NORTHFIELD — Gulf Road will be closed on Wednesday from 8 a.m. likely until the end of the day. A detour will be arranged by the Highway Department.
The closure is for the construction of a new culvert, being built in preparation for the road to be repaved in mid-October, Highway Superintendent Tom Walker said.
NORTHFIELD — A tanker truck that the Northfield Fire Department and volunteers spent more than a year refurbishing will be shown at the Franklin County Fair in Greenfield from Thursday through Sunday.
Northfield received the tanker truck through a military surplus program as a replacement for an older tanker the town had. The new truck was previously used for fighting forest fires.
The truck is all-wheel drive and carries 1,250 gallons of water. Refurbishments included painting and weatherizing the truck, revamping its hydraulic system and adding a hose reel and a tool box.
About 2,000 hours of labor went into the project, said Fire Chief Floyd “Skip” Dunnell. The total costs were about $3,000. Purchasing a truck would have cost about $150,000, Dunnell said.
NORTHFIELD — Reverend Melissa Carvill Ziemer will hold monthly services at First Parish Unitarian Church, starting with an all-ages service at 10 a.m. Saturday on “the invisible string” that connects things.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a container of water that reminds them of their personal connection to the Earth. Children returning to school are welcome to bring backpacks.
Ziemer is the acting executive director of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association. She previously worked as the full-time minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent, Ohio. She now lives in Easthampton.
NORTHFIELD — Cory Ross will talk about his experiences working at Thunder Cape Bird Observatory on Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada, at the Northfield Dickinson Memorial Library on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Thunder Cape Bird Observatory helps to track population trends, particularly in birds that breed in remote northern areas that would be difficult to track otherwise. Ross works as a field technician and bird bander.
The event is co-sponsored by the Northfield Bird Club and the library.