🌱 Amherst Patch: What You Need To Know Today (Thu, Jun 1)

Hello, everybody! It's me, Tony Schinella, your host of the Patch newsletter. Let's get this day started off right with a quick review of the most important things happening in town, including updates on:

• Former Rhode Island Mayor Touches Third Rails In Presidential Campaign
• Mass Shooting At Grad Party; Missing Woman Found Dead: May's Stories
• Another Earthquake Reported; Granite Shield Roundup; More: PM Patch NH

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But first, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 92 Low: 58.

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Here are the top stories in Amherst today:

1. Making News in Business, June 1 (GazetteNET)
2. Debra Clark Obituary (1956 - 2023) - Concord, NH - Concord Monitor (Legacy.com)
3. Shutesbury voters to consider green energy program, opposing ... (The Recorder)
4. David Vajra-Loeb Obituary (1947 - 2023) - Amherst, MA - Daily ... (Legacy.com)
5. Amherst: Cats, Rats, Pets Available For Adoption Nearby (Amherst Patch)
6. 🌱 Bedford Student Honored + Hunter Shot + Summer Reading Challenge (Patch)

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Today in Amherst:

• Lunch 'N Learn Social Media Marketing Workshop (11:45 AM)

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From my notebook:

• Amherst Lacrosse SVL: "Amherst Rec Lacrosse 2023 Family Picnic What a great night of pizza, ice cream sundaes, piñatas, friends, family and lacrosse!" (Amherst Lacrosse SVL via Facebook)
• Opportunity Networks: "It was a great day for a Fisher Cats game!" (Opportunity Networks via Facebook)
• Amherst Junior Women's Club: "Amherst Label is back for another year of awesome sponsorship! Thanks so much for supporting our Handbag Bingo event this summer! We are grateful for all of the support over the years! If your business is interested in a sponsorship, sen..." (Amherst Junior Women's Club via Facebook)
• Amherst Town Library: "For complete details about our Summer Reading Program, click this link: https://tinyurl.com/2p97tv3f" (Amherst Town Library via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday! See you tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Tony Schinella

About me: Tony is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster with three decades of media experience in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has won dozens of awards in both states. A native of the 603, Tony has been the field editor for Patch, off and on, since May 2011. Patch sites in NH include Amherst, Concord, Exeter, Hampton-North Hampton, Londonderry, Merrimack, Milford, Nashua, Portsmouth, Salem, Windham, Across NH Patch, and sites and newsletters for Bedford and Manchester. Email: tony.schinella@patch.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/an...

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