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A municipal election that saw the Town of Amherst use an alternative voting process for the first time in its 131-year history has proven successful.
“Considering the many challenges created for us by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to introduce new technology, such as alternative voting, I’m very pleased with how the process went,” Returning Officer Kim Jones said, following the close of the voting on Oct. 17, 2020.
The Town of Amherst and its unionized police force have agreed to a new five-year collective agreement.
Amherst’s police officers, members of Atlantic Police Association Local 104, have been working without a contract since March 31, 2019, when the last collective agreement expired.
Santa Claus is coming to town, but the annual Christmas parade in the Town of Amherst will be very different from past ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Instead of the floats passing by people sitting on or standing next to the curb, the parade will be a stationary one. The floats will be parked on one side of Tantramar Crescent and folks will drive by in their own vehicles to view them.
The Town of Amherst has a new chief financial officer.
Amherst resident Michael Hunter, CPA, CA, was appointed to the position on Oct. 14, 2020, during a special session of Amherst town council.