Multiple reminders:
1. Change clocks on Saturday, Halloween night. If you are driving Saturday night, please be careful and aware of trick-or-treaters.
2. Real estate taxes are due Monday, Nov. 2.
3. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Please vote if you haven’t done so. I will be working at Crocker Farm for the early morning shift. The polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Historic Northampton will hold a program, “ Who Belongs? Meet your Neighbor, Bathsheba Hill,” Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. at Shepherd Barn. Panelists include Dr. Nicole Young-Martin, Betel Arnold and Susan Stinson. Seating is limited to 50. Sliding scale admission. To register, visit: www.historicnorthampton.org.
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The Amherst Historical Society and Museum is partnering with Amherst Oyster Bar to launch “History on the Half Shell,” a new lecture series that presents a fresh take on history in a social setting, according to an email from Liz Larson, museum director. The first talk will be held Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. and feature Eric Ross discussing “The Atomic Age and the Rise of AI: New Technology, Old Problems.” Ross is an educator, organizer, writer, and Ph.D. candidate in history at UMass. Tickets will be available at the door of the Oyster Bar.
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My neighbors, Linda and Roger Stenlund, sent a postcard depicting many views of Stockholm, Sweden, where they visited family and friends. They wrote that they enjoyed the foliage and mild weather. “The train system is unbeatable,” they wrote.
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Bruce Wilcox of Amherst sent several email photos from Australia, where he participated in the 70-plus World Cup Soccer Tournament. His team won a silver medal in their age bracket, beating Australia and Japan while Germany came in first. In one photo, he is standing before the sign board. Another photo depicts a plaque noting Captain Cook designated the site Lookout Point that now has lots of kangaroos.
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