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• Featured Image - 4/24/08

  Vibrant blooms soak up the sun outside of the Bangs Center.Click photo to enlarge. [...]
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  Posted: April 25, 2008, 7:08pm EDT
  

• When a parade becomes a circus

  The Fourth of July parade controversy is taking us down a strange path. Do we really want to go there? And would we recognize it, if all the current persons and passions were removed? [...]
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  Posted: April 24, 2008, 2:13pm EDT
  

• Featured Image - 4/14/08

  Spring blossoms emerge at Ann Whalen Apartments.Click photo to enlarge. [...]
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  Posted: April 14, 2008, 2:49pm EDT
  

• New web site for Select Board coverage

  Because writing about the Select Board from the inside is different, I’ve decided to do that on a different site, with a different format. [...]
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  Posted: April 14, 2008, 1:48am EDT
  

• Town Meeting Central - Spring 2008

  A collection of information relating to the Spring 2008 Annual Town Meeting, including current status of each warrant article. [...]
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  Posted: April 13, 2008, 9:53pm EDT
  

• Photos on-line from Red Sox trophy event

  See friends and neighbors posing with the 2004 and 2007 World Series trophies. [...]
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  Posted: April 08, 2008, 11:35am EDT
  

• Red Sox trophies coming to Amherst

  Visit the World Series trophies at Town Hall, Saturday, April 5th. [...]
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  Posted: April 03, 2008, 4:59pm EDT
  

• Recap of the March 10th Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board received a status report on request-tracking features of the Town’s new web site, heard updates on DPW projects, and approved plans to proceed with a reconfiguration of the Big Y entrance on University Drive, among other business at Monday’s meeting. [...]
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  Posted: March 12, 2008, 7:21am EDT
  

• Recap of the March 3rd Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board learned Town Counsel’s opinion on charging groups using the Common for extra police presence, and received a detailed budget update from John Musante, among other business at Monday’s meeting. [...]
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  Posted: March 04, 2008, 5:18pm EST
  

• Recap of the February 25th Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board was updated on the ambulance service agreements, recent budget developments, and the CDBG application, and agreed to sponsor a CPA increase warrant article, among other business at Monday’s meeting. [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2008, 11:09pm EST
  

• Recap of the February 11th Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board met prior to the Community Budget Forum and approved a new electricity pole, set the upcoming meeting schedule, and considered but did not complete two land releases, among other business at the February 11th meeting. [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2008, 1:23pm EST
  

• Recap of the February 4th Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board was updated about the Campus Community Coalition; continued discussion of the CDBG application; and heard proposals for new false alarm and speeding fines, among other business at the February 4th meeting. [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2008, 1:06pm EST
  

• Recap of the February 2nd Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board held a special meeting on Saturday, February 2nd, to discuss budget priorities. [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2008, 12:21pm EST
  

• Recap of the January 28th Select Board Meeting

  This meeting recap has not yet been posted. This is a placeholder for it. [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2008, 12:18pm EST
  

• Election Central - 2008

  Here is an extensive collection of information relating to the annual Town Election on April 1, 2008. Updates Include ballots for each precinct, and new election resources. [...]
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  Posted: February 19, 2008, 11:19am EST
  

• Recap of the January 24th Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board met to consider the BCG’s request to call a Special Town Meeting for February 11th in order to discuss budget priorities and override options. The request was rejected in a 2-2 vote. [...]
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  Posted: January 28, 2008, 8:35am EST
  

• Recap of the January 14th Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board heard a report from the PVTA Administrator, received updates on DPW issues, and considered scenarios for calling a Special Town Meeting, among other business at the January 14th meeting. [...]
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  Posted: January 27, 2008, 9:58pm EST
  

• Featured Image - 1/22/08

  The waterfall at Puffer's Pond is semi-frozen but flowing.Click photo to enlarge. [...]
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  Posted: January 22, 2008, 4:20pm EST
  

• Depends how you define responsibility

  If the Budget Coordinating Group shouldn’t try to identify and advocate for whatever it believes is the best course of action for Amherst, then what is the point? [...]
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  Posted: January 22, 2008, 2:51pm EST
  

• Town Manager's proposed budget now available

  The proposed FY09 budget with details of proposed cuts and prioritized restorations is now available. [...]
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  Posted: January 17, 2008, 10:29am EST
  

• Recap of the January 7th Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board heard concerns about the new reverse-911 system, discussed the Budget Coordinating Group [...]
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  Posted: January 10, 2008, 10:50pm EST
  

• Fundraiser to benefit Town

  250th Anniversary Celebration Committee is holding a benefit party, and has just launched a web site. [...]
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  Posted: January 07, 2008, 2:44pm EST
  

• Featured Image - 12/31/07

  The final day of 2007 began as a winter wonderland downtown, but that fresh snow effect didn’t last long. Click photo to enlarge. [...]
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  Posted: December 31, 2007, 2:38pm EST
  

• Featured Image - 12/19/07

  Less scaffolding obscures Town Hall as sections of the exterior masonry repair are completed.Click photo to enlarge. [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2007, 2:22pm EST
  

• Recap of the December 17th Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board chose committee liaison assignments, discussed the Boy Scouts [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2007, 1:13am EST
  

• Recap of the December 10th Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board heard about a planned automated system for tracking citizen complaints, dissolved the UMass subprecincts, and presented budget priorities to the Town Manager, among other business at Monday [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2007, 12:48am EST
  

• Featured Image - 12/13/07

  A steady stream of cars left UMass Thursday afternoon when the snowstorm forced the school to close early.Click photo to enlarge. [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2007, 5:43pm EST
  

• Recap of the December 3rd Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board heard citizen complaints about a bad intersection and fees for a marijuana rally; received Community Development Block Grant updates; and considered budget procedure issues, among other business at the December 3rd meeting. [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2007, 5:30pm EST
  

• Recap of the November 28th Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board approved signing a letter opposing military action against Iran, and voted on its recommendations for Article 1 on the Special Town Meeting warrant regarding Professional Research Park use, among other business at Wednesday [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2007, 11:23pm EST
  

• The Next Step

  This site, the Town Meeting blog and the tally vote database all spring from the same belief: that participation, information and accountability are vital for good government. Now it [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2007, 4:33pm EST
  

• Featured Image - 11/29/07

  Mount Norwottuck viewed from Mount Pollux.Click photo to enlarge. [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2007, 3:21pm EST
  

• Recap of the November 19th Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board set downtown parking policy for the holidays, and made its recommendations on Article 15 [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2007, 9:19am EST
  

• Mobile Home

  The final house on Kendrick Park was moved through downtown to its new location on Gray Street. [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2007, 7:36pm EST
  

• Recap of the November 15th Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board opted not to reconsider its vote on the Spring Street warrant article, approved an equal tax rate for all property classifications, and recommended dismissal of articles 13 and 14, among other business at Thursday [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2007, 8:48pm EST
  

• Recap of the November 7th Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board approved a restaurant liquor license for the UMass Faculty Club, heard an update on a prominent eviction situation, and approved the charge for the new Water Supply Protection Committee, among other business at Wednesday [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2007, 1:15pm EST
  

• Recap of the November 5th Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board signed the November 28th Special Town Meeting warrant, and took positions on the CPAC open space and Town Hall restoration articles, among other business at Monday [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2007, 11:53pm EST
  

• Recap of the October 29th Select Board Meeting

  The Select Board took positions on warrant articles addressing light manufacturing and reconsideration of the UMass effluent fee waiver, and held a joint election to fill a vacancy on the Library Board of Trustees, among other business at the October 29th meeting. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2007, 1:36pm EST