BOY SCOUT TROOP 500: An open house for boys ages 11 to 17 and their families will be held by Boy Scout Troop 500 at the South Amherst Congregational Church, 1066 South East St., from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Scoutmaster Michelle Chandler said in an email that all boys in Grades 5 to 11 are welcome to learn more about the troop, which helps build friendship through fun and outdoor adventure.
For more information, call Chandler at 256-5412.
POLICE REACCREDITED: Fifteen years ago, Amherst Police became just the second department in Massachusetts to be accredited.
On Thursday, Police Chief Scott Livingstone learned that the department maintained its status, passing 257 mandatory standards and exceeding required optional standards, according to the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission.
The accreditation came after peer review Feb. 2 to 4 in which policies, procedures, operations, staffing, equipment and facility maintenance were examined.
Reaccreditations previously occurred in 2004, 2007, 2011 and 2013.