TURNERS FALLS — Locals are invited to the Great Falls Discovery Center to learn about ice harvesting on the Connecticut River on Saturday from 1 to 2 p.m. Attendees will see tools used in ice harvesting and learn what it took to be an ice harvester during pre-refrigerator times.
MONTAGUE — The Gill-Montague Regional School District School Committee is looking to fill a vacancy with a Montague representative.
Interested Montague residents are encouraged to email Superintendent Brian Beck at brian.beck@gmrsd.org or send a letter to Brian Beck, 35 Crocker Ave., Turners Falls, MA 01376, by Monday, Jan. 23. The committee will consider potential candidates at their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 24.
MONTAGUE — The Selectboard recently briefed state Rep. Natalie Blais, D-Deerfield, on Montague’s most pressing needs heading into 2023 to inform her legislative advocacy.
Topics discussed with Blais at Monday’s Selectboard meeting included Montague’s pending civil service exit, support for the demolition of the Strathmore Mill, continuation of municipal grant programs, support for transportation and wastewater infrastructure work, and more.
“This is really incredibly helpful for us as we begin this two-year legislative cycle that just started last week,” Blais told the Selectboard toward the end of the discussion.
ERVING — The Erving Public Library will host a Story & Play Group, with storytelling and word development in both English and Spanish for toddlers and their caregivers, on Sunday, Jan. 15, from 10 to 10:45 a.m.
ERVING — The Erving Public Library invites patrons to make a paper flower bouquet with guest instructor Paulina Borrego on Sunday, Jan. 15, at 1 p.m.
Materials will be provided. Registering in advance is encouraged.