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• And another one gone...

  —Only in The Republic of Amherst

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  So it was announced at a Wednesday staff meeting that Department Head Epi Bodhi, Director of the Amherst Health Department is retiring. Ms Bodhi will probably best be remembered for the caustic Smoking Ban in Bars battle, dubbed the "issue of the year" by the venerable Amherst Bulletin for 1999. [...]

  Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:35am EST
  by LarryK4

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• Gratitude

  —Tommy Devine's Online Journal

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  Happy Thanksgiving!
  
  The lights looked really nice in Northampton last night.
  
  
  
  Today was the community Thanksgiving dinner put on by the Amherst Survival Center at the Lutheran Church.
  
  
  
  The yard of the partyhouse next door to [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 2:12pm EST
  by Tom

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• Detective John Burns, 2009

  —Amherst Police Department Blog

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  The Amherst Police have lost one of their own. Detective John Burns, who retired in 1988, passed away on November 22nd from an existing heart condition. Detective Burns started his career with the Amherst Police Department in 1970, hired by Chief Frank Hart, after serving 4 years in the Philadelphia [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:02pm EST
  by Amherst Police

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• Seatbelt Enforcement

  —Amherst Police Department Blog

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  The Amherst Police Department is joining law enforcement organizations across the state and country to launch a special Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization. Increased law enforcement activities will be conducted throughout the month targeting drivers and passengers not wearing their seat belts. This special crackdown is taking [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:55am EST
  by Amherst Police

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• UMass Health Services: Not Diagnosing Swine Flu?

  —Amherst Life Blog

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  People, UMass-Amherst's Heath Services Center is not diagnosing students with Swine Flu nor are they keeping track of the numbers of students with swine flu... They don't seem to think that knowing/having the number of students with swine flu matters. We find this troubling. More troubling is the fact that' [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 3:43am EST
  by The Crew

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• Moti Restaurant

  —Amherst Life Blog

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  Well, we don't want to boast, but it does look like the owners of Moti saw our business prospects in Amherst posting (along with two new taxi companies) and they are doing very well. The moral of the story: if Amherst Life calls for a new business in town, one' [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 3:30am EST
  by The Crew

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• Pledging Allegiance

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  So I read in Catherine Sanderson's blog that it's illegal for Massachusetts schoolteachers not to lead their classes in the Pledge of Allegiance.
  
  It's not WAY illegal-- the punishment is a fine "not more than $5." (makes me wonder: who sets the fine? Could Amherst decide to fine [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 5:43am EST
  by Gavin Andresen

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• Journalism class fun etc.

  —AboutAmherst

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  One of our most engaging guests ever came to journalism class yesterday -- Amherst Police Capt. Jennifer Gundersen. Students barraged her with questions and her answers were way more informative and sometimes entertaining than I expected them to be.
  "Great transparency," Julian, our Hampshire [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:40pm EST
  by Mary E.Carey

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• Why I love Western Massachusetts

  —EverythingCU.com World 2.0 Adventure

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  My honey, Lesley Lambert, poses the question what are you thankful for about Western Mass? on her blog. My reply became so lengthy it needed its own space: As a kid growing up in Amherst, I took the Pioneer Valley for granted, and lamented the things it lacked. Namely interesting things [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 12:30pm EST
  by Morriss Partee

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• Sign sign everywhere a sign

  —Only in The Republic of Amherst

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  Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind / Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign
  
  So this large sign out by state owned Rt 116 coming into North Amherst goes one better on copyright "fair use" borrowing. Not only the white on [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:18am EST
  by LarryK4

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• A tale of two signs

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  So four years ago when the town ripped off the state's design logo for signage (that Mass charges $1,200 annually per location) Hickory Ridge Golf Course was paying for this sign in South Amherst, but Cherry Hill in North Amherst got theirs for free (two [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:57am EST
  by LarryK4

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• When the State breaks trust

  —Only in The Republic of Amherst

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  When Town Manager Larry Shaffer signed a 5-year Strategic Agreement with Umass for roughly $100,000 more than they had been paying Amherst for fire/ambulance protection the year before, he allowed them to take credit for the $100,000 Payment in lieu of Taxes Amherst receives from [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 1:48pm EST
  by LarryK4

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• Vagina Farce

  —Tommy Devine's Online Journal

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  A Flashback
  
  Here's a reprint of a long out of print post I wrote on January 23, 2004 about a controversy in Amherst:
  
  
  
  I was on my way to purchase my three morning papers (the Springfield Republican and then depending on who has' [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 2:47pm EST
  by Tom

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• H1N1 Immunization Clinic for Amherst kids Wednesday 11-11-09 @ARMS 9 am - 1 pm

  —Alisa for Amherst Blogspot

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  If your pediatrician/obstetrician still doesn't have H1N1 immunizations available (like Amherst Pediatrics doesn't for all their patients yet:-( check out the H1N1 Immunization Clinic for Amherst kids Wednesday 11-11-09 @ARMS 9 am - 1 pm.
  
  Q: Who can get the H1N1 immunization at this clinic tomorrow, Wednesday 11-11-09?
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:43am EST
  by Alisa V. Brewer

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• Capuano in Amherst

  —Tommy Devine's Online Journal

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  At the Black Sheep
  
  
  
  All of the candidates for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Ted Kennedy - with the exception of the frontrunner - appeared at UMass last night. In an unusual twist, the candidates from both parties appeared together, instead [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 2:51pm EST
  by Tom

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• UMass Library Under Fire

  —Only in The Republic of Amherst

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  No, not from "cleared" Gitmo detainees relocated to the People's Republic of Amherst, just from the usual suspects--right wing radio shock jocks who moonlight as Boston Herald columnists.
  
  And yes these are the same folks who flamed Umass Amherst last spring when Nitwit left' [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:05am EST
  by LarryK4

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• Incoming!

  —Only in The Republic of Amherst

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  WBUR Boston radio reports (NPR affiliate)
  Cartoon in today's Amherst Bulletin (also loaded with Letters and Columns on Gitmo)
  Ruth Hooke addresses Amherst Town Meeting
  
  UPDATE: 9:20 AM So conservative Boston talk radio station 96.9 WTKK called and will be' [...]

  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:36pm EST
  by LarryK4

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• Getting here

  —It's Loverly

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  Three years and four months ago, we moved to Northampton, Massachusetts. Pat was headed to UMass Amherst to finish a degree, and I was job-hunting after finishing my Masters program at SUNY Albany.
  
  Our decision to head to Massachusetts was based on school, and our [...]

  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:52pm EST
  by nc

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• Weekend Community Service Project

  —Amherst Police Department Blog

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  The Amherst Police Department’s Community Enhancement through Community Service Program was at St. Bridget’s Church this past weekend helping to clean up and rake the lawn. This community outreach program was started in 2007 by Sgt. Brian Johnson as a way to allow offenders who are required by the Eastern [...]

  Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:30am EST
  by Amherst Police

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• Town Manager Appoints Jennifer Gundersen to the position of Police Captain

  —Amherst Police Department Blog

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  Laurence Shaffer, Town Manager for the Town of Amherst, Massachusetts, has appointed Lieutenant Jennifer A. Gundersen to the position of Captain in the Amherst, Massachusetts, Police Department effective November 9, 2009.Lieutenant Gundersen has enjoyed a stellar career with the Town of Amherst Police Department. Lieutenant Gundersen was initially employed by [...]

  Posted: November 03, 2009, 5:21am EST
  by Ptlm. Frydryk

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• Amherst Police Receives MLEC Award

  —Amherst Police Department Blog

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  The Amherst Police Department has received an Award of Excellence in the Silver Category for municipal departments for participating in the annual Massachusetts Law Enforcement Challenge. The Challenge is a joint initiative supported by the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association (MCOPA) and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and [...]

  Posted: November 03, 2009, 5:08am EST
  by Ptlm. Frydryk

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• Amherst Town Meeting Fiddles...

  —Only in The Republic of Amherst

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  Select Board Chair Stephanie O'Keeffe explains the Interstellar Alien Landing Port
  
  But seriously folks, tonight the campaign for a multi-million dollar tax Override began.
  
  The Finance Committee gave a verbal report that parroted the Assistant Town Manager's presentation a few weeks back to the illustrious [...]

  Posted: November 02, 2009, 11:01pm EST
  by LarryK4

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• An American institution

  —Only in The Republic of Amherst

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  So, ugh, Amherst Town Meeting starts tonight--the 250th.5
  
  Only 14 articles compared to around 40 in the Spring so it should not take all that long. And the only article that will generate interest is #14, last on the list, thus no chance [...]

  Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:30am EST
  by LarryK4

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