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AMHERST — For nearly a half-century, the Norway maple tree at the center of the North Common has served as the focal point of the Merry Maple celebration that kicks off the holiday season. But its time may soon come to an end as the town prepares to...
AMHERST — Amherst’s famed Merry Maple tree, and two other aging Norway maple trees on the North Common in front of Town Hall, will be the subject of a hearing next month focused on their possible removal.Tree Warden Alan Snow scheduled the hearing for...
AMHERST — A $1.8 million rehabilitation of the North Common in front of Town Hall, expected to commence in 2023, is receiving a significant influx of federal money.Town officials announced that the project, in which the Main Street parking lot will be...
AMHERST — Thirteen people gathered around the Merry Maple tree in downtown Amherst to read the Declaration of Human Rights on Friday evening — the town’s annual celebration of its adoption by the United Nations.“I think it’s important to just take a...
AMHERST — Human Rights Day was marked with events in downtown Amherst on Friday and Saturday.The commemorations began at 6 p.m. Friday with the reading of a proclamation adopted by the Town Council this week. The candlelight vigil is held on the North...