🌱 Amherst A.M. Digest: Resident Admits To Threatening Congress

Good day, people of Amherst! Jason Claffey here with the latest edition of the Amherst Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 66 Low: 45.

Here are the top stories in Amherst today:

1. Amherst man pleads guilty to threatening 6 members of Congress (WMUR Manchester)
2. AroundNH: Check out some weak alibis, a Rat Pack vibe and some blues this weekend (The Union Leader)
3. Slam Ready: What Teen Poets Laureate of New Hampshire Are Up To (InDepthNH.org)

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Today in Amherst:

Amherst Patch Notebook

• Camp Young Judaea: "#TBT to V-Co & D-Co’s performances this summer! With 1 day until registration for Summer 2022 opens, we want to highlight the talent our campers bring to CYJ! Each year, our amazing Dance & Music Staff work with the gimel & daled campers..." (Instagram)
• Amherst Recreation Department: "The new trees are in at Joshua’s Park. A huge thank you to the John & Co. @ The Amherst Garden Center and all who donated to Going Under Cover at Joshua’s Park." (Facebook)
• The Greater Merrimack-Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce: "Last night we held our 16th Annual 'Best of' The Greater Merrimack-Souhegan Valley Region Awards Event at Alpine Grove Banquet Facility! Let's start by thanking our Event Sponsor, Franklin Savings Bank! And our media event partner, The T..." (Facebook)
• Amherst Recreation Department: "Joshua’s Park will be closed today so we can install more shade trees around the playground. We will have it back open tomorrow." (Facebook)
• Amherst Town Library: "September 30th is Orange Shirt Day. This day honors the Indigenous children who endured residential schools in Canada. For more recommendations, search SU "Native American Residential Schools" AND (RL 1) in NoveList or ask a librarian. C..." (Facebook)
• Amherst Recreation Department: "A day on Cannon Mountain. The colors were starting to show at the bottom. We used our imaginations at the top." (Facebook)
• Amherst Town Library: "Storytimes are in full swing at the Amherst Town Library. Please note the updated days for Family Storytime! Hope to see you!" (Facebook)
• Amherst Town Library: "Tomorrow is a S.T.E.M. Friday! Join us downstairs in the Johnson Room:" (Facebook)

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— Jason Claffey

About me: I grew up in Massachusetts outside Boston and started my journalism career at 19 when I earned an internship in the sports department of The Boston Globe. I graduated from Boston University in 2007 and became a reporter at Foster's Daily Democrat in New Hampshire before joining Patch in 2010. I've covered three New Hampshire primaries and won awards for environmental reporting and Sunday staff excellence from the New England Newspaper & Press Association.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Amherst Daily? You can email me at jason.claffey@patch.com.