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🌱 Patch AM: Amherst community mourns the passing of Hamilton Morris Stewart

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  • Amherst community mourns the passing of Hamilton Morris Stewart

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  • Tuesday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Showers around; not as warm, temps: high: 68, low: 52.
  • Thursday: Rain, mainly later; breezy, with a high of 67 and low of 40 degrees.

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• Hamilton Morris Stewart (nashuatelegraph.com) — Amherst is mourning longtime resident Hamilton Morris Stewart, a 74-year-old engineer, sailor, and dog lover who died April 4 with family by his side. Friends and neighbors can honor his life at a memorial service at the Congregational Church of Amherst on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 11 a.m.    


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