CHARLEMONT Firefighters responded to a report of smoke in a trailer at Woodland Trail Park off Zoar Road at around noon on Tuesday.Resident Jennifer Duso said she returned home to find her trailer with an attached porch filled with smoke. “I.
SOUTH DEERFIELD Pick up any of Carolyn Shores Ness’ weekly planners over the years and you’ll find the same quote: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”The.
Rowe voters make quick work of Annual Town Meeting articles
Voters, who gathered outdoors at Rowe Elementary School, approved all articles on the Annual Town Meeting warrant Saturday. STAFF PHOTO/MARY BYRNE
Published: 5/16/2021 4:17:20 PM
ROWE All 27 articles on the warrant were approved at Annual Town Meeting on Saturday morning, including a fiscal year 2022 operating budget of $4.1 million.
The meeting, which took place outdoors at the Rowe Elementary School, was brief, with few articles generating comment or discussion.
Other articles on the warrant included approving buying and equipping a new utility vehicle, at a cost of $300,000, for the Fire Department.
“After a two-year review of what we really need in this town, we came up with selling one of the big trucks one of the 2003s and buying this new vehicle, which will respond on all calls,” said Fire Chief Dennis Annear. “It will be equipped to handle the medical calls; it will handle your carbon monoxide cal
Fire destroys Hall Tavern Farm sawmill, forklift in Charlemont
Owner Jared Bellows and former owner Jay Healy survey the remains of the sawmill building, standing in the foundation at Hall Tavern Farm in Charlemont that was leveled by an early morning fire on Monday. The lumber storage building in the background was scorched, but was mostly saved by the efforts of firefighters. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Owner Jared Bellows talks with Charlemont firefighter Ryan Martin and Fire Chief Dennis Annear at the scene of an early morning fire that destroyed the sawmill building at Hall Tavern Farm in Charlemont. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ