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Today & coming up
- Tue, Oct 27, 8:00 a.m.: Town holds ballot testing session Oct. 27. Amherst will test its voting equipment Tuesday, Oct. 27 starting at 8 a.m. in the Barbara Landry Meeting Room at 2 Main Street.Town of Amherst
- Tue, Oct 27, 1:00 p.m.: Library's fiction book club meets Oct. 27. Amherst Town Library's ATL Reads fiction book club gathers in person Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 1 p.m. for its monthly discussion.Amherst Public Library
- Tue, Oct 27, 6:00 p.m.: Recreation Commission meets Tuesday evening. The Amherst Recreation Commission meets Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 6 to 7 p.m. at 4 Cross Road.Town of Amherst
- Thu, Oct 29, 7:00 p.m.: Library hosts Evening of Poetry Oct. 29. Amherst Town Library presents an in-person Evening of Poetry on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m., open to the community.Amherst Public Library
- Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 p.m.: Trick-or-treating set for Saturday evening. Amherst's official trick-or-treating hours run Saturday, Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. townwide; the Amherst Public Library calendar also lists the evening.Town of Amherst
Latest local news
- Trick or Treating in AmherstOctober 31
- Halloween Trick or TreatOctober 31
- Scout Troop 613: Hot Dog and Chili Sales, School Street Common ReservationOctober 31
- Barbara Landry Meeting Room ReservationOctober 28
- Conservation Commission MeetingOctober 28
- Recreation Commission MeetingOctober 27
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Past briefings
- Saturday, October 24, 2026 — Amherst sets Saturday trick-or-treating hours as town and library events fill the week ahead