September 21, 2021 The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) is pleased to share new updates: Two updates, in particular, are particularly worthy of attention: In an attempt to reform public transportation systems in the region, the PVTA will eliminate charges for all of its passengers and develop a new route, Amherst to Greenfield. The fare-free
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The Amherst College Dining Services has been pleased to make additional adjustments to their retail hours slightly in the break for the Thanksgiving holiday. This has happened after receiving feedback from the campus community and is to cater for those who will be visiting the campus during the break. As has been stated in the
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The Amherst Public Library Board of Trustees has presented wide-ranging plans for redesigning the town’s central library, and this will be the first large-scale alteration of the facility in approximately 34 years. They explain that the new library project will cost $12 million; the idea is to improve the library’s technical base, buy new equipment,
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Sunnybrook Farm of Amherst has plans to greatly increase its Community Supported Agriculture program for the next farming year. As a family-operated farm that has been in business for more than 50 years, the farm aims to expand its CSA membership by 30% and introduce new crops to meet the growing market demand for local
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The Amherst, Pelham, and Amherst-Pelham Regional Public Schools have introduced a new efficient online reporting system of bullying to inform school officers of possible instances and have them investigated. The system available on the district websites offers the students, parents, and staff an easy and secure way of reporting any issues. School officials have said
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Currently, the Amherst Town Council has approved a tighter nuisance property by law to equip municipal building inspectors and police officers to deal with problems with properties that affect the quality of neighborhoods in the town. The measure, which was passed in the council meeting, sought to address some matters like loud partying and the
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As Amherst starts putting up the autumn and Halloween decorations, there is a new problem that is brewing for farmers in the locality. This pest illness affecting squash, pumpkin and potato producers A soil-born illness that has severely affected squash, pumpkin and potato farmers in the Pioneer Valley is commonly referred to as the ‘pumpkin
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Its residents of Amherst, New York expressed their concerns in a town board meeting recenly held where they spoke on developmental plans,immigration, policies and the nonexistence of transparency from local authorities. The meeting was held in the Amherst Town Hall where there was a big attendance of people quite willing to be heard in issues
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Amherst is awash in automotive upheaval as local dealerships endure the industry headwinds and emergent technologies. At the forefront of dealers’ minds, cryptocurrency cybersecurity concerns and changing consumer preferences have increased the focus on the complex environment of today’s modern automotive retail space. Amherst dealerships are dealing with the ongoing fallout from a massive cyberattack
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A major step in Amherst’s development as a business community, the news from Nordson Corporation, a leading adhesive manufacturing company, that it will move its operations out of Amherst, is viewed as a significant development for the Amherst business community. The impact of this move will reach 114 local employees, ripples that will affect the
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