Around Amherst: Day of Recollection is pause to remember COVID’s toll
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST The town is joining a nationwide Day of Recollection to honor those who have lost their lives after contracting COVID-19.
On Jan. 19 at 5:30 p.m., the town will mark the reflection on the pandemic with the ringing of the bells at Town Hall.
Town Manager Paul Bockelman is being directed to have town buildings illuminated during the hour-long remembrance period.
This week the Town Council adopted a proclamation remembering the more than 350,000 in America who have died with COVID-19 and honoring the 20 million infected with the coronavirus.