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Lawyer to speak at COA & other events

Attorney Jennifer Snyder will be a guest speaker at the Williamsburg Council On Aging on Thursday, May 22nd at 11:10 a.m. She will speak about Mass Health, estate planning and long term care. She is speaking free of charge. There is no need to sign up in advance unless you plan to have a meal afterwards. To reserve a meal call 268-8407 at least 48 hours in advance. The Veterans' Agent, Steve Connor, holds office hours once per month in the COA office, Rm. 102. This month he will be here on Wednesday, May 28th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There may be benefits you do not know about. If you are a veteran or if you are related to a veteran make sure you find out what benefits you may be eligible to receive. For instance, parents of veterans who served during a war may be eligible for benefits. This is something people often do not realize. Also, spouses of veterans who served during a war (even if they were not in a war zone) should make sure they are getting whatever benefits they are entitled to receive. There is no need to schedule an appointment, just show up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Weekly activities include: writing (waiting list), computer class, tai chi, quilting, card club, etc. Call 413-268-8407 or 413-268-8410 to register.

Williamsburg Historical Society Spring Meeting

Tuesday the 13^th of May.
Williamsburg Grange Hall
Potluck supper at 6:30. PM
Program at 7:30 - "His Own Proper Negro Slave" a talk by Erick Weber, Williamsburg Historical Commission
In the autumn of 1766, Amos Newport filed a lawsuit against the Hatfield gentleman who had held him in bondage for nearly forty years, alleging false imprisonment. Amos asserted that he was a free man and not a slave. Eric Weber will tell the fascinating, sadly incomplete, and frequently puzzling story of Amos' courageous legal battle and the subsequent events that linked his family's history to Williamsburg, as well as to other places in the Pioneer Valley and farther afield.

www.snowfarm.org

Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program
5 Clary Road - Williamsburg, MA 01096
Phone: 413-268-3101 - Fax: 413-268-3163 -
Email: info@snowfarm-art.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.

Reading On Sunday May 4th

A weekly writing group was started by the Williamsburg Council On Aging about one year ago. Members of the group range in age from 50 to 87. The group is, however, open to adults of all ages. The group formed a little over a year ago and group members decided to celebrate with a reading of some of what they have written. The reading will be held on Sunday, May 4th at 3 PM. It will be held at the Blue House Cafe, 141 Main Street in Haydenville, MA. It is free of charge although donations will be gratefully accepted. Members who will be reading at this event include: Dorothy Backer, Sherri Boyle, Carol Duke, Dusty Miller, Strong Oak, Rose Simmons, Ivonna Toones, Noemi Valentin, Athena Warren, and Mary Wheelan. The writing group is part of the Williamsburg Elder Arts Project, which is supported in part by a grant from the Williamsburg Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. The Elder Arts Project also pays elder musicians to perform at COA events.  

Town Hall Information
P. O. Box 447
141 Main St.
Haydenville, MA 01039
Ph: 413-268-8400
Fax: 413-268-8409
Hours:
Monday - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesday - 9:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Tuesday Evening - 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Website: www.burgy.org

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