Alert Featured Top Story Fairmont resident transforms courtyard into blooming preserve Rachael Smith May 24, 2024 May 24, 2024 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A resident of Fairmont Crossing in Amherst has taken it upon himself to keep the courtyard garden beautiful kAmw2= $E:??6EE[ gd[ 92D 565:42E65 E96 A2DE 6:89E >@?E9D E@ EC2?D7@C>:?8 E96 4@FCEJ2C5 2E u2:C>@?E rC@DD:?8 w62=E9 U2>Aj #6923 r6?E6C :? p>96CDE :?E@ 2 G:3C2?E 82C56? D2?4EF2CJ]k^AmkAm{62?:?8 @? 9:D 65F42E:@? :? =2?5D42A:?8 2?5 7=@C:DECJ[ $E:??6EE 3682? E9:D =23@C @7 =@G6 E9:D DAC:?8[ 492??6=:?8 9:D A2DD:@? 7@C 82C56?:?8 E@ 362FE:7J E96 724:=:EJ 2?5 3C:?8 ;@J E@ :ED C6D:56?ED]k^Am Hal Stinnett looks at tomato plants at Fairmont Crossing Center on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. 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Paige Dingler News & Advance kAm$E:??6EE’D 82C56? 92D 6G6? 364@>6 2 A2CE @7 E96 C6D:56?ED’ E96C2AJ C@FE:?6D]k^Am kAm“%96C2AJ FE:=:K6D E9:D DA246[” (C:89E D2:5] “(96? H2=<:?8 H:E9 C6D:56?ED[ E96J @7E6? DEC@== E9C@F89 E96 82C56?[ 6?;@J:?8 E96 D:89ED 2?5 D46?ED 2D A2CE @7 E96:C 962=:?8 AC@46DD]”k^AmkAm$96 25565 A6@A=6 D9@F=5 DA6?5 >@C6 E:>6 H:E9 E96 6=56C=J 2?5 A2J 2EE6?E:@? E@ E96>]k^Am kAm“w2= 4@F=5 92G6 49@D6? E@ D:E :? 9:D C@@> 2?5 7@4FD @? 9:D 5:28?@D:D[ 3FE :?DE625[ 96’D @FE 96C6 >2<:?8 D@>6@?6 6=D6’D 52J 36EE6C[” D96 D2:5]k^Am Stinnett puts a light in the garden at Fairmont Crossing Health & Rehab Center. Paige Dingler News & Advance kAm%96 82C56? 2=D@ AC@G:56D 7C6D9 AC@5F46 7@C E96 C6D:56?ED] $E:??6EE 6286C=J 2?E:4:A2E6D E96 >@>6?E H96? D@>6@?6 6?;@JD E96 7:CDE E@>2E@ 7C@> 9:D 82C56?]k^Am kAm“%96J 5@?’E 86E 7C6D9\8C@H? E@>2E@6D 2D >F49 2?J>@C6[ 2?5 x’> =@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ D66:?8 E96 7:CDE A6CD@? 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