🌱 Amherst Daily: Get Ready For The Weekend

Morning, Amherst! Tony Schinella here. Let's get you all caught up to start this Friday, May 20 off on an informed note. Here's everything happening in Amherst today.

First, today's weather:

Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny. High: 81 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories in Amherst today:

1. Jurors In Beheading Case Won't Hear About Perp's Past: PM Patch NH
2. 35 Community Meals Along the Seacoast of New Hampshire and Maine (wokq.com)
3. Dunkin’ Foundation To Donate Money To 4 Hospitals On Iced Coffee Day
4. Lyle Craker Obituary (1941 - 2022) - Amherst, MA - Daily Hampshire Gazette (Legacy.com)
5. Amherst: This Weekend's Upcoming Events: Hilltop Circus; Music; More (Amherst Patch)
6. Amherst Weather Forecast For The Weekend Ahead (Amherst Patch)
7. Amherst Prospective Homeowners: Check Out 3 New Properties On The Market (Amherst Patch)
8. Covid metrics are rising again. Now what? (POLITICO)
9. 🌱 Amherst Daily: Summer Camp Info; Obits; Theatre; More (Patch)
10. 🌱 Merrimack Daily: $25M PFAS Remediation, Regs; Obits; And More (Patch)

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Today in Amherst:

• 2022 Hilltop Circus: "In the Hundred Acre Wood" (6:30 PM)
• 2022 Hilltop Circus: "In the Hundred Acre Wood" (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Opportunity Networks: "Emilee's Happy Place 🌞🚣" (Facebook)
• Peabody Mill Environmental Center - PMEC: "Way to represent PMEC Miss Celina at Family Fun Night at Reeds Ferry last night! Thank You for having us!" (Facebook)

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Events:

• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (May 20)
• Kreiva Academy 2022-2023 Information Session and Tour (May 22)
• The Basics of Estate Planning (May 25)
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Announcements:

• Karen O’Rourke Receives Certified Financial Planner Certification (Details)
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You're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Tony Schinella

About me: Award-winning journalist and broadcaster for Patch.com in NH (off and on) since June 2011. Community coverage includes Concord, Hampton-North Hampton, Merrimack, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Salem. Reachable at tony.schinella@patch.com. Career highlights available on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/an...

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