AMHERST Before this year’s Merry Maple ceremony takes place, the large tree that has lent its name to the event since the 1960s is likely to be cut down and removed from the North Common.With the Public Shade Tree Committee on Tuesday supporting a.
Garden report: The pink peonies opened in a swoop, then we’re hit with the rain. The white ones will open this week. There are blossoms on the pepper plants. Something devastated the sunflower starts I planted. The stalks were toppled in the bed..
AMHERST A return to a live and in-person Merry Maple celebration, during which the large tree will be lit on the North Common in front of Town Hall, is set for Dec. 3.The event, running from 4 to 6:30 p.m., starts with an open house at the Central.
AMHERST Dorothy D. Gavin, who since 1999 has been financially supporting nursing services for Amherst’s senior citizens and who was the first tenant at Applewood Retirement Community in 1991, is being recognized as the town’s oldest resident.Gavin,.
AMHERST Dorothy D. Gavin, who since 1999 has been financially supporting nursing services for Amherst’s senior citizens and who was the first tenant at Applewood Retirement Community in 1991, is being recognized as the town’s oldest resident. Gavin,.