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We are always looking for
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Calling All Quilts and Quilters
The Chesterfield 4th of
July Celebration will be holding a quilt display in
conjunction with the 4th of July festivities. The quilt
display will be held at the Chesterfield Congregational Church
before and after the parade 9:00 to 10:30 and 11:30 to 1:30.
If you have any quilts that you would like to display as part
of this celebration, please contact Denise LeDuc at (413)
296-4312 or via e-mail at:
sevenhearths@yahoo.com.
Prospecting, Cold Calls and Sales -- A Workshop on Selling, June 4
and 11
(Hilltowns) Hilltown CDC’s
Economic Development Program announces Prospecting, Cold Calls and
Sales -- A Workshop on Selling. The workshop will meet from 6
to 8:30 PM at the Hilltown CDC Office in Chesterfield in two
sessions on June 4 and 11.
Explore the essential skills necessary to boost profits in the most
time tested of ways – direct selling. Learn how to approach,
qualify and close prospects in a way that keeps your ego and
integrity intact, and your prospects feeling good about your call –
whether they buy from you or not. Gain insight on how to manage
your mindset when calling someone new in order to eliminate the
anxiety, tension or stress that often accompanies such calls. Learn
how to quickly distinguish between a high probability prospect and a
low probability suspect, the most effective ways to get appointments
with decision makers, and how to present what you do, who you are,
and why any prospect should care. Appropriate for all businesses,
large and small.
These two sessions include a complete workbook, self-assessments,
and an action planning tool to implement what you learn.
Your Sales Coach is J. Sheldon Snodgrass, owner of The Steady Sales
Group. Sheldon will share his expertise so you can learn how to get
a dollar out of every dime spent on sales and marketing. Workshop
fee is $35 for each session, with tuition waivers available for low
and moderate income hilltown residents.
Hilltown Community Development Corporation, 387 Main Rd.
Information: (413) 296-4536 ext 12.
www.hilltowncdc.org
MASSIVE
HOUSE CLEANING SALE!!
$0.50 ¢ to $100 !!! Complete
home furnishings!! Furniture, lamps, tables, dining room, bedrooms!!
Complete room accessories!! Priced to sell! Many Items NEW!!! 594
Main Street Becket MA – fenced yard across from Becket Country Store
& Café. Every Sunday in May.
‘Focus on Sustainability’ to
Highlight the 2008 Hilltown Spring Festival
A ‘Focus on Sustainability’ will highlight the
Hilltown CDC’s 2nd annual Hilltown Spring Festival,
which will be held on Saturday, May 10 from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm.
Nearly twenty local enterprises and organizations have signed up so
far to offer information and demonstrations about a wide variety of
approaches to improving the sustainability of our environment.
Berkshire Organics is a new enterprise providing home
delivery of organic vegetables from area CSAs (subscription-based
Community Supported Agriculture farms), increasing weekly variety of
produce while reducing gas and travel costs. Two local CSAs will be
on hand to sign up customers and sell seedlings – Crabapple Farm
CSA of Chesterfield and Fall Harvest CSA or Cummington, which
introduces fall and winter crops to extend ‘eating local’ through
the year. Manda Organic Farm of Plainfield features organic,
pasture-raised meat, eggs, milk products and vegetables, and will
provide a map of Plainfield farms. Hilltown Tree & Garden of
Chesterfield will provide information on pesticide-free garden
management. Meadowlark Landscaping of Cummington will have
seedlings available.
Berkshire Photovoltaic will provide information about
solar installation options and the state incentive program,
“Commonwealth Solar.” Jeff Brown of Ridebuzz.org will introduce his
ridesharing web-site. Leni Freid of the BagShare project will
demonstrate their approach to sewing re-usable shopping bags to
eliminate use of paper and plastic bags. Red Gate Farm of Buckland
will demonstrate wool spinning and provide information about its
summer Farm Camp for Kids.
Greenfield Community College will provide information
on credit and non-credit programs in Sustainabilty-related
education. Smith Vocational School will also provide information on
their sustainability courses and focus on solar energy. Students
from Gateway High School in Huntington will provide information on
their ‘Go Green Gateway’ initiative for other schools interested in
replicating their student-sponsored school recycling program. The
Hilltown Sustainability Group will promote the educational projects
they have organized through their ‘Sustainabilty Gathering Point.’
Laura Wetzler of Cummington will also describe how people can
support international grassroots sustainable development work
through
www.kulanu.org . And Ravenwood Learning Center of Plainfield
will provide information on environmental curricula for educators.
To register as a ‘Focus on Sustainability’ presenter,
contact Jennifer Peotter at (413) 296-4536 ext. 23 or
jpeotter@hilltowncdc.org . The ‘Focus on Sustainability’ is
sponsored by Western Mass. Electric Company (WMECO). The Hilltown
Spring Festival celebrates life in the Hilltowns on Mother’s Day
Weekend, and includes great local music, delicious local food &
drink, family activities (including the Highland Unusual Games
Multi-Generational Triathlon), artisan exhibits and a ‘buy local’
business expo.
Business Building Workshops May 12 and May 19
(Hilltowns) Hilltown CDC’s
Economic Development Program announces two new Business Building
workshops, Integrating Word and Excel on May 12 and Using the
Internet to Help Your Business Succeed on May 19. The workshops
will meet from 6 to 9 PM at the Hilltown CDC Office in
Chesterfield. Workshop fee is $35 for each session, with tuition
waivers available for low and moderate income hilltown residents.
For further information and a full schedule of workshops, see
www.hilltowncdc.org.
Integrating Word and Excel,
May 12 -- There are many ways to link these two programs so
that the data in Word is automatically updated when changes are made
to the Excel data. You will also learn how to create Word tables
from Excel files and convert Word tables to an Excel spreadsheet.
Using the Internet to Help
Your Business Succeed, May 19 --
This workshop will explore
everything a business needs to know about using the internet to
help your business succeed: best ways to use email, how to be able
to rely on the information that you find online, basic Search Engine
Optimization (SEO) techniques to help people find your site, how to
start a blog to keep people interested in your web site, and pay per
click advertising. Both people with web sites and those considering
a site are welcome.
Hilltown Community Development
Corporation, 387 Main Rd. Information: (413) 296-4536 ext 12.
www.hilltowncdc.org.
LOSS OF BALANCE
Presentation
A presentation entitlled
Loss of Balance: Rehab Options and Fall Prevention will take
place on Tuesday, May 6th at 1 PM at the Chesterfield Senior
Center. A brief video will be shown and there will also be a panel
discussion. The panelists include: Patricia Jung P.T., Megan
Hudson D.C., Georgette Vianni R.N., Paula Wentworth and Mary
Wheelan. This very informative event will be free of charge but
donations will be gratefully accepted.
The panelists are all speaking
free of charge because they believe so strongly in the importance
of this presentation. Refreshments are being provided by Humana.
Use of the space is being provided free of charge by the
Chesterfield COA. Coordination of the event is being provided by
the Williamsburg COA. And, the Plainfield COA is providing the
graphic design of the flyer. Please call in advance to register at
413-268-8410, 413-268-8407, or 413-296-4007.
New
Series of Computer Workshops for Businesses
May 5, CHESTERFIELD --
Advanced Excel
This course continues where
the Beginning Excel course ends – folks with a basic knowledge
of Excel are invited to join and learn more about this powerful
software program. Topics covered include: creating workbooks,
creating macros for repetitive operations, and worksheet
set-up. 6 to 9 PM. $35. Tuition waivers are available.
Hilltown CDC, 387 Main Rd. Information: 413-296-4536;
www.hilltowncdc.org.
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Town Hall Information
PO Box 299
422 Main Rd.
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Ph: 413-296-4771
Fax: 413-296-4394
Hours:
Thursday 9 – 1:00 p.m.
Town Administrator
Charlene Nardi
Hours:
Mon – Thursday 9 – 1
Building
Inspector – Mon, Tues, Weds 8:45 – 12:30, call 296-0127
Plumbing Inspector – Donald Lawton, call 268-7487
Wiring Inspector – Jack Lyons, call 296-4399
Fire Department – Gilman Smith, call 296-4049
All meetings held at the
Davenport Town Offices unless otherwise noted.
Select Board –
Mondays @ 4:00
Tax Collector – Mondays at 6:30 to 8:30 P.M.
Assessors – Mondays 7 to 8 P.M.,
Assistant Assessor - Thursday 9 to 11 A.M.
Board of Health – 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month at
7:00 P.M.
Planning Board – 1st Monday of each Month @ 7:30 P.M.
Hampshire Regional School Committee – 1st Monday of the
month at 7 P.M. at the Regional High School
Chesterfield/Goshen School Committee – 1st Wednesday of
the month at 4:00 P.M. at New Hingham School
Conservation Comm – 3rd Monday @ 7:30 P.M.
Town Clerk – Mondays 7- 9 P.M.
Recreation Comm – 1st Thursday @ 7:00 P.M.
Police Dept - Monday 7 – 9 P.M.
Library Trustees – 2nd Monday, 7:00 P.M. at Library
Council on Aging – 4th Monday 10:30 A.M. at Senior
Center
Cultural Council – meetings as needed
Finance Committee – meeting as needed
Historical Commission – meetings as needed
Zoning Board of Appeals – meetings as needed
Meetings are subject to change, verify with Town Clerk
Meetings are not held on Holidays
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New
Workshops Hilltown CDC in Chesterfield
Click Here to
Request Class Registration Materials
Tuition waivers are available for low and moderate-income
residents of the Hilltowns. Information on tuition waivers will
be provided with your registration form.
Growing Your Business
Our most comprehensive business-planning workshop.
Twelve Wednesday evenings from March 5 through May 21.
Taught by Laura Howard of Sustainable Business Solutions, with
guest speakers. Participants complete a
comprehensive business plan that prepares them to adjust to
changing market needs, increase operational efficiency, increase
profits, and grow their businesses. This course is designed for
owners of existing businesses who are ready to expand their
businesses, or for entrepreneurial start-ups that are very near
launch. After the twelve sessions are completed, individual
counseling is provided at no charge. Fee: $375, including
textbook and workbook. Income-eligible people pay only $75 for
the textbook and workbook.
Quickbooks and
Excel Workshops April 28, May 1, May 5
Hilltown CDC’s Economic Development Program announces three new
Business Building workshops, Beginning Excel, Advanced Excel,
and four sessions on Creating Your Business in Quickbooks. The
workshops will meet from 6 to 9 PM at the Hilltown CDC Office
in Chesterfield. Workshop fee is $35 for one session, and $120
for the four session Quickbooks workshop, with tuition waivers
available for low and moderate income hilltown residents. For
further information and a full schedule of workshops, see
www.hilltowncdc.org.
Creating Your Business in
Quickbooks, four sessions, May 1, 8, 15 and 22
This is a 4-session course that
will enable you to create your company in QuickBooks. Week 1,
you will set up your company and design the Chart of Accounts
and Item lists to match your business. Week 2, you will work
with your own client base to create client databases, create
customized invoices, statements, and credit memos, and learn
the basics of using QuickBooks for all your Accounts
Receivable. Week 3, you will work with your own vendor list to
create vendor databases (including sub contractors), pay sales
tax using QuickBooks reports, prepare 1099’s for sub
contractors using QuickBooks reports, work with credit cards
and credit accounts with vendors, and master all the basics of
using QuickBooks for Accounts Payable. Week 4 will show you how
to reconcile your bank records and credit card accounts and
create all the reports that show how your business is really
doing. This workshop comes with demo QuickBooks software that
you can load on your computer so that when you burn the CD of
your project on the last night of class, you can return to your
office and start working on your company’s books.
Hilltown Community Development Corporation, 387 Main Rd.
Information: (413) 296-4536 ext 12.
www.hilltowncdc.org.
Advanced Excel, May 5
This course continues where
the Beginning Excel course ends – folks with a basic knowledge
of Excel are invited to join and learn more about this powerful
software program. Topics covered include: creating workbooks,
creating macros for repetitive operations, and worksheet
set-up.
May 1, CHESTERFIELD --
Creating Your Business in Quickbooks, first of four sessions
This is a 4-session course that
will enable you to create your company in QuickBooks. Week 1,
you will set up your company and design the Chart of Accounts
and Item lists to match your business. Week 2, you will work
with your own client base to create client databases, create
customized invoices, statements, and credit memos, and learn
the basics of using QuickBooks for all your Accounts
Receivable. Week 3, you will work with your own vendor list to
create vendor databases (including sub contractors), pay sales
tax using QuickBooks reports, prepare 1099’s for sub
contractors using QuickBooks reports, work with credit cards
and credit accounts with vendors, and master all the basics of
using QuickBooks for Accounts Payable. Week 4 will show you how
to reconcile your bank records and credit card accounts and
create all the reports that show how your business is really
doing. This workshop comes with demo QuickBooks software that
you can load on your computer so that when you burn the CD of
your project on the last night of class, you can return to your
office and start working on your company’s books. 6 to 9 PM,
May 1, 8, 15 and 22. $120. Tuition waivers are available.
Hilltown CDC, 387 Main Rd. Information: 413-296-4536;
www.hilltowncdc.org. | |
