Pothole Pictures to show film about wastewater treatment
SHELBURNE FALLS — Pothole Pictures will give audiences an inside look into what happens after they flush the toilet.
The film being shown, titled “Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong,” is described as “a buddy comedy about poop and the thankless pursuit of making a better world” by the Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation. These showings will take place on Friday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11, both at 7:30 p.m. at the Shelburne Falls Theater at Memorial Hall.
Pothole Pictures is partnering with the Buckland and Shelburne sewer commissions for these screenings. Part of the events involve honoring Dan Fleuriel, retired chief operator of the Shelburne Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant. He’ll stay after the film on both Friday and Saturday to give his take on the movie and conduct question-and-answer sessions.
Bands will perform 30 minutes before each showing, with the Frost Heaves & Hales playing on Friday night and 133 Skeele performing on Saturday night. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children under 12, with cash being taken at the door.
For more information, visit shelburnefallsmemorialhall.org.
Ashfield ZBA check-in pushed back
ASHFIELD — At its June 25 meeting, the Zoning Board of Appeals had suggested inviting both the appellants and respondents in the case of the junkyard at 995 West Road to its next meeting, originally set for July 9. However, after hearing from both parties that they would be unable to attend that meeting, it was pushed back to Thursday, July 23, at 7 p.m.
On June 25, the attorney for the appellants, John McLaughlin, and respondent Sabra Billings informed the ZBA that mediation has not started yet, as they are still seeking a mediator.
The junkyard has been the subject of much debate and public comment after Randy Gobeil filed an appeal arguing that Building Commissioner Jim Hawkins’ determination that the junkyard existed before the 1995 bylaw banning them was incorrect and it could not be “grandfathered in,” as Hawkins has stated. Ticia Kane, a direct abutter, later joined the appeal, and an agreement to pursue mediation was reached in the spring.
Colrain Food For All operating pop-up food pantry
COLRAIN — Colrain Food For All, a partner of the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, operated its first pop-up food pantry of the summer on the last weekend of June, and will continue to operate the pantry the last weekend of every month.
On the last Saturday of every month, the pop-up pantry will take shape behind Griswold Memorial Library from 1 to 3 p.m., rain or shine. The groceries at this pantry are free to anyone who comes, and all are welcome.
In the weeks between each pop-up pantry, Colrain Food For All will pack bags of groceries by request for those in need. To request a grocery bag, call 413-624-4455 or fill out the Google Form at tinyurl.com/4ncv869c.
Traffic pattern changing at Ashfield’s Norton Hill Road
ASHFIELD — After multiple near-miss crashes, the traffic pattern is changing at the intersection of Norton Hill Road and Steady Lane.
According to a Facebook post from the town of Ashfield, each side of the fork in the road will now be a one-way lane, with drivers needing to stay in their appropriate lane depending on the direction that they are heading.
Drivers looking to travel east down Norton Hill Road from Steady Lane should turn onto the road from the southern fork that juts onto Steady Lane.
Drivers turning onto Steady Lane, regardless of whether they are traveling north or south down the road, should use the northern fork.