Town of Amherst

09/24/2025

ANNUAL TOWN MEETING THIS SATURDAY!!
9/27 10:00 AM
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

09/03/2025

Trash pick up will continue tomorrow (Wednesday) as they had truck issues today.

09/02/2025

A message from Westley Ellington:

To the Residents of Amherst and the Members of the Selectboard:
I am writing to formally inform the town that I will not be accepting a potential nomination for a position on the Selectboard at this year’s Annual Town Meeting.
Serving on the Selectboard for the past seven years has been one of the most rewarding and humbling experiences of my life. I deeply appreciate the trust and support this town has shown me throughout my time in office. However, after careful consideration, I have determined that due to personal commitments and the time required to fulfill the role effectively, I cannot continue to serve at the level of dedication and excellence that the town rightly expects and deserves.
While I am stepping away from this position, my commitment to this community remains strong. I know and have witnessed continuously that the people serving this town do so with the best interest of their community in all that they do. They go vastly above and beyond in all aspects of their duties. And I feel truly privileged to have served and learned along side of each and everyone of them. I know that our Town of Amherst is in great hands, and will continue to be into the foreseeable future.
I hope that in the future, if called upon, I will be able to assist and support the town in any way I can.
Thank you once again for the opportunity and for the honor of serving this exceptional community.
Sincerely,
Wes Ellington

08/30/2025

Reminder!!!!
Union River Solid Waste customer's (Amherst, Aurora, Great Pond, Osborn, Waltham) - Just a reminder trash will be picked up One Day Later - be sure to have your stuff out by 7 AM on Tuesday 9/2/25 due to the Labor Day holiday.

Have a safe Weekend!

07/13/2025

Selectboard meeting Wednesday July 16 5PM

06/22/2025

The town of Amherst is seeking bids for the upcoming 2025/2026 snowplow/sanding season. At the discretion of the Town selectboard, contract extensions will be considered and negotiated with the awarded bidder, if the terms and scope of work are satisfactory.
Salt and sand will be provided by the town, and stored at the Town's sand shed located on the Sand Shed road in Amherst, off route 9.
There are a total of 6.7 miles of roads to maintain in town which include: Tannery Loop, Hanscom lane, Smith, Macdonald, Foster, Durham(Amherst section) and Mariaville road (Rt 181) to the Amherst Mariaville town line.
The awarded bidder will need to provide proof of liability insurance before entering a contract with the Town.
Bids will be accepted until July 15th. They will be opened and discussed at the July Selectboard meeting (TBA). The Selectboard reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

Please send sealed bids marked "plow bid" to:
Town of Amherst
PO Box 40
Aurora Maine 04408.

05/25/2025

Monday being a holiday, means Trash pickup will happen on Tuesday. Please have your trash out at the usual time, just a day later. Thank you!

05/24/2025

Are you missing a cute little tabby kitty in town? She (presumably) was found near the River Road on Tannery Loop Road. Please private message here if it is yours so we can return it to the owner. Thanks!

05/19/2025

Bulky waste cleanup drop off days!!!
Aurora sand shed June 7-8th 8-3pm
Waltham June 21-22 8-3PM

05/07/2025

Exciting news for the Town, we recently applied for a 50% matching grant to purchase new flags through the Galen Cole Family Foundation American Flag Program. It is a great program offered by the Foundation and we were accepted! Flags should be going up around town in the coming days!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Thank you Galen Cole Family Foundation!

05/06/2025

Reminder of special town meeting tomorrow evening at 6:30 PM.

04/17/2025