Southwick
Wanted: Students at Southwick Regional School to ‘do something good’
SOUTHWICK — Based on the “butterfly effect,” administrators at Southwick Regional School are rolling out SRS Helping Hands Kindness in Motion to give students a way to make a difference for their communities and their fellow students.
Southwick Planning Board closes public hearing on cannabis shop special permit
SOUTHWICK — After clearing up questions about the address on College Highway for Responsible and Compliant Southwick LLC, doing business as Haven, and parking at the former Family Dollar store, the Planning Board closed its public hearing on the dispensary’s special permit application with a tentative approval.
Southwick considers applying for Complete Streets program
SOUTHWICK — The Assistant Director of the DPW Jon Goddard briefed the Select Board on Sept. 8 on the state’s Complete Streets program to determine if they want to participate.
Southwick remembers tragic events of Sept. 11
SOUTHWICK — To ensure that the memory of those nearly 3,000 souls who were lost at the hands of hate-filled terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001, each year since the nation gathers at firehouses across this country to mark the anniversary and remember the sacrifices of those first responders who rushed into New York’s Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and the bravery of the passengers on Flight 93 who stopped another attack.
Committee nears Southwick Master Plan’s recommendation
SOUTHWICK — When the Master Plan Implementation Committee met for the first time last December, its chair Norman Cheever summed up what was in store for the committee: “We need to decide how we’re going to conquer this massive thing.”
Additional bus to expand senior transportation options in Southwick
SOUTHWICK — For Senior Center Director Lisa Anderson, the addition of a second bus for senior citizens that need rides to doctor’s appointments or to buy groceries was a real need.
Board approves process to build smaller fiber net
This is map of the Fiber Service Areas of town, also called “fiberhoods.” The town is planning to build out the fiber optic network in areas 6, 13, and 14 using existing funds earmarked for the project. The original proposed plan had the fiber optic network service...
Southwick Town Hall pickleball courts open with ribbon-cutting ceremony
SOUTHWICK — With two players waiting to play, a group of town officials, and commission and committee members, formally opened the two pickleball courts at Town Hall on the morning of Aug. 25.
Southwick Select Board names new town assessor
SOUTHWICK — Randy Austin was appointed by the Select Board as the town’s director of assessment during the board’s Aug. 25 meeting and will be taking over for Sue Gore who is retiring after serving 32 years as the town’s assessor.
Cheever says cameras make a difference at North Pond
SOUTHWICK — Having surveillance cameras in the North Pond Conservation Area to monitor that activities going on there is already making a difference.