CHARLEMONT — Fire Department personnel, partnering with Charlemont Council on Aging, will explain the new Senior SAFE grant program at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Charlemont Senior Center 175, Main St., in the Federated Church.
Seniors will receive important safety tips and have the opportunity to sign up for a free home inspection at which time free safety equipment may be available.
SHELBURNE — Quilt lovers in Shelburne: Do you have a quilt you would like to display at the 250th Celebration Quilt Show?
If so, email information to: runmom51@yahoo.com
Include a quilt name, maker, owner, whether it is hand-sewn or machine-sown. Include a short story about the quilt. Deadline for entries is June 10.
The Quilt Show will take place on Saturday, June 23.
CHARLEMONT — A pre-Annual Town Meeting information session takes place on Wednesday, May 16, at 7 p.m. at the Hawlemont Regional School.
This will include a preview of warrant articles to be voted at Annual Town Meeting (held May 22). All are welcome to attend both meetings. This year’s warrant will include at least $500,000 in capital requests for new Highway, Police, and Emergency Management equipment.
BUCKLAND — An informational meeting with Comcast representatives will be held for residents at the Buckland Public Library on Wednesday, May 16, starting at 6:30 p.m. Comcast employees will be on site to discuss the new services and promotions available for eligible Comcast customers.
If you have questions or would like to hear more about signing up for Comcast services, attend this meeting.
HAWLEY — The Fire Department would like to wish William “Bill” Hoyt a happy retirement. Hoyt, one of three original members of the Fire Department, is stepping down after providing firefighting and first-responder service for all 34 years of the department’s existence.
His departure leaves firefighter Jane Grant and Fire Chief Gregory Cox as the last of the founding members still active.