Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Merry Christmas and Kwanzaa greetings to all our friends and neighbors. * * * Khalea Glasgow, the daughter of Sharon Glasgow of Amherst, volunteered for six months at a hospital in Iganga, Uganda, as part of the Northeastern …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Garden report of sorts: On Dec. 3 there was a bright-yellow dandelion in my lawn. * * * I have been reading about the increase in fires in the papers now that people are using wood stoves with …
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 28, 2012
Now that Thanksgiving is past it’s time to gear up for the winter holidays. The Merry Maple lighting ceremony is Friday around 4 p.m. on the Town Common in front of Town Hall. The Regional Middle School Chorus …
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 …
