Dear Friends in District 3, I received this notice from Nancy Buffone of UMass University Relations. She alerts us that starting Monday Dec. 20, Lincoln Avenue will have a different traffic configuration. We also learned from Nancy’s note that Tony Maroulis has rejoined UMass, now with the title of Executive Director of Community and Strategic […]
PAMOGRAM NOV 5 – ELECTION SPECIAL A big heartfelt thank you to all of you who worked so hard to bring about this great victory at the polls this week. Not only did we get a great new Councilor in Jennifer Taub, but as Scott Merzbach said “District 3 Councilor Dorothy Pam prevailed in a […]
Dear Neighbors, Two small corrections for our last post–an a fuller invitation for Saturday October 9. The address of the LARDNERS for the Meet & Greet is 175 Amity. The Invitation is below–and attached as a pdf. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You are invited to an outdoor yard/porch neighborhood get together for Dorothy Pam District 3 Council Member […]
PAMOGRAM — March 7, 2021 Dear Friends, This is a quick note to tell you of two important upcoming public meetings. TOMORROW: Town Council meets on Monday, March 8th at 6:30. For some reason it is not posted on the main website for the Town, but it is for real. The link for the March […]
Thoughts on Town Government and the Plans for the Renovation and Expansion of the Jones Library The piles of paper all around my house testify to the number of reports, analyses, budgets, letters pro and con, meetings, charts, pictures and plans for the Jones Library $36.3 million project to expand and renovate the Jones Library. […]
Dear Neighbors in District 3, Thank you so much for your rapid response last week to slow down the permitting process in the Town. Now we are trying to take the petition drive to the next step to coordinate wider support. Linked here is the resident petition requesting a 6-month moratorium on permitting of new […]
Dear Neighbors, Thank you for sharing your hopes and fears about the Town of Amherst with me. I am pleased to be receiving so many emails and texts from you about recent changes and possible future changes to Amherst’s downtown. As one letter-writer said, “I’m sorry to rant, but just wanted to pass along my concern.” I […]
Dear Friends, This is a quick note to tell you of two important upcoming public meetings. TOMORROW: Town Council meets on Monday, March 8th at 6:30. For some reason it is not posted on the main website for the Town, but it is for real. The link for the March 8 meeting is here: https://amherstma.zoom.us/j/88362729706 If you have trouble getting […]
PAMOGRAM #3 FOR FEBRUARY 2021 Dorothy S. Pam, Amherst Town Councilor for District 3 pa…@amherstma.gov IMPORTANT MEETING THIS WEEK Thursday DISTRICT 3 COMMUNITY MEETING, 6:30–8:30 pm NEW MEETING FORMAT FOR DISTRICT 3. YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER. Use this link to preregister https://hcc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkcu6qpz8rG9HQWdA5R7f5aouVoy71juWh Join us for discussion of the North Common and the new ZONING PRIORITIES being discussed […]
Dear fellow residents of District 3, My hat is off to all of us for our responsible and calm behavior so far in this epidemic. If it weren’t for the fact that we talk to few people in person, then only in the cold fresh air, walk around with masks on, can’t visit most family […]