Police Youth Adventure Academy is being held Monday, July 22, 2019 to Friday, July 26, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Students entering 6th, 7th...

Mural Returning to Amherst

Originally completed in 2005, the mural created by David Fichter depicted moments of historic significance in the Town of Amherst.  The mural included portraits of Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Mabel Loomis Todd, Noah Webster, and many others. &...

North Amherst Intersection Project

The North Amherst Intersection project has been posted to the Town of Amherst's website.

For several years, the Town has contemplated making changes to this intersection. The intersection is actually the intersection of five roads, Montague Road (State mai...

Amherst Recognized Nationally for Complete Streets Policy

The National Complete Streets Coalition, a program of Smart Growth America, today released the Best Complete Streets Policies of 2018 which recognized the hard work by the Town of Amherst to draft and institute a new Complete Streets policy, naming it one...

Amherst Community Cleanup: Thank you!

We want to thank all of our amazing volunteers, staff and councilors for their time and effort for our community cleanup event on Saturday, May 4th. We had well over 50 volunteers show up and clean up areas all across the our town. Department of Public Wo...

The Town of Amherst's Fire Department Seeks Part-Time Call Firefighters

The Town of Amherst seeks part-time Call Firefighters to perform firefighting activities, emergency medical aid, and hazardous material duties.  Call Firefighters have no scheduled shifts, but are on-call for emergency responses.  Requir...

Moving? Donate Unwanted Items from May to August

Moving? Donate certain types of unwanted items from May to August to support CHD Big Brothers Big sisters of Hampshire County! Look for the purple donations bags and boxes at various apartment building locations. Please see your property manager for speci...

Electrify Amherst! Call to Visual Artists

Electrify Amherst! The Electrical Box Makeover Project 2019 continues to increase the presence of public art in Amherst and the Amherst Center Cultural District by inviting artists to create unique and imaginative paintings on three designated utility boxe...

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...

Applications Still Being Accepted for Town Committees!

The Town Council and Town Manager are still accepting applications to the:

• Ranked Choice Voting Commission (Charter Sec. 10.10), and the 
• Participatory Budgeting Commission (Charter Sec. 10.11).

The Town Council and Town Manager are especially seek...

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...