Kids, invite your favorite adult Amherst Recreation’s second annual Valentines Day Dance to benefit SHARE!  Dance the night away with your favorite parent, grandparent, relative or friend as you enjoy music, dancing, & snacks. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Where: AMS Cafeteria

When:  Friday, 2/17 – 6:30-8:00pm

Fee: A non-perishable item or a cash donation to benefit SHARE’s food pantry.

SHARE has posted the following statement on their website:  “The Food Pantry accepts non-perishables, paper goods, and personal hygiene items. The Pantry is always in need of toilet paper and large size diapers. Other needed items include: pasta and sauce, tuna and canned meats, juices, cereals, soups, canned fruit, and canned vegetables.”

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  Town of Amherst

   New Hampshire

TOWN OF AMHERST FIRST (DELIBERATIVE) SESSION:

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012 (7:00 pm)

SOUHEGAN COOPERATIVE HIGH SCHOOL (SHS)

TOWN OF AMHERST SECOND (VOTING BY OFFICIAL BALLOT) SESSION:

TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2012 (6:00 am – 8:00 pm)

SOUHEGAN COOPERATIVE HIGH SCHOOL (SHS)

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FY13 Form MS-DT  Town Default Budget

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PUBLIC NOTICE

 THE AMHERST TOWN LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL MEET ON

 FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012 AT 9:30AM

 FOR A SPECIAL WORK SESSION

 IN THE BALCONY OVER TECHNICAL SERVICES THE LIBRARY.

ALL MEETINGS OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

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JANUARY 12, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                    CONTACT: ANNE KRANTZ 673-9684; DENISE BLAHA 862-3785; RUSLYN VEAR 673-2288

RE: “BUTTON UP N.H.” WEATHERIZATION WORKSHOP

“BUTTON UP N.H.” WEATHERIZATION WORKSHOP

The Amherst Conservation Commission, the Town of Amherst, and the Amherst Town Library will present the “Button Up NH” Weatherization Workshop on Thursday, February 2 at 7:00 PM in the Johnson Meeting Room of the Library. Information on how simple household adjustments and modest investments can lead to significant energy and dollar savings over the long haul will be offered. The workshop will be conducted by professional energy auditors Paul Chalifour and Josh Zylak of Southern New Hampshire Services.  Topics will include: common sources of energy waste in homes, easy do-it-yourself steps to save energy, guidance on air sealing, when to bring in an energy professional, and the technical and financial resources available to make it happen.

Residents can also receive personalized assistance to energy related questions and get guidance through the process of implementing an energy reduction project through telephone and e-mail support provided by the “Button Up NH” workshop partners.

Made possible by a grant provided by the NH Office of Energy and Planning, with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, this UNH-based program is collaboration with Clean Air-Cool Planet, Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative, UNH Cooperative Extension, and the Lakes Region Community College.

This workshop is free and open to the public. However, registration is REQUIRED for this program due to space limitations. You can register for this program by calling 673-2288, emailing library@amherst.lib.nh.us or by visiting our website at www.amherst.lib.nh.us  and selecting “Calendar of Events. A raffle prize drawing for all attendees will occur at the workshop.

For more information on attending a “Button Up NH” workshop or getting a jump start on saving money on energy this winter, visit http://myenergyplan.net/buttonup

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TOWN OF AMHERST – BOARD OF SELECTMEN

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING  ON PROPOSED BOND PURSUANT TO RSA 33:8-a

The Board of Selectmen of the Town of Amherst hereby gives notice of a public hearing in accordance with the requirements of RSA 33:8-a, which shall take place at the Landry Meeting Room in the Amherst Town Hall on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at 7:00 pm, the subject of which hearing shall be the proposed appropriation of the sum of $800,000 by the issuance of bonds or notes for the purpose of funding the purchase of real estate, related costs of acquisition and the construction and improvements to the same to facilitate the use of said property as recreational fields, said article is contemplated to be considered by the voters of the town at the upcoming annual meeting.

Town of Amherst First (Deliberative) Session:  Wednesday, February 8, 2012 (7:00 pm) at Souhegan Cooperative High School (SHS). 

Second (Voting by Official Ballot) Session:  Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Souhegan Cooperative High School (SHS).

TOWN OF AMHERST – BOARD OF SELECTMEN

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – PURSUANT TO RSA 32:5 (I)

The Board of Selectmen of the Town of Amherst hereby gives notice of a public hearing in accordance with the requirements of RSA 32:5, (I), which shall take place at the Landry Meeting Room in the Amherst Town Hall on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at 7:30 pm, or at the conclusion of the public bond hearing of the Selectmen referenced above, whichever is later, the subject of which hearing shall be to discuss all purposes and amounts of appropriations to be included in the operating budget or special warrant articles that will be presented to the voters at the upcoming annual town meeting

Town of Amherst First (Deliberative) Session:  Wednesday, February 8, 2012 (7:00 pm) at Souhegan Cooperative High School (SHS). 

Second (Voting by Official Ballot) Session:  Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Souhegan Cooperative High School.

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Learn to create your own website!

Beginning this month the Amherst Recreation Department will be extending its activity offerings to include a new training class in website development. “Creating Websites with WordPress: A Bootcamp for Non-Techies” is aimed at students who wish to create their own websites but lack the extensive technical skills previously required to do that. The instructor for the class is Jonathan May, an Amherst, NH-based web consultant.

“WordPress has reached a tipping point in mass adoption for several reasons”, says Mr. May. “First, the software is free to use. Unlike the template-based tools marketed on TV, it has the power and flexibility to create just about any type of website imaginable, including the recent makeover of the Town of Amherst’s site. And, most importantly, people who are not trained as programmers can learn the fundamentals of WordPress in a short amount of time.”

 The 5-week “bootcamp” is focused on teaching students how to configure WordPress through a series of hands-on exercises. They will build a working website from the ground up, and learn how to alter the physical layout and appearance of pages, load text, images and other content into the site, and select and install software components that further extend the capabilities of the core software.

 Classes will be held once a week at the Amherst Middle School computer lab starting on Wednesday, January 25^th. For more information, see the Amherst Recreation Department’s activity bulletin enclosed in the January 10^th edition of the Citizen. Class registration via the web is at http://www.amherstrec.org/info/activities/. Jonathan May can be reached at jwmay@yourpresenceontheweb.com.

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The Amherst Transfer Station will be closing at 3pm on Saturday December 24th & December 31st in observation of the Holiday weekend.

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Homeowner brush and tree limb disposal is accepted at the Amherst Transfer Station during regular business hours.  Some modifications to the rules and regulations pertaining to brush disposal will be allowed for debris attributed to the October Snow Storm.

All available town equipment and resources will focus of removing as much storm related road debris as possible before the permanent snow season actually sets in for 2011-2012.

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