North Main Street to remain one way for another week
ORANGE — North Main Street has been reduced to one way starting at its intersection with School Street, and will remain so for roughly another week.
Motorists are asked to avoid this area if possible and instead use the Mechanic Street detour if they need to go north beyond Town Hall or The Dance Studio. People are reminded that Mechanic Street is a residential neighborhood and to keep their vehicles to a reasonable speed.
The construction work is being conducted by the ONYX Corporation.
Police Department offers Autism/Cognitive Needs Residence Form
ORANGE — With April being Autism Awareness Month, the Orange Police Department took to Facebook to share its Autism/Cognitive Needs Residence Form (tinyurl.com/AutismOrange), which helps the Police Department obtain critical information in the event of an emergency.
The information provided in the form is not shared with the public; it is put into the department’s system and made available to law enforcement to ensure they can best serve community members with neurodivergence. According to the Facebook post, this system helped officers reunite a family after their child went missing this past year.
Anyone with questions should contact Officer Evangeline Cakounes at ecakounes@townoforange.org. Residents are also advised to let the department know if they need to update a previously submitted form.
Annual litter pickup set for April vacation
WENDELL — The annual litter pickup is scheduled for the week of school vacation, April 20 through April 25.
Gatherers are asked to pick up trash along roads anytime throughout the week, leaving the litter safely alongside the roads, by utility poles or guardrails. Participants can also bring the litter to the Wendell Recycling and Transfer Station (WRATS).
Call or text Anne at 413-522-4453, Maggie at 413-345-8837 or Deb at 413-834-5127 to report which roads have been cleaned. To be part of the crew that picks up the bags and items left for April 25, meet at the Wendell Free Library at 9:30 a.m. that day.
Reptiles to visit New Salem Public Library
NEW SALEM — Jessica Decoteau, master herpetologist at The Reptile Nook, will present “Animal Talk” at the New Salem Public Library on Thursday, April 23.
Cherry (a turtle), Rex (a gecko) and Kiwi (a green snake) will visit the library from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Guests will be able to meet the creatures up close as they learn about the lives and habits of a variety of very different reptiles.
