AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – Work on the new Fort River Elementary School in Amherst is set to begin in the next few weeks. The new school will be built to the south of the existing Fort River Elementary ...

AMHERST — Wild River Elementary. Amethyst Brook Elementary. Emily Dickinson Elementary. Before the end of the calendar year, one of those, or something else entirely, could become the official name ...

AMHERST — More money available to support the Amherst elementary schools budget should preserve the instrumental music program, as well as two special education instructors, one at Wildwood School and ...

AMHERST — Some community members are shocked, confused and calling for action over the reinstatement of a school counselor accused of misgendering LGBTQ students at the middle school and ...

Teachers and professional staff in Amherst’s elementary schools and middle school affected by restructuring of buildings in advance of the 2026-2027 school year will receiving additional compensation.

Embattled Amherst School Committee member Peter Demling — the former chair of the Union #26 committee — and the chair of the Pelham School Committee, Sarah Hall, both resigned from their posts last ...

Anticipated health insurance increases and cost-of-living adjustments for teachers and staff are driving what could be as much as a $2.06 million deficit in the fiscal year 2027 budget for Amherst’s ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst and Williamsville Central School Districts announced on Wednesday that its elementary schools will have two half days next week due to high temperatures. The half days ...

The Amherst Public Library, 221 Spring St., hosted a new program on July 27 called School Bus Storytime for children to gain experience in riding a school bus. Kristina Hudson, public service ...