The Spectator of Amherst

09/21/2018

http://amherstspectator.com/2018/09/21/amherst-media-plans-state-of-the-art-multimedia-communications-center-fundraiser-sept-29-will-feature-live-music-wine-appetizers/

AMHERST – One of the nation’s longest-running local cable television stations, Amherst Media, hopes to break ground on its own state-of-the-art facility in coming months, and supporters…

08/20/2018

https://amherstspectator.com/2018/08/20/major-concerns-about-air-quality-at-fort-river-and-wildwood-schools-put-to-rest-open-classroom-design-still-criticized/

AMHERST – The Amherst School Committee has reviewed air quality reports from the Wildwood and Fort River Elementary schools, which members said alleviate certain prior worries. “It pu…

08/13/2018

http://amherstspectator.com/2018/08/13/tests-find-no-major-air-quality-issues-at-wildwood-and-fort-river-elementary-schools-dirty-blocked-vents-faulted-for-carbon-dioxide-excess-in-limited-areas/

AMHERST – Tests performed at Amherst’s Wildwood and Fort River Elementary Schools in April showed that both schools have acceptable levels of asbestos, bacteria, mold, and radon. The …

08/04/2018

Hampshire Superior Court Judge Richard J. Carey heard arguments yesterday (Aug. 3) in a lawsuit brought by two students from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, who claim their campaigning…

05/24/2018

We will leave our Post between 8:30 AM and 9:00 AM to replace US Flags and hold their Retirement Ceremony at 12:00 p.m.

05/18/2018

A man later identified as local developer Jerry Guidera made an obscene hand gesture at Town Meeting members on Wednesday night, before getting into a dispute with the meeting moderator, James Pist…

04/22/2018

https://amherstspectator.com/2018/04/22/letter-from-amherst-regional-middle-school-interim-assistant-principal-alicia-lopez-defending-the-work-of-interim-principal-patty-bode/

Editor’s Note: An interim assistant principal at Amherst Regional Middle School (ARMS), Alicia Lopez, submitted a letter (below) last week to the district’s School Equity Task Force and…

04/11/2018

https://amherstspectator.com/2018/04/11/middleschoolprincipalwillnotacceptreappointment/

AMHERST – Amherst Regional Middle School’s Interim Principal Patricia Bode has notified the district that she will not be continuing in the role for the 2018-2019 school year. Late thi…

04/11/2018

https://amherstspectator.com/2018/04/11/questions-raised-over-termination-of-amherst-regional-middle-school-principal-search/

AMHERST – The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee has been asked to explain why a search for a permanent middle school principal was terminated last week by Superintendent Michael Morri…

11/14/2017

https://amherstspectator.com/2017/11/14/amherst-town-meeting-votes-to-spend-50000-on-architectural-study-of-north-amherst-library-boards-criticized-for-neglect-of-buildings-problems/

After decades of functioning without a public restroom, water fountain or a wheelchair-friendly entryway, the 1893 North Amherst Library will be studied for improvements. Amherst’s tiny first…