GREENFIELD — The global supply chain bottleneck has forced the Department of Public Works to temporarily change the color of stickers used for large trash bags in its pay-as-you-throw trash collection program.
Lime green is the new sticker color for 33-gallon bags. According to a city press release, the old yellow stickers remain valid and will return at some point in the future. Stickers for the smaller 13-gallon bags will remain the same color — pink.
“Faced with the prospect of waiting months to get new yellow stickers because of the supply chain crunch, we decided to go with the lime green stickers to ensure trash collection continues uninterrupted,” Public Works Director Marlo Warner II said in the release. “Some people felt the yellow stickers had a green hue to begin with, so we’re hopeful the transition will be seamless.”
The green stickers will begin appearing this week and will remain until the yellow stickers are back in stock.
Pay-as-you-throw stickers are available at local retailers, City Hall and online at greenfield-ma.gov using the “Pay Online” link. Stickers for large bags cost $2.50 each; stickers for small bags cost $1.75.
GREENFIELD — Ashley Podlesny of Greenfield was named to the Dean’s List at Goodwin College in East Hartford, Connecticut for the fall semester.
GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Public Library is accepting books created by children that will be displayed during National Library Week from April 3 to April 9.
Books crafted by children up to age 12 will be accepted through April 9, according to a Greenfield Public Library press release. A book can consist of scribbles, fine art, all words or a comic strip. Rough drafts are also acceptable.
“All honest efforts will be accepted and displayed,” the release reads.
For more information, email Children’s Librarian Ellen Lavoie at ellen.lavoie@greenfield-ma.gov or call 413-772-1544.
GREENFIELD — The LAVA Center at 324 Main St. will host a Literary Open Bar on Saturday, March 19, from 2 to 4 p.m.
The format of the reading/discussion group includes, but is not limited to: readings of one’s own or another author’s work; discussion of authors, their work, their books and their relevance; writing routines; exploring the philosophy of language, the creation of meaning and the vagaries of communication; and comparing the spoken word, the written word and what is heard. According to a LAVA Center press release, the Literary Open Bar is moderated by local author Michael Travisano.
GREENFIELD — As part of its Social Justice in the Arts and Media series, The LAVA Center at 324 Main St. will present theatrical readings of an original play, “Every Moment of Every Day,” on Saturday, March 26, and Saturday, April 2, at 1 and 7 p.m. both days.
Informed by two dozen interviews, playwright and director Lindy Whiton presents six stories of women who relinquished their babies to adoption. Whiton, herself an original mother who put her daughter up for adoption in 1972, joined a community of other original mothers in 2015 and interviewed them about their experiences, a LAVA Center press release explains.
The play performances will be available in person and online. A $5 to $10 donation is suggested, though a $1 minimum is required to reserve a seat. All attendees must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination upon entry.
To reserve a seat, visit thelavacenter.eventbrite.com.