Trivia night to support music program
SHELBURNE FALLS — The Mohawk Trail Music Association invites community members to put their music knowledge to the test at a music-themed trivia night at Floodwater Brewing Co. on Wednesday, March 18.
Trivia night will begin at 7 p.m. at the 40 State St. brewery. Tickets are $5 at the door, with proceeds supporting the music program at Mohawk Trail Regional School. For more information, visit mohawktrailmusic.org.
School Committee extends Rowe tuition agreement
BUCKLAND — The Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee and the Rowe School Committee have agreed to extend the tuition agreement for Rowe students attending Mohawk Trail Regional School by one year.
Mohawk Trail Business Administrator William Lataille told the Mohawk Trail School Committee last week that the process to rework the tuition agreement did not start soon enough to be reflected in the fiscal year 2027 budget, so the committees needed to agree to extend their agreement by one year. They intend to look at changing the agreement for the FY28 budget. For FY27, Rowe will pay $274,000 in tuition to Mohawk Trail.
“The Rowe tuition agreement was scheduled to be redone for next year, but time has slipped by with all the work we’re doing on the budget and everything else,” Lataille explained. “By the time I realized we should have redone it, we were already too far into the budget process and it would have been too much to try to get that done.”
The agreement states that the tuition rate shall be “the aggregate average per pupil assessment based upon the five (5) year rolling average enrollment.” Rowe shall be responsible for the transportation costs for its students, and Mohawk Trail “will be responsible for all in-district and out-of- district special education costs as those costs are included in the member town assessment formula.”
The agreement adds that Rowe may appoint one of its School Committee members as a representative who attends Mohawk Trail School Committee meetings, but that representative does not have a voting role on the committee.
Nomination papers available in Hawley
HAWLEY — Those who are interested in running for a seat on one of Hawley’s boards or committees in this year’s town election can now pick up nomination forms at the Town Clerk’s Office.
Positions on the ballot include:
- Selectboard/Zoning Board of Appeals/Board of Health, three-year term.
- Moderator, one-year term.
- Auditor, one-year term.
- Assessor, three-year term.
- Hawlemont Regional School District School Committee, three-year term.
- Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee, three-year term.
The election will be held on May 4 at the Hawley Town Office.
March 30: Sourdough starter class
COLRAIN — Due to popular demand, Griswold Memorial Library at 12 Main Road will host a second free sourdough class at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 30.
Nicholas D’Alessandro from the Hearthstone Artisan Bakery will discuss how to work with a sourdough culture, how to maintain one in a home kitchen, the common errors people make and how to incorporate it into a recipe. Attendees should bring a plastic container so they can bring home some sourdough starter.
For more information, contact nicholas@hearthstoneartisanbakery.org or griswoldmemoriallibrary@gmail.com. To register, visit forms.gle/HxzXVxMV5GR3P3Tc8 or call 413-624-2377.