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Agawam bar seeks new owner as it faces newly filed wrongful death suits
AGAWAM — The wrongful death lawsuits were expected. The real estate listing came as a surprise. Together, the developments put The Still Bar & Grille back in the news — and back in court. Two years ago this month, a woman who had been drinking at The Still died in a crash on Interstate Route 91, along with a passenger.
Becket and Dalton Awarded $899,810 Grant to Rehabilitate 14 Housing Units
The Town’s March 2024 application in partnership with Dalton for a $1 million Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for home improvement assistance to low- and moderate-income, owner-occupied dwellings in Becket has paid off. Governor Maura Healey announced awards totaling $39 million to 65 communities throughout the state, Becket and Dalton among them, on August 12th. Said Healey, “Our cities and towns use these CDBG grants to fix their roadways, expand their housing options, and improve the quality of life they offer their residents.” The $1 million grant will be administered by the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC).
PREVIEW: ‘Berkshire Bach Portals’ presents Tristan Cook’s ‘Strangers on Earth’ screening and discussion
Lenox — The Berkshire Bach Society has scheduled four educational presentations in September, November, January, and March that deal with films and books about the life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach. The first will be held at Lenox Town Hall on September 6, at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield on September 7, and on September 8 at WMHT Educational Telecommunications in Troy, N.Y. Berkshire Bach Artistic Director Eugene Drucker will open the event with a performance of two movements of a Bach Cello Suite on viola.
Ad Hoc Buildings Committee Volunteers Needed
The Select Board has directed the Town Administrator to establish an Ad-Hoc Buildings Committee of five to seven volunteers who will work together to establish a vision for the Town’s future municipal building needs. The Committee’s work will include a review of existing municipally owned buildings, establishing a list of the Town’s needs, a review of the potential for rehabbing current buildings and a review of the possibility of constructing a new building.
The Becket Truant School Experiment
The school year in Becket has always begun in September and ended in June, right? Actually, wrong. It was only in 1852 that Massachusetts began to regulate school terms and make attendance compulsory. A new law intended to give youngsters a basic education and keep them off the streets provided that children between the ages of 8 and 14 must attend school for 12 weeks per year, six of which had to be consecutive. Despite this, truancy and crimes perpetrated by truants remained a problem. By the mid- 1870s county commissioners recognized that jailing juveniles was not the answer and moved to establish truant schools “for the confinement, discipline, and instruction of minors.”
Fall Family Fun Festival: Saturday, September 28
The Becket Parks and Recreation Committee is proud to present its very first Fall Family Fun Festival scheduled for Saturday, September 28th from 12 to 9pm, rain or shine. Music, food, games, a farmers market, and even a tag sale will be located at the pavilion on Main Street between Town Hall and The Country Store. The event is free of charge and will offer, what organizers describe as, an exciting variety of activities.
Springfield College students give back through community service
Over 500 members of the Springfield College community worked at over 30 sites across Springfield doing a variety of ‘Humanics in Action’ service projects as a part of their new student orientation on Saturday.
College to continue Williams-Mystic Program after considering its closure
The College is renewing its contract with the Mystic Seaport Museum to continue the Williams-Mystic Program — a semester-long study away program in maritime studies — for three more years, President Maud S. Mandel and Executive Director of Williams-Mystic Tom Van Winkle announced in an all-campus email on Friday.
Mass. FD honors department’s first Black firefighter
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — When Leonard A. Corbin showed up at the YMCA for his civil service physical in 1968, he didn’t aspire to be the first Black firefighter in Springfield, only the second in the state. He was there because he wanted to become a firefighter. “I think...
Tamarack Hollow Breaks Ground on Long-Anticipated Nature Center
WINDSOR, Mass. — Aimee Gelinas and Daniel Cohen have led hikes and other programming at Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center for more than a decade. Now an upcoming educational center will create new opportunities to connect people with the natural world and the folklore traditions that honor it.
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