Selected articles from the Hampshire Gazette with Amherst Town Councilor Dorothy Pam’s comments on major issues
Amherst Residents Protest Supreme Court Decision On Roe vs. Wade 5/6/22
Amherst Commemorates Jewish American Heritage Month And Holocaust Remembrance Day 4/29/22
Developer will leave one of two ‘gateway’ trees separating UMass, neighborhood 4/19/22
Advocates renew call for more space at Amherst senior center 4/18/22
Amherst Town Council eyes rental bylaw changes 3/28/22
UMass neighbors object to removal of two big trees 3/24/322
New school cost concerns surface at Amherst council meeting 3/3/22
As large scale solar moratorium is debated in Amherst landowners protecting current zoning 2/9/22
Amherst councilors express concern about utility pole clutter 1/26/22
Six new councilors join second Amherst Town Council 1/3/22
Parking garage overlay district approved by Amherst Town Council 12/21/21
a decision looms over the parking lot overlay district in downtown amherst 12/12/21
amherst council assaulted as parking lot moves forward 12/1/21
Amherst Town Council continues moving zoning changes forward 11/30/21
Councilors give mostly high marks to Amherst town manager 11/29/21
Downtown Amherst project construction to resume parking to be lost 11/10/21
Three candidates running for two District 3 council seats in Amherst 10/26/21
Parking ban on Lincoln Avenue in Amherst nixed by Town Council 10/21/21
Amherst redistricting plan aims to give more power to BIPOC voices 10/19/21
Concerns about department heads leaving Amherst 9/21/21
Amherst Town Council establishes reparations fund 6/23/21
Council subcommittee advises against building moratorium for Amherst 6/16/21
Town Council approves North Common project in Amherst again 5/25/21
Amherst planners advise against moratorium recommend bylaw changes to encourage affordable housing 5/21/21
Moratorium on large scale residential developments in Amherst gets hearing Wednesday 5/17/21
Large mixed use buildings in downtown Amherst to be subject to possible moratorium 3/21/21
Amherst councilors call for temporary building moratorium 3/18/21
Town Council narrowly votes to appoint three new planners in Amherst 9/2/20
Town Council decides Amherst s fiscal year 2021 budget and police spending plan 7/21/20
Advocates for cutting police spending bring message to Amherst councilors 7/20/20
Amherst Finance Committee preparing recommendation on town budget including police spending 7/18/20
Parking restrictions eyed for Lincoln Avenue in Amherst 2/13/20
Amherst Town Council puts off decision on Lincoln Avenue parking restrictions 2/10/20
Modifying open container bylaw being explored in Amherst 1/28/20
Amherst Town Council lends support to state abortion access legislation 7/23/19
Amherst SRO vote 7/2/2019
In tie vote Amherst Town Council rejects campaign finance law 6/18/19
Campaign finance limits for Amherst faces criticism 6/7/19
Budget other spending items recommended by Finance Committee in Amherst 5/31/19
Councilors in Amherst continue discussions on appointments process 4/26/19
Profiles of Town Council candidates in Amherst 11/2/18
Sloviter letter 10/30/18