Franklin Hilltowns
General contractor chosen for Shutesbury Library project
SHUTESBURY — On June 11, Construction Dynamics, located in Clinton, was chosen as general contractor for the Shutesbury library project. The company’s winning bid was $6.386 million.
Leverett couple shares the world in paint and photo
LEVERETT — Three lionesses were feeding on a water buffalo when Jackie and David Pueschel made it to an overlook. David said the crunch of bones in the dusk, “was a bit unsettling.”
Leverett Selectboard meets to deal with vacancies, grants
LEVERETT — Residents Steve Wiess and Eva Gibavic, representing the Rattlesnake Gutter Trust, or RTG, came before the Selectboard last week to begin the process of applying for grant monies to pay for future uses of the former road.
Cemetery without an owner: Leverett assesment turns up suprise
LEVERETT — Last month at the annual Town Meeting, voters opted in favor of Article 11, which funded an assessment of Leverett’s graveyards and cemeteries for $4,500 in Community Preservation Act monies.
Leverett walk for peace in Gaza scheduled for May 18
LEVERETT — During the coronavirus pandemic the Ashram of Light, a small spiritual center in Amherst, pulled up stakes and moved into a house near the New England Peace Pagoda in Leverett. With all the disruption around COVID-19, the leader of the group, GurujiMa, didn’t get the chance to formally introduce herself to the community.
S. White Dickinson Memorial Library in Whately seeks patron input
WHATELY — Library Director Cyndi Steiner wants to save taxpayer money by winning grants that will help pay for services and programming at the S. White Dickinson Memorial Library. To do that she needs to hear from patrons about what they want for the next five years.
S. Peter Kane hired as Whately’s new town administrator
WHATELY — The Selectboard announced the hiring of S. Peter Kane, currently the assistant town administrator in Swampscott, to be Whately’s new town administrator.
Sunderland Library full of ‘awe’ for Gao retrospective
SUNDERLAND — Creativity fascinates most people, but when Frederick Gao picked up a brush and started painting his family was shocked.
