Whose mountain is it?: State stakes claim on old Mount Tom quarry as owners seek bankruptcy protection
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HOLYOKE The state is moving to claim ownership of the former Mount Tom quarry to stop the current owners from converting the 16-acre site into a clean-fill operation in which truckloads of soil would be dumped in the massive crater on the side of the mountain over the next 20 years.
Officials with the state Department of Conservation and Recreation are laying claim to the title for the quarry parcel under terms of the state’s 2002 purchase of 144.7 acres of the former Mount Tom Ski Area for $1.3 million. They want to see the land preserved in its natural state and protected for future use for outdoor recreation.
Mary Leach
Mary Leach
“Winter’s End at Copley Square,” a painting by Billerica artist Mary Rose O’Connell, is part of a new exhibit opening Thursday, March 4, at the Copley Society of Art, 158 Newbury St., Boston.
The exhibit called New Beginnings is described as an exquisite showcase of unique works by Copley Society of Art and features artist members’ work in a variety of mediums and styles.
A long-time resident of Billerica, O’Connell is a classically trained artist and teacher.
She is primarily an oil painter with concentrations in portrait, still life, marine, and what is known as; En plein air painting.