Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Hanukkah greetings to all our Jewish friends and neighbors. I like the new holiday decorations on the street lights in downtown Amherst. They are very bright and visible. * * * William Hosley stressed the importance of place …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Thanksgiving greetings to all our friends and neighbors. Several faith communities and organizations provided a meal and company on the holiday for anyone who wanted to come. The Amherst Survival Center was one group that provided dinner at …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
I was scheduled to serve as a poll worker for the early morning shift at Precinct 7 in the Crocker Farm School. I brought the newspaper and several New Yorkers to keep me busy during the lulls. Imagine …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
We were very lucky with last week’s storm. I lost power for 45 minutes, some North Amherst friends were out for four hours and friends in Shutesbury said they were out for 12 hours. Some of the tree …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Reminder: Change your clocks Saturday night before you go to bed — or Sunday morning when you get up. Reminder Two: Tuesday is election day. We have federal and state offices on the ballot was well as questions. …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Reminder: Real estate taxes are due Nov. 1, the day after Halloween. Speaking of Halloween, if you don’t want Trick-or-Treaters coming to your home, don’t put on your porch or front door lights. Otherwise be prepared for some …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Garden report: The marigolds, morning glory, petunias, zinnias, impatiens and celosia still have blooms. But the leaves look bedraggled. The season is winding down. The vegetable bed has been cleared. In that process I ate some cherry tomatoes …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Larry Siddall of Amherst went to Cuba and brought back a card that includes a photo of a green and white Chevy with the big fins, as well as street and water scenes. He wrote, “Friendly people, good …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
I hope you all will indulge me while I share some tales of my grandchildren, whom I visited last week in Rockville, Md. Tony, 11, is now in middle school and the bus comes at 7:20 a.m. There …
Monday, September 24, 2012
It’s official: Summer is over. Fall is here. The final flowers — New England asters, autumn sedum and dahlia — have bloomed. It’s time to bring the hanging geranium and fern inside. * * * The Amherst Rotary …
