Town Council Meeting (vote on ARMS middle school roof)
2026-03-09 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Monday March 9th at the Amherst Town Council meeting, they should be approving the additional $1.6 million in free cash for the auditorium portion of the ARMS roof. This has been recommended by the Finance Committee. The report from the Finance Committee is available here.
Town of Amherst
Regular Town Council Meeting
Monday, March 9, 2026, 6:45 p.m.
Town Room, Town Hall
4 Boltwood Ave. Amherst, MA 01002
Virtual Public Access: https://amherstma.zoom.us/j/82147444151
Agenda
Note: Members of the public may attend virtually via Zoom, by phone by calling phone (301)
715-8592, enter webinar ID: 821 4744 4151, or in person. The meeting will also be live
broadcast on Amherst Media channel 17 and https://amherstmedia.org/live-stream

Regional School Committee Hearing (Advocacy opportunity in person)
2026-03-10 18:30 - 21:00 | Amherst Regional High School library
This is the meeting at which members of the community can react to proposed budget cuts for next year and advocate for the budget!
The draft budget is available here. The draft budget closes a $1.1 million dollar gap through a combination of moving positions to revolving funds, applying more in reserves, and changing and eliminating some positions. In the end it looks like a net loss of approximately 8 full time equivalent positions. Pages 28-35 of the budget provide details on all of this. Please read through the proposed changes ahead of Thursday’s budget hearing and then speak up at the hearing.
The Regional budget is complicated. Amherst has recently said that it can increase slightly the amount it can give (from a 3.5% increase to a 3.85% increase over last year’s contribution) but the full Regional Budget is determined by all four towns and must be shared proportionally based on the Regional Agreement. So, Amherst alone being willing to increase doesn’t mean that the other towns are willing/able to do so. Thus far the only budget being considered is the one linked above with approximately a million dollars in cuts. It is still important though, for people to speak up and advocate for what concerns them most. If we don’t speak up we don’t convey that these cuts hurt our schools, our kids and our community. We need families from ALL FOUR TOWNS to speak up for the Regional Schools.
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Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee: FY27 Budget Hearing
(Rescheduled from Thursday, February 26, 2026)
6:30 PM
Library
Amherst Pelham Regional High School
21 Mattoon St, Amherst, MA
Public comment can be emailed to SCpubliccomment@arps.org by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Public comment can also be left by voicemail (under 3 minutes) at 413-362-1891 by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting.
This meeting will be shown via live-stream on Amherst Media (Channel 15)
Posted February 9 2026 at 7:00pmFind agenda and live stream link here once posted: https://go.boarddocs.com/ma/arps/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CUPT2U6876ED

Rural Schools Week - State Advocacy Opportunity
2026-03-13 17:45 - 19:15 | Pelham Elementary School, 45 Amherst Rd, Pelham, MA
Rural Schools Week – State Advocacy Opportunity – FRIDAY, 3/13/26, 5:45-7:15 PM in the PELHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GYMNASIUM (see attached flyer for more info or an email from Wren from 3/7). Learn about state advocacy and what you can do. Rural School aid is especially important for the Regional Budget and has been underfunded for a long time.

Flyer_Pelham_Advocacy_Night

Special Town Council and Finance Committee Meeting - Four Towns
2026-03-14 09:00 - 11:00 | Amherst Regional Middle School – Library, 170 Chestnut St, Amherst, MA
In person in the ARMS Library. Elected officials from all four towns will meet to get an update on the Regional budget and discuss their contributions for FY27. No public comment but the public can attend and observe.

Call to Order
Welcome and Introductions
FY27 Regional School Committee Draft Budget Presentation
Discussion and breakout groups
Next Steps
Topics not anticipated by the President 48 hours in advance of the meeting
Adjourn

There will be no public comment period at this special meeting.

Amherst Finance Committee Meeting (virtual; no public comment)
2026-03-17 13:00 - 15:00 | VIrtual (details above)
Meeting name: Amherst Finance Committee
Date and time: Tues, Mar 17 1:00 – 3:00
Location: Virtual
Virtual meeting URL: https://amherstma.zoom.us/j/87481974364
Link to agenda: https://www.amherstma.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=34994&month=3&year=2026&day=13&calType=0
Why this meeting matters: One of the agenda items is the finance committee discussing the four towns meeting that happens on Saturday.

Amherst Elementary School Committee budget hearing (in person and zoom; public comment)
2026-03-17 18:30 - 21:00 | Amherst Town Hall, 4 Boltwood Ave., Amherst
On Tuesday 3/17 at 6:30 PM the Amherst Elementary School Committee will hold its annual budget hearing for the FY27 Budget.

The Meeting will take place in the Town Room at Town Hall and is also available via Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/95934675913?pwd=[REDACTED]

This is the public’s chance to weigh in on the FY27 budget and the changes that will result from the proposed budget. At this point in time, the Town of Amherst has told the Elementary School District that it can expect a 3.85% increase over the funding it received from the town last year. This still leaves a budget gap of approximately $1 million. You can view the entire budget here.

Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee - FY27 Budget vote (in person; public comment)
2026-03-24 18:00 | Amherst Regional High School library
Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
6:00 PM
In-Person Meeting
Library at ARHS
Public comment can be emailed to SCpubliccomment@arps.org by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Public comment can also be left by voicemail (under 3 minutes) at 413-362-1891 by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting.
This meeting will be shown via live-stream on Amherst Media (Channel 15)

Amherst School Committee (in person and virtual; public comment)
2026-03-24 18:30 - 21:30 | Amherst Regional High School library
Amherst School Committee, Hybrid Meeting
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
6:30 PM
**NOTE: VIRTUAL OPTION, AND ARHS LOCATION TO ACCOMMODATE REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING AT 6 PM **
Amherst-Pelham Regional High School library (side entrance), 21 Mattoon St.
Virtual Public Access: https://zoom.us/j/99549366983?pwd=[REDACTED]
Note: Members of the public may attend virtually via Zoom, by phone by calling (301) 715-8592 enter
webinar ID: 995 4936 6983, or in person.
This meeting will be livestreamed by Amherst Media (channel 15, amherstmedia.org, or www.youtube.com/AmherstMedia).
Members of the public who would like to submit public comments to the committee can do so by speaking during the meeting (in-person, remotely by Zoom, or phone), or before 3:00 PM on the day of the meeting by sending an email to SCPublicComment@arps.org, leaving a voicemail at 413-362-1891, or texting 413-362-1891.
Posted: Friday, March 20, 2026, 6:24 PM

Office hours with State Rep Mindy Domb
2026-03-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Amherst Town Hall, 4 Boltwood Ave., Amherst
Open office hours
Location: Town Hall, First Floor Meeting Room

Mindy Domb, State Representative

FY27 Budget VOTE - Amherst School Committee (Hybrid Meeting)
2026-03-28 20:00 - 22:30 | Amherst Regional High School library
LIST OF TOPICS: 1. Meeting Opening: 1A. Call to Order; 2. New and Continuing Business: 2A. FY27 Budget Discussion and Vote; 3. Meeting Closing: 3A. Adjourn. RECEIVED: 3/27/26 at 4:02 p.m.

Location: Amherst-Pelham Regional High School library (side entrance), 21 Mattoon St. Amherst, MA 01002 or Virtual Public Access: https://zoom.us/j/98690610689 Note: Members of the public may attend virtually via Zoom, by phone by calling (301) 715-8592 enter webinar ID 986 9061 0689, or in person. This meeting will be livestreamed by Amherst Media (channel 15, amherstmedia.org, or www.youtube.com/AmherstMedia).
BoardDocs Meeting Posting: https://go.boarddocs.com/ma/arps/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=DSKQY76B8AF9

Amherst School Committee Meeting - Elementary Budget Vote (hybrid; comment by 3pm)
2026-03-31 20:00 - 22:30 | Amherst Regional High School library
The School Committee will meet on Tuesday 3/31 at 8pm (after the Regional Meeting) in the ARHS Library and via Zoom, to finalize the budget. Per the Town of Amherst Charter, the School Committee must send a budget to the Town Manager by 4/1 so they have to come to a decision on Tuesday night. There is no public comment at this meeting, but the public can always email the School Committee at AmherstSchoolCommittee@arps.org. The public can follow the meeting via YouTube or join by Zoom.

More info: https://www.arpsparents.com/elementary-vote-3-31-26/

**NOTE TIME AND ARHS LOCATION TO ACCOMMODATE PRECEEDING REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING **
Amherst-Pelham Regional High School library (side entrance), 21 Mattoon St.
Virtual Public Access: https://zoom.us/j/98690610689
Note: Members of the public may attend virtually via Zoom, by phone by calling (301) 715-8592 enter
webinar ID 986 9061 0689, or in person.
This meeting will be livestreamed by Amherst Media (channel 15, amherstmedia.org, or www.youtube.com/AmherstMedia).
Posted: Friday, March 27, 2026, 3:30 PM
https://go.boarddocs.com/ma/arps/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=DSKQY76B8AF9
