The Amherst Community Land Trust will provide one $125,000 subsidy to an income-qualified household to purchase a single-family home in Amherst.
The land trust will own the land under the home and a long-term ground lease will give the homebuyer an Read on...
The Amherst Health Department is offering asymptomatic, unobserved community testing for Covid-19. PCR testing kits are free. Adults and children ages 4 and older without symptoms of COVID-19 are eligible for testing. Read on...
Curbside pick-up of bagged leaves, using the Town-approved, 30-gallon paper biodegradable bag, will begin Monday, November 1, 2021. There is no curbside collection of loose leaves. Loose leaves maybe brought to the Transfer Station if you have a current Read on...
The Town of Amherst is collaborating with a research team at UMass Amherst on "Understanding Local Civic Engagement in the Digital Age" The survey will be open for responses until the end of October. Read on...
The Town Manager seeks members to serve on a new Community Safety and Social Justice Committee. The Committee will work to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and community safety in Amherst. Read on...
The Town is wrapping up work on the Mill River Recreation Area Basketball Courts. The courts should be available for use next weekend, October 23, 2021 weather permitting. Read on...
The Town Council is beginning its annual evaluation of the Town Manager. We specifically invite the general public, as well as Town committees, boards, and commissions, and Town staff, to submit comments by 4:00 pm Friday, October 29, 2021. Read on...
The Town Manager continues to seek volunteers to serve on Town Boards and Committees that have or may have vacancies including the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board of Trustees, Agricultural Commission, CDBG Advisory Read on...
The rich literary history of the Town of Amherst is now more visible and interactive with the recent completion of the Amherst Writers Walk and associated website. The Writers Walk consists of 12 informational signs located Read on...
The Resident Capital Request window is now open from October 1, 2021 until November 19, 2021 at 4:30 PM. You may complete your submission online. Read on...
At its meeting on Thursday night, the Board of Health adopted an order requiring the wearing of masks or face coverings in all public indoor spaces and private indoor spaces that are open to the public in the Town of Amherst. The order Read on...
