Selectboard approves paying for portable restrooms

CHARLEMONT — The Selectboard unanimously approved using $2,000 in recreation funds to pay for portable restrooms at the Shunpike Rest Area on Route 2 this summer.

The portable restrooms will be at the rest area from June until August, and they are expected to arrive in May, around Memorial Day weekend. There will be three toilets in all.

Candidates night, Town Meeting information session planned in Charlemont

CHARLEMONT — The town will host a joint Annual Town Meeting information session and a candidates night at Hawlemont Regional School on Monday, May 18, at 6 p.m.

Although the warrant and ballot are not yet finalized, Charlemont’s Annual Town Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26, and the election is set for Tuesday, June 2.

Craft fair coming to Mohawk Trail Regional School

Shelburne resident Audrey Clark, pictured in 2011. She died in 2019 after a battle with cystic fibrosis. Vendor fees from a craft fair at Mohawk Trail Regional School on Saturday, May 3, are being donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in her memory.
Shelburne resident Audrey Clark, pictured in 2011. She died in 2019 after a battle with cystic fibrosis. Credit: CONTRIBUTED

BUCKLAND — The fourth annual Audrey’s Angels Craft Fair will take place on Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mohawk Trail Regional School.

The Audrey’s Angels Craft Fair, named after Audrey Clark who died from cystic fibrosis in 2019, invites attendees to shop from more than 40 local vendors. Available products include jewelry, lawn ornaments, gift baskets, stained glass, pottery and more.

All vendor fees will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and a raffle, with prizes donated by the vendors, will support the Mohawk Trail Student Council. Lunch can be purchased from the Marine Corps League Oak Ridge Detachment.

Tyler Memorial Library offering seed library

CHARLEMONT — Tyler Memorial Library is now offering a seed library as part of a joint project involving the Hawlemont, Agriculture and You (HAY) program and the Friends of the Tyler Memorial Library.

An old card catalogue at the back of the library was transformed into the seed library. It’s self-serve, and each of the four drawers is for a specific type of seed: vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs. Those who take seeds are asked to “sign out” the packets on a clipboard so the inventory can be tracked. Partially used packets can be returned to the library.