Greenfield Notebook: July 12, 2024

From left, Oluwashina Adeyemi and Evencia Cajuste, students in the Twice as Smart after-school program, participate in a reading of Frederick Douglass’ speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” at The LAVA Center in Greenfield on Friday, July 5. Pictured at right is LAVA Center Humanities Coordinator Matthew Barlow. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/PAUL JABLON

Students with Twice as Smart, an after-school program founded and directed by Gloria Matlock, pictured at right, perform at The LAVA Center in Greenfield on Friday, July 5. Michael Nix performs on guitar. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/PAUL JABLON

Published: 07-11-2024 3:36 PM

Greenfield MA

Info session to talk recycling transition

GREENFIELD — Sean Kelleher, Greenfield’s SWIFR (Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program) recycling outreach coordinator, will be at the Greenfield Public Library on Tuesday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to noon to provide information and answer Greenfield residents’ questions about the city’s transition to an automated single-stream recycling program.

Last year, the city received a more than $2 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency’s SWIFR program to change its recycling system and purchase a new fleet of automated collection vehicles, along with new 95-gallon recycling bins for residents. While the rest of this year is focused on community outreach, the city will begin to actively roll out the program in 2025.

Greenfield resident named to St. Lawrence dean’s list

CANTON, N.Y. — Greenfield resident Paige V. Bernier, a sophomore at St. Lawrence University, was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester. The communications major is the daughter of Kerry Larabee and the late Marc Bernier.

Musician Michael Nix coming to LAVA Center

GREENFIELD — As part of the “summer@LAVA” series featuring visual and performing arts and workshops each Saturday, musician Michael Nix will perform on Saturday, July 20, at noon at The LAVA Center, 324 Main St. The program is free to attend, but donations are welcome.