Help Amherst Schools to Earn Money From Target

Give with Target. Target is giving $5 million to schools across the country and Amherst schools are on the receiving end. Here's how it works: "Select a K–12 school from our list of eligible schools and vote for it weekly until Sept. 21 or until $5 million has been awarded, whichever occurs first. It takes just 25 votes to start. After that, Target will donate $25 to your selected school. Upon receiving 25 votes, each additional vote equals $1 more for up to $10,000 per school. If your favorite school is not on our list, please choose another school." Vote for your child's school or your favorite Amherst school today.

Share your opinions. Do you have an opinion about something happening in town? In the state? In the country? Are you looking forward to an upcoming event? If you have an opinion you'd like to share on Amherst Patch, we have just the space for you to do it. Share your letters to the editor on on our new open opinion blog. Read more details here.

An extra dose of farmers market. Love farmers markets and sad that the season is coming to a close? Visit the Bedford Farmers Market today from 3-6 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Seton Parking Lot, 190 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford. Find even more local farmers markets here.  

Weather watch. Today's forecast calls for scattered showers, mainly before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Tonight, patchy fog is expected after 11 p.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 67.