🌱 How would 140 new affordable units reshape North Amherst’s village center?

Hello North Amherst! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How would 140 new affordable units reshape North Amherst’s village center?
• Could North Amherst’s Ruxton site become the long-term home for DPW?

Also on today's calendar: BEARLY DEAD and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 65, low: 47.
• Sunday: Cloudy, showers; cooler, with a high of 54 and low of 33 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Residents air concerns over plans for 140 units of affordable housing in North Amherst (gazettenet.com) — A 140-unit all-affordable housing proposal at 246 Montague Road has North Amherst neighbors worried about worsening traffic, wetlands impacts, and the building’s size. Town officials and Beacon Communities argue the project would advance Amherst’s housing goals, but residents are pressing for design changes, infrastructure solutions, and assurances the development will truly serve local needs.
   

• DPW Building Committee Seeks to Hire Designer by July. Swing Space for DPW Workers? Maybe Not (amherstindy.org) — Town officials are moving ahead with hiring a designer for a new DPW building, while debating whether North Amherst’s Ruxton site off Pulpit Hill Road should serve as temporary or permanent space. With a tight October 1 move-out deadline and no clear swing space for vehicles or maintenance, the committee is weighing costly temporary moves against investing more directly in long-term DPW quarters.
   

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📸 Around North Amherst

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Amherst

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 17

• Altered States
  University of Massachusetts Amherst, 300 Massachusetts Ave, Amherst
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 17

• BEARLY DEAD
  The Drake , 44 N Pleasant St , Amherst
  8:00 pm
• Lady Snowblood (Late Nights)
  Amherst Cinema , 28 Amity St , Amherst
  9:45 pm

Saturday April 18

• Amherst Farmers Market Opening Day!
  Town of Amherst Calendar , Boltwood Ave , Amherst
  8:00 am
• Drop-in Scratch Art at The Mill District Local Art Gallery
  Mill District Local Art Gallery , 91 Cowls Rd , Amherst
  10:00 am
• Princess Bride Night 2
  Franklin Patterson Hall , Hampshire College , 893 West St , Amherst
  7:30 pm
• Kirtan with Matthew Andrews | Devotional Chanting – April 18 | Resonance Hot Yoga + Massage Amherst MA
  Resonance Hot Yoga + Massage , 181A University Dr , Amherst
  7:30 pm
• BRENN! - The Warm Up Tour
  The Drake , 44 N Pleasant St , Amherst
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Cuppa' Joe with Paul and Town Engineer Jason Skeels
  Town of Amherst Calendar , 450 West Street , Amherst
  8:00 am
• Veterans Breakfast for All
  Town of Amherst Calendar , 70 Boltwood Walk , Amherst
  8:00 am
• Mystical Arts of Tibet
  Old Chapel , 144 Hicks Way , Amherst
  9:00 am
• Yoga & Pilates With Celeste
  Bangs Community Center , 70 Boltwood Walk , Amherst
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chilli's posted a job opening for Janitor - Hadley Chili's - No Experience Required in Hadley. Apply here.
• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Cleaning/Maintenence Associate in Hadley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Amherst here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Amherst

• 🏫 School Committee Announces Next Superintendent (readingrecap.com)
• UMassFive Enhances Digital Banking Experience with Charitable Giving Feature (businesswest.com)
• Amherst community ‘heartbroken' as Hampshire College prepares to close (westernmassnews.com)

Hadley

• H.S. Roundup: Granby softball holds off Hopkins in Hadley (gazettenet.com)
• Making News in Business, April 17 (gazettenet.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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