CHESTER — Vanna Maffuccio, principal of Chester Elementary School, welcomed Mary Stucklen, owner of Tommy’s Compost Service in the Berkshires, to spend the day Oct. 28 with staff and students to assist them in expanding the school’s composting efforts beyond the lunchroom. The visit was funded by the BARR grant.
HUNTINGTON — Nickel Stillnight has partnered with the Huntington Public Library staff and trustees to create a large-scale mural for the library.
BOURNE — Westfield Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski drove down to Cape Cod on the morning of Oct. 22 to participate in the Healey-Driscoll administration’s announcement at Upper Cape Cod Tech of more than $17 million in Skills Capital Lab Modernization grants.
HUNTINGTON — The Wild & Scenic Westfield River Committee, volunteers and river enthusiasts recently met for an end-of-season potluck at Stanton Hall to celebrate the year’s activities, and to hear from student interns about their work on invasive plants.