Unlike last weekend, when Amherst Police handed out seventeen $300 noise tickets, this past weekend was, according to detective Dave Foster, "remarkably quiet," with only six noise warnings and three $300 nuisance house tickets issued to one location a... »
In addition to the major disturbance at Townhouse Apartments on Meadow Street profiled in the post below, alcohol related incidents kept Amherst police on the go all over town--but particularly so in immediate neighborhoods around UMass: Fearing Street... »
Townhouse Quad. Glorious weather on a long holiday weekend spelled trouble for APD, reminiscent of the September 9 Meadow Street Riot, when the north end of campus erupted in crowd violence while town and UMass officials were busy handing out oatmea... »
41 Hobart LaneYeah, kind of a "dog bites man story" as almost any abode on Hobart Lane is a usual suspect for Party "House of the Weekend"--especially over the next four or five weeks. Because of course, we are now in the run up to the infamous Hobart... »
Amherst ZBA from right: Mark Parent, Hilda Greenbaum, Keith Langsdale. Jeff Bagg town plannerIn spite of strong objections from neighbors and a first round "NO" vote from member Hilda Greenbaum that would have denied the Special Permit, the Zoning Boa... »
In spite of seasonably inclement weather--a cop's best friend--and a published plea from Select Board Chair Stephanie O'Keeffe in the venerable Mass Daily Collegian (3rd letter down, so not exactly top billing) outlining party behavior that is "Not OK"... »
Theta Chi Frat, 496 North Pleasant, UMass, AmherstEven though this past weekend actually included St. Patrick's Day, Amherst was a far calmer, nicer place to be. Amherst police issued only one $300 Noise Bylaw ticket and four warnings as opposed to l... »
