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Local and Green: Town committee considers waste hauler changes, RFP

On Aug. 6, the Town Services and Outreach Committee of the Amherst Town Council (TSO) considered consultant Mimi Kaplan’s draft RFP and decision-point document addressing the reform of our waste hauler system based on the 2022 proposal to amend Amherst’s waste hauler bylaw. In the discussion were committee members George Ryan (Chair), Jennifer Taub, and […]

Area Property Deed Transfers, Aug. 21

AMHERST Sheldon & B Rothblatt Ret and Sheldon Rothblatt to David L. Porter and Sally Cooney, 70 Amity Place, Lot 70, $400,000 Pauline M. Heffley to Donald Larocca and Patricia Mcpeak-Larocca, 102 Blue Hills Road, $680,000 Michael A L. Schurter to Ann Novick, 83 Crossbrook Ave., Lot 83, $374,000 Mamrcel Sena and Leandra Sena to […]

Leverett launches Witness to History signs to mark town's 250-year legacy

LEVERETT — In a town founded two years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, around 55 properties, including homes, cemeteries and stone walls, already existed during the American Revolution. To recognize those properties and the built environment that has witnessed the entirety of the 250 years of the United States, the Historical Commission […]

Making News in Business, Aug. 21

Roberts joins Western Mass EDC SPRINGFIELD — Justin Roberts has joined the Western Mass Economic Development Council (WMEDC) as chief marketing officer. Roberts will serve in a fractional leadership capacity, working alongside EDC President and CEO Aaron Vega and the EDC team. The addition advances Vega’s strategy to strengthen the EDC’s role as a regional […]

A Look Back, Aug. 20

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