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Regional Notebook: March 11, 2021
Sliced carrots at Red Fire Farm in Montague. CISA has launched a new map to help SNAP customers earn HIP benefits by buying local produce at authorized vendors, including Red Fire Farm, throughout the Pioneer Valley.
Published: 3/10/2021 4:01:23 PM
Start ’Em Early Foundation holding T-shirt sale
SOUTHWICK The nonprofit Start ’Em Early Foundation has launched a T-shirt campaign to raise money to continue producing sensory sacks that help first responders in emergency situations involving people and patients with autism.
Items in the sensory sacks include: Rubik’s Cubes, small whiteboards for drawing and non-verbal communication, “feeling wheels” to signal emotions, coloring books, noise-canceling headphones, stress putty and other calming toys.
CRBRA announces 2020 Best in Building award winners
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A screenshot from one of the video presentations of the 2020 Best In Building Awards, hosted by the CRBRA.Screenshot, crbra.com
The 2020 winners of the most recent Best in Building Awards, hosted by the Capital Region Builders & Remodelers Association (CRBRA), were announced virtually this month. Instead of a traditional in-person celebration, the winners were lauded in an eight-part video series.
More than 20 companies in building, design, remodeling and other areas of the industry won 46 awards in eight categories, ranging from best in kitchen and bathroom projects to best marketing strategies. The winners were chosen by a panel of judges from across the country.
Looking to develop : Demand for homes could lead to construction spike in Connecticut
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A new home takes shape in early February 2021 in Weston, Conn. During the pandemic year of 2020, permit applications for new houses outpaced those for new apartment units in Connecticut, reversing a sizable gap from 2019.Alexander Soule/Hearst Connecticut Media
As properties go, it was not going to last long on the market a dream home on more than an acre of land in Greenwich, abutting more than three acres of conservation area and priced at a mere $1.8 million in an enclave where other houses are selling for more than $5 million.