Around Town: Daffodils will spring up everywhere in '09
By Scott Merzbach
Staff Writer
Published on September 05, 2008
In anticipation of Amherst's 250th anniversary in 2009, 10,000 daffodil bulbs are being planted on town commons and in municipal parks this fall as part of an effort called "Amherst in Bloom."
The bulbs are expected to be put in the ground in October by local landscapers and students at the Stockbridge School of Agriculture. The daffodil varieties Goblet, Camelot and Thalia are recommended for planting by the Garden Club of Amherst so that the daffodils will bloom in May, when the anniversary theme will be Neighborhoods.
People interested in purchasing bulbs can do so at the Garden Club's plant sale Sept. 20 at the Strong House on Amity Street, the weekly farmers market in downtown Amherst or at the Hadley Garden Center.
Organizers hope neighborhoods, churches, schools and businesses will join in the celebration to beautify Amherst's landscapes.
Anyone seeking more information about the Amherst in Bloom celebration can contact Dolly Jolly at dollyjolly@comcast.net
Late night snacks
A new food cart selling sausages, hot dogs, soda and other assorted items will open outside the downtown bars this fall.
Mauro Aniello, who operates the Monkey Bar and Grill restaurant at 63 North Pleasant St., said the Monkey Business cart may serve food from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily
The cart, Aniello said, will be parked close to his restaurant, and he hopes it might serve to ease some of the crowds after bars let out for the night.
The food will include also include Tofu Pups, steak and cheese sandwiches and prepackaged snack food.
The Select Board recently approved the lunch cart license.
Weiss report
Each week the Select Board agenda sets aside time for a report from Town Manager Larry Shaffer.
Now, Select Board Chairman Gerry Weiss will be providing his own report to his fellow board members, supplementing Shaffer's report, which is something appreciated by board member Stephanie O'Keeffe
O'Keeffe writes on her Web site, stephanieokeeffe.com, that having the weekly report from the chairman will help the public and other board members to stay up to date:
"I think this could be a good way for him to inform the SB (Select Board) and the community at large about bits of information large and small."
In the first week of his report, which focused primarily on the Plum Brook Recreation Area and how well the grass is growing on the soccer fields, Weiss joked that the title of his comments should be pronounced just like the television show Colbert Report, in which the t's are silent.
"I think it should actually be called the Chair Report," Weiss said.
Meetings
MONDAY: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Room, Town Hall; Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 p.m., Glass Room, Bangs Center.
TUESDAY: Board of Assessors, 4:30 p.m., Town Room, Town Hall; Public Works Committee, 7 p.m., Glass Room, Bangs Center; Amherst School Committee, 7 p.m., library, Regional High School; Agricultural Commission, 7 p.m., First Floor Meeting Room, Town Hall; LSSE Commission, 7:30 p.m., library, Regional Middle School.
WEDNESDAY: Public Shade Tree Committee, 4 p.m., Town Room, Town Hall; 250th Anniversary Executive Committee, 7:30 p.m., Glass Room, Bangs Center.
THURSDAY: Council on Aging, 9 a.m., South Meeting Room, Bangs Center; Town Meeting Coordinating Committee, 6:30 p.m., Lower Meeting Room, Bangs Center; Finance Committee, 7 p.m., Glass Room, Bangs Center; Jones Library Board of Trustees, 7 p.m., Trustee Room, Jones Library; Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 p.m., Town Room, Town Hall for public hearings on request to construct a five-unit town house on Pomeroy Lane; request to transfer permit to new owners at 314 Lincoln Ave.
FRIDAY: Public Task Force and Public Transportation Committee, 9 a.m., Town Room, Town Hall.
