CHARLEMONT — Meet Selectboard candidates Charles Ricko III and Jonathan “Jay” Healy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at a Candidates’ Night, to be held at the Hawlemont Regional School at 7 p.m. Both are running for the remaining one-year term on the Selectboard, following the resignation of Selectboard member Beth Bandy. The special election for the Selectboard seat takes place on Nov. 6, along with the state General Election, with polls for both elections open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hawlemont School.
HAWLEY — The town Fire Department crew will clean residents’ chimneys (weather and crew availability permitting) throughout November. Residents who want their chimneys cleaned should call Bob Root at 413-339-5592.New curator at Shelburne Historical Society
BUCKLAND – “Forest Treasures of Massachusetts and their Hidden Value” is the subject of a talk on Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Mohawk Trail Regional High School auditorium. It begins at 7 p.m.
Speakers include William Moomaw, a retired professor of International Environmental Policy at Tufts University’s Fletcher School and a lead author of the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; and Bob Leverett, cofounder of the Native Tree Society and co-author of the Sierra Club Guide to Eastern Old Growth Forests.
Massachusetts is home to old-growth forests and trees that suggest what grew before the appearance of Europeans in the 1600s. This program includes a slide presentation as speakers explore remnants of the state’s ancient woodland. The free talk is part of a “Massachusetts Forests: A 21st Century Vision,” hosted by the Greenfield-based Concerned Citizens of Franklin County and Concord-based Restore: The North Woods. For information, contact: savemassforests@gmail.com or call Michael Kellett at: 978-618-8752.