AMHERST — An online poll has named the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst as the No. 1 celebrity pilgrimage site in Massachusetts, coming in ahead of the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston and in 10th place for the country.
Thanks to a recently awarded MassTrails grant, the town of Sunderland will soon begin exploration of a mixed-use path from Whately to Amherst.
AMHERST — The Amherst Business Improvement District, or BID, has launched a search for a new executive director and are looking for candidates that can provide dynamic and visionary leadership for a community they are passionate about and want to see continued growth and success in development.
Electric school buses will soon start phasing into Western Massachusetts roads after Holyoke and Amherst were two of 17 districts in the state to be awarded portions of $42 million in federal funding that will enable districts to replace fossil-fueled school buses with cleaner electric models.
AMHERST — After many months of discussion, the Planning Board is on the verge of officially submitting its recommendation for an overlay district on University Drive between Amity Street and Northampton Road.
Following a vigorous May 23 debate session, the nearly $60 billion budget reached unanimous approval by the Massachusetts state Senate. Members adopted more than 400 of the 1,100 amendments filed, resulting in close to $90 million of additional spending with Western Massachusetts lawmakers maintaining the regions stake in funding.