NORTHFIELD — The Selectboard appointed Peter Weis as a water commissioner for the Grandin Water District with a one-year term.
Weis, an archivist at Northfield Mount Hermon School, holds a master’s degree in library sciences and a bachelor’s degree in history.
BERNARDSTON — Early voting hours for the Sept. 6 state primary will take place at Town Hall, located at 38 Church St., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, which will also be the last day to register to vote in the primary.
Other early voting hours are as follows: Monday, Aug. 29, 3 to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, Aug. 30, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wednesday, Aug. 31, 3 to 6 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 1, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Friday, Sept. 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
LEYDEN — Longtime New England singer/songwriter Matt York will perform the songs of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings and tell stories of their careers on Saturday at 5 p.m. at the town pavilion on Brattleboro Road.
The four songwriting legends joined forces in the 1980s to form the country supergroup, The Highwaymen. Before that, they’d each established themselves as stars and their careers have intersected many times since the 1960s.
York has twice been nominated as best male artist by the New England Music Awards and his latest release was named one of the Boston Globe’s best albums of 2019.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Leyden Cultural Council.
WARWICK — The Cultural Council is seeking new grant proposals from organizations, schools and individuals who wish to provide arts, humanities and/or interpretive science programs or projects to the community in 2023.
The application process and application login can be found at bit.ly/3PUAs4r.
Applications open on Sept. 1, and the deadline is Oct. 17.
NORTHFIELD — St. Patrick’s Church at 80 Main St. is resuming its to-go dinners next month.
Reservations for the Sept. 17 to-go dinner, which will take place from 3 to 5 p.m., must be made by Sept. 13.
Dinners are $14 each and can be reserved by calling Kelly at 413-824-6123. The meal on Sept. 17 will be lasagna — meat or vegetarian — a salad, roll and dessert.
NORTHFIELD — The Northfield Bird Club will host four bird watching walks in September.
■Sept. 3, 8 a.m. — Bennett Meadow Wildlife Preserve.
■Sept. 6, 4:30 p.m. — Mill Brook. Guests are asked to park behind Dickinson Memorial Library, or at the elbow of Dickinson Street.
■Sept. 10, 8 a.m. — Parking lot of the Northfield Mountain picnic area on the river.
■Sept. 13, 4:30 p.m. — Mill Brook. Guests are asked to park behind Dickinson Memorial Library, or at the elbow of Dickinson Street.