South Amherst News

Sixteen hazardous waste technicians took four and half hours to clean up a quart of insecticide that spilled at a South Amherst residence Monday morning.

Naomi Dratfield, of Amherst, watches and encourages her autistic son, Peter Aronson, as he shovels mulch Tuesday at Brookfield Farm in Amherst.

The proposal to close Mark's Meadow Elementary School and send its 194 students elsewhere, which the School Committee plans to vote on tonight, has a new financial twist.

Here is a synopsis of crimes reported to the Amherst County Sheriff's Office in the past week: - Grand larceny, North Fork Road, Feb 8: A gold ring was taken from a residence.

Jonathan Z. Souweine is being remembered this week as a brilliant and zealous attorney, a fixture in the community, a devoted friend and a stellar mahjong player.

Preserving programs and hours at the Jones Library and its branches and finding new funding sources are the objectives for Carol Gray and Sarah McKee, who will join the Board of Trustees for the library after winning the two open seats in the four-way contested election Tuesday.

James M. Pasiecnik's cell phone and the land line in his Whately office ring constantly.

Police are investigating the unattended death of a 43-year-old homeless man at a South Amherst apartment Sunday.

Placing conservation restrictions on two properties in the Lawrence Swamp area of South Amherst, continuing restoration work at the historic West Cemetery and planning for the display of commemorative Civil War ...

Here is a synopsis of crimes reported to the Amherst County Sheriff's Office Jan.

26, of Northampton Road, was arrested Sunday at 5:27 p.m. at a South Amherst home on charges of assault and intimidating a witness, police said.

Establishing an emergency shelter and putting procedures in place for power failures should be a priority for Amherst, in light of the widespread damage caused by the recent ice storm.

At Amherst's Kenrick Park, Dave Waskiewicz, assistant scoutmaster of Troop 504, helps unload more than 100 Christmans trees that arrived Sunday for the Boy Scout fundraiser for Troops 500 and 504.

* Police took a report Monday at 10:10 p.m. that an East Hadley Road home was entered and $1,000 worth of electronic items were stolen, including an Xbox game system, six Xbox games and a Mac iBook.