|
|
We are looking for
Cummington News for our online paper.
Contact us for getting your announcements out to the
Hilltowns thru the web.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
Pursuant to Massachusetts
Wetlands Protection Act, Chapter 131, Section 40 MGL and 310 CMR
10.00, the Cummington Conservation Commission will hold a public
meeting on May 19, 2008, at 7:00 pm in the Cummington Community
House on Main Street to review the Notice of Intent submitted by
Stockman Assciates for Dr. Daniel and Sherri Champagne for a
single family house to be constructed at 31 Jordan Road and a
Request for Determination of Applicability submitted by the
Hilltown CDC for John Maruskin for roof and foundation
repair for property on 68 Main St. 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.
Berkshire Taconic Announces New Grants for Community
Initiatives in Central Berkshires
Berkshire Taconic
Community Foundation today announced that its Central Berkshire Fund
is offering two-year grants of up to $38,000 for nonprofit
initiatives that support health, education, culture, environment,
childcare or human services in Dalton, Hinsdale, Peru, Becket,
Cummington, Windsor and Washington, MA.
"This community impact grant, which is being funded by an anonymous
donor, gives the fund the opportunity to significantly help
residents of the central Berkshire region, said John Kittredge,
chair of the advisory committee of the Central Berkshire Fund.
The community impact grant may be one grant of $38,000 or two of
lesser amounts. Organizations that apply for the community impact
grant remain eligible to apply to the annual grant program of the
Central Berkshire Fund.
Funded projects must begin on or after January 1, 2009; project
funding concludes on December 31, 2010 at the latest.
To apply, nonprofit groups must submit a letter of interest to
Berkshire Taconic by May 31. The advisory committee of the Central
Berkshire Fund will review the letters and select two to four
projects to be developed into full proposals. The committee must
receive full proposals by September 1 and will announce grant
recipients in January 2009.
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation builds stronger communities
and improves the quality of life for all residents in the region it
serves: Berkshire County, MA; Columbia County and northeast Dutchess
County, NY; and northwest Litchfield County, CT. Founded in 1987,
Berkshire Taconic currently has over 500 funds and manages more than
$84 million in assets. Each year, it distributes more than $7
million through grants and scholarships, helping thousands of donors
achieve their philanthropic goal and hundreds of nonprofits carry on
their good work.
|
Please visit
our advertisers and let them know you found their ad Online at
HilltownsOnline.com
Town Hall Information
P. O. Box 128
33 Main Street
Cummington, MA 01026
Ph: 413-634-5354 / 413-634-5458
Fax: 413-634-5568
Hours: Monday - 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Website:
www.cummington-ma.gov
Meetings:
Town of Cummington
Conservation Commission
Monthly Meeting Dates
June 2, 2008 @ 7 pm
July 7, 2008 @ 7 pm
August 4, 2008 @ 7 pm
September 8, 2008 @ 7 pm
October 6, 2008 @ 7 pm
November 3, 2008 @ 7 pm (if
needed)
Spring 2009 (to be determined)
*Public Hearings to be scheduled as needed.
All meetings are held in the Cummington Community House.
Contact: Allan Douglas, Chair 413-634-5372
allan@ddgwebmedia.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mass Call / Volunteer
Firefighters Assoc.
See Our Ad Here
Website:
www.mcvfaTravel.com
TwinStar Herbals
Visit our Website:
www.twinstarherbals.com
A maker of 100% natural
herbal first aid solutions, healing salves, body oils, bath
salts and herbal honey products for your good health and well
being. Handmade with pure
and organic botanical ingredients. Formulated by an
herbalist to work gently and effectively.
TwinStar Herbals
Lisa Edson, Herbalist and Reiki Master
28 Plainfield Rd
Cummington, MA 01026
Ph: 413-634-5613
Email:
postmaster@twinstarherbals.com
Website:
www.twinstarherbals.com
Herb Walks can be scheduled by groups or
individuals on your property or mine. Learn the benefits of
the local plants, what are the medicinal and
nutritional values of each plant and how to use them.
Lisa Edson, Herbalist
100% natural herbal first aid solutions, healing salves, body oils, bath salts and herbal
honey products for your good health and well being.
Handmade with pure and
organic botanical ingredients. Formulated by an herbalist to
work gently and effectively.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2008
Hilltown Spring Festival To Feature New Family Activities
Launch of
Multi-Generational Triathlon Event Timed for Mother’s Day
Weekend
The Hilltown
CDC’s 2nd annual Hilltown Spring Festival will feature a host
of new family activities for children of all ages on
Saturday, May 10 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm at the Cummington
Fairgrounds. New this year will be the launch of the Highland
Unusual Games Triathlon, a multi-generational event for
5-member teams including competitors whose ages fall in five
different decades. Horseshoes, egg racing and Frisbee golf
will be the featured events this year.
Animal-related activities are also multiplying. New this year
will be the Northwest Flyers, a Hilltown pigeon racing club.
They are rumored to be planning a ‘pigeon-plop bingo’ for the
betting public. Bob Sadowski of Peace Haven Farm in Plainfield
will present horsemanship demonstrations. And Rocky Acres Farm
will return with their much beloved petting zoo of small goats,
ponies, rabbits and other furry creatures.
The Festival stages will host new student performances,
including dance presentations by Ballet Soleil of Williamsburg
and the Huntington Dance Centre. Hampshire Regional High
School students will present a drama improvisation, followed by
several student music groups.
Frank Grindrod from Earthwork Programs will conduct workshops
on making fire by friction and other survival skills. Lui
Collins, local musician and Director of Hilltown Music
Together, will present a family music program for parents and
young children. And the Cummington Family Center will organize
children’s activities. Still other family activities are in
the planning stages.
The Hilltown CDC’s annual Spring Festival is designed to
showcase the food, music, artists, and enterprises located
throughout the Hilltowns, and an educational focus on
environmental sustainability, while celebrating our many
talents and treasures. If you have an activity or business you
would like to feature at the Festival, please contact Jennifer
Peotter at Hilltown CDC: (413) 296-4536 or at
jenniferp@hilltowncdc.org. Hilltown CDC is also seeking
volunteers to help with the event.
The festival is being underwritten by seventeen area business
sponsors and by ten Hilltown cultural councils, which are
supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. For more
information on the Festival, visit the HCDC website at
www.hilltowncdc.org. |
