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By Peter Spotts

When students return for the first day of school on Sept. 16, they won’t be heading through the doors of New Hingham Elementary School as admin-istration and the School Committee have decided to be fully remote for at least the first month of the year.

Principal Jesse McMillan said a number of factors were weighed in the decision, but administration and the committee felt there were too many questions and concerns surrounding COVID-19 to bring staff and students back to the school safely.

New Hingham goes remote

By Gregory A. Scibelli

The mayor of Holyoke is refusing to renounce his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives this week after controversial accusations of mis-conduct while working as a professor at the University of Massachusetts sur-faced late last week.

Alex Morse, who has served as mayor for the last eight years, is trying to unseat longtime U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Massachusetts.

Morse, also a Democrat, is set to challenge Neal in the Democratic pri-mary on Sept. 1.

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REMOTE, page 10

Morse will not drop out of race

HILLTOWNS

CHESTERFIELD

By Mary Kronholm

Belle Fleur Holdings again pressed its case for a negotiated Host Community Agreement with the town in preparation for purchasing land sub-divided from the 53-acre Hansen prop-erty on Otis Stage Road for the pur-pose of growing marijuana.

The Host Agreement will be reviewed by town counsel, KP Law.

Land purchase in discussion

By Peter Spotts

Tropical Storm Isaias made a windy impact last week, knocking out power for thousands of residents across the hilltowns and Pioneer Valley, some for days on end, but towns are back online thanks to the

work of the utility companies and first responders in town.

Huntington Highway Super in tendent Char les Dazelle said he coordinat-ed with Police Chief Bobby Garriepy when the storm hit to cover the town and identi-fy the critical problem areas for downed power lines and

trees. Highway Department workers are the first ones on scene to start clearing debris to make the work easier when Eversource is able to move crews into the area.

“We try to predict as best as we can what will hap-pen and what routes we’re going to take. He’ll go out

and take an area to patrol so we’re not doubling over each other.,” Dazelle said. “Usually we’ll have some-body sitting at our base. We call into them what trees are down no what road with pole numbers. This was kind of

Town departments help bring power back

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By Peter Spotts

August brings the end of summer and children look ahead toward the start of the next school year, which will be quite different this year as the Gateway Regional School District is planning for a phased reopening model for its grades, utilizing

remote and physical learning starting on Sept. 15.

Working groups were split between the district, elementary, and secondary review models for return-ing, and concluded Gateway needs a Phased Hybrid Model until social distanc-ing is no longer required. Families will have a choice

to keep children home and do only remote learning if they so choose.

“A survey for parents was released with the DESE Plan #2. We will use that information to reach out to parents who may want to enroll completely remotely, and we’ll also be creating some sort of enrollment form

for the fall to capture addi-tional data,” Superintendent David Hopson explained. “At this point, teachers are working (elementary and secondary working groups) on determining how best to ‘meet’ both physically and remotely with students

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POWER, page 3

Tropical Storm Isaias brought trees and power across the state last week. Top photo, trees came done on Cold Spring Road near Spectacle Pond in Sandisfield. Bottom left, in Sandisfield, Hammertown Road faces a major blockage from the fallen debris. Bottom right, New Hartford Road in Sandisfield is blocked by fallen trees during Tropical Storm Isaias.More storm photos on page 9.

Submitted photos courtesy of the Sandisfield Highway Department

Schools target Sept. 15 opening

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HILLTOWNS

Registration deadline for the Gateway Youth Athletic Association is this Sunday, Aug. 16. Practices have already begun so please sign up soon if anyone would like to participate. The recreational in-town program is open to all players who are three years old by Sept. 1 up through

incoming sixth graders. Currently, the fall travel program is open to all students from third through eighth grade. GYAA is still working on the possibility of creating a high school travel division as well. The new registration site can be found at www.gogatewaysports.com.

Please note the league will be fol-lowing all protocols outlined by the state regarding the safe return to play. A copy of these guidelines can be provided at any time upon request.

GYAA is always looking for more input and involvement to help improving

the programs offered. There are several board positions currently vacant, includ-ing rec soccer director and secretary. The next GYAA meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. Any questions, comments, or concerns can be directed to Jason Forgue at 413-205-6504.

Gateway Youth Atheltic Assoc. registration deadline Sunday

With just a few weeks left before that primary, the Daily Collegian, a pub-lication at UMass, published a letter from the College Democrats of Massachusetts and its chapters at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Amherst College.

The letter alleges Morse engaged in sexual relationships with students at the school. It further states he abused his power as an adjunct faculty member and someone of heavily involved in politics to engage in sexual relationships for his gain.

After three days of allegations reach-ing the mainstream media due to his involvement in the Congressional race, Morse is set to debate Neal in the near future.

With no Republicans involved in the race, the Sept. 1 election will effective-ly decide the race barring some type of strong write-in campaign.

The First Congressional District in Massachusetts represents the overwhelm-ing majority of Western Massachusetts cities and towns in all four counties — Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire.

Neal, who has been representing

Massachusetts since 1989, was once mayor of Springfield.

The two candidates have had various TV ads fueling their rivalry, but Neal’s cam-paign denies having anything to do with the sexual miscon-duct allegations being made public with just three weeks to the election.

Morse, Sunday night, said he would not leave the race, and released a statement to that effect:

“I announced my candidacy for Congress because I believed our coun-try needed leadership that understood the urgency of this moment. I believed that the voters of the First Congressional District deserved a member of Congress who would put their interests before those of wealthy and influential donors. I believed that the health of our democracy relied on envisioning a new kind of poli-tics – a politics of lifting up and empower-ing ordinary people.

I still believe these things. If any-thing, my time as a candidate has only deepened my conviction that people are

looking for a politics that is more generous, more open, and more just. I’ve heard sto-ries from people in every cor-ner of this district that I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life.

Our campaign is fueled by the hard work and dedication of my amazing staff and vol-unteers and the contributions of small grassroots donors. Our campaign is also lifted up by the support of progressive

organizations that helped take our efforts to new heights. I remain committed to their missions, but also understand the toll that recent events are taking on them and their supporters.

Over the weekend, the Daily Collegian published a story that alleged that I abused my power in having con-sensual sexual encounters with college students, and that I made other college students feel uncomfortable by conversing with them on social media.

I want to be very clear about this. I have never, in my entire life, had a non-consensual sexual encounter with anyone. I have never used my position of

power as Mayor and UMass lecturer for romantic or sexual gain, or to take advan-tage of students. I have never violated UMass policy. Any claim to the contrary is false. As I’ve acknowledged, I have had consensual relationships with other men, including students enrolled at local univer-sities that I’ve met using dating apps.”

Morse said he welcomes any investi-gation and says he will be cleared of any wrongdoing.

On Monday, the University of Massachusetts-Amherst released a state-ment confirming an investigation in Morse’s conduct. UMass has also gone on record saying Morse will not be re-hired as an adjunct professor. Morse taught classes in government and political sci-ence since 2014.

“The allegations that Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse engaged in inappro-priate behavior with UMass Amherst students are serious and deeply concern-ing,” UMass states. “And the university is launching an immediate review of the matter to determine whether the alleged actions during his time as a university lec-turer were in violation of university policy or federal Title IX law.”

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Alex Morse

SCHOOLS & YOUTH

everyday using a ‘flipped’ instruction model.”

“Essentially, all students will be working with their teachers during the same time period each day, working with each other in ‘virtual groups,’ and completing much of the same work,” he said. “We’ll also be spending the first five days of school on professional development around this idea and the teachers also have five days of ‘inde-pendent’ work to revise lessons, plan for instruction, and determine how to best meet student needs.”

As part of reopening the physi-cal school buildings, age levels will be returned in groups based on a set of cri-teria, still to be determined, in sequen-tial order, with grades having differ-ent schedules. The first group to return would be students with higher needs, which may include students with dis-abilities, ELL students, and economical-ly-disadvantaged students.

The Gateway First Plan for reopen-ing, submitted to DESE on July 31, stat-ed “Economically disadvantaged-prin-cipals and school staff would identify those students in this category that had difficulty in succeeding under a fully-re-mote educational situation, or might be

considered high need, and offer parents the opportunity to have them participate in a two or four-day, in-person experi-ence at the schools.”

The district posted the full 50-page document detailing the reopening plan on Monday, Aug. 10. Pre-kindergarten and first grade will be the to return to school on Oct. 1, following remote learning from Sept. 15 through Sept. 30. There are scheduled days on site for high needs students on Sept. 22, 24, 25, 28, and 29. Second through eighth grades will return on Oct. 15 with high-schoolers being the last onsite, starting on Oct. 29. When students return, they will operate on a four-day schedule, with remote learning on the Wednesday of each week.

School attendance is also being adjusted. Kindergarten through third grade students from Blandford, Chester, and Middlefield will attend Chester Elementary School. The kindergar-ten through third-grade students from Huntington, Montgomery, and Russell will attend Littleville Elementary School. All fourth through sixth-graders will be at Littleville Elementary School with grades five and six on the first floor of the main complex.

School start time will aso be adjust-ed, due to the need to clean buses between each trip. Kindergarten through sixth grade will begin the day at 9 a.m. and end at 3:35 p.m. The middle school-ers and high schoolers will start bright and early at 7:15 a.m. and end at 1:50 p.m.

“Students will need to wear masks, be socially distanced by three feet, essentially the most we could fit on a bus would be 33 percent of the normal capacity, and we’ll need to provide an additional half hour between runs to clean buses,” Hopson said. “That’s the main reason to start the hybrid model.”

All adults and students onsite will be required to wear a mask that covers their nose and mouth while on school grounds, buses, and at school events. Exceptions include meal breaks and medical exemptions. There will be mask breaks throughout the day when stu-dents and staff can space six feet apart, ideally outside. There will be tempera-ture screening when students and staff enter the building and staff will observe students to monitor if any students show symptoms. Staff will be self-screen-ing before reporting to work each day, including a form that must be completed

each day they report to work.The full 50-page plan for the dis-

trict includes comprehensive details for transportation, sanitation, student sup-port, professional learning, instruction, assessment and more. It’s available at www.grsd.org.

The plan is a culmination of work between many people and groups. Hopson praised the effort made by everyone in the district to make the plan possible.

“I am pleased with the overall results of the working groups (district, elementary, and secondary) regarding informing the plan, developing pro-tocols, and sharing information on a regular basis,” he said. “As the groups have a range of participants — admin-istrators, teachers, nurses, para’s, school committee members, town officials, parents, custodians, etc.,” Hopson said. “I believe we received a wide range of ideas and viewpointsm. While we are still negotiating a final MOA with the Gateway Education Association, I am pleased that this has been an ongoing and collaborative process that has raised many issues of concern around reopen-ing schools and meeting the DESE guidelines.”

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HUNTINGTON — Rock 201 will play tonight, Thursday, Aug. 13, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the town green.

They are a high energy classic rock band that has been rocking since 1998. Music will include hits from AC/DC, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, CCR, Ozzy Osborne, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more. Additional info can be found on www.rock201.com, including their song list.

Free Summer Music on the Huntington town green is located at the intersection of Routes 20 and 112. No pets please.

Bring a lawn chair, bug spray, hand sanitizer and join the fun. All perfor-mances will be conducted virtually on Facebook in case of rain.

All attendees must follow social

distancing protocol. Guests must wear masks when walking outside their seat-ed area, and groups must be located six feet apart. There will be no baked good sales this year and restrooms will not be available. Please allow parking around the town green for those who wish to stay in their cars and enjoy the show. Additional parking is behind town hall and Huntington Liquors. Please fol-low these outdoor concert guidelines so everyone can stay safe and bring the community live music.

Please be patient and flexible during this time.

Concerts are sponsored by The H u n t i n g t o n C o m m u n i t y E ve n t s Committee and supported by The Huntington Cultural Council.

Rock on the green tonightisolated, so we just let Bobby know and he called the power company. The problem area was Goss Hill Road, basically from Littleville Road to Kimball Road. There were trees down and wires the whole distance. Also, on Harlow Clark Road at the town line.”

E ve r s o u r c e S p o k e s p e r s o n Priscilla Ress said they restored power to more than 80,000 Massachusetts customers following the storm, but there were still crews working on res-toration efforts in Connecticut ear-lier this week. Due to COVID-19, Eversource has less people in each truck, which Ress said can impact the restoration times.

“We are observing Covid-19 safe-ty protocols to protect our crews as well as the public,” she said. “This can impact the timing of the resto-ration as we’re assigning one crew member to each truck, as opposed to two. We’re also sanitizing tools and maintaining social distancing as we strive to work as quickly and safely as possible.”

Dazelle also noted the impact of having less crew in trucks, as it affects his department as well. Isaias is providing valuable insight into how COVID-19 effects the response to damage cause by storms, which can be used to better prepare for the upcoming winter.

“We have a punch list, things to go over, problem areas form our side. We get their [Eversource] opinion on it, we give our opinion, and we set down as a group and we critique it,” Dazelle said. “We work very well as a team doing stuff like that. We try to help them out the best we can.”

The Highway Department was

able to utilize snowplows to clear debris from the streets quickly. Areas with downed power lines were com-municated to Eversource and Verizon. Dazelle said, sometimes, there can be delays as one group may have to wait for the other to fix their pole.

“Several ducks have to be in a line to make things work,” he said.

The Fire Department chips in as well. Dazelle said they are aware of resident sin town with critical needs and firefighters check on those resi-dents during outages. For example, if someone needs an oxygen machine at home, the department can bring oxygen bottles to them while their electricity is out.

“We try to help them out the best we can,” Dazelle said. We know some critical people that might need some attention, so we do extra checks on them.”

Daze l le reminds res iden ts the Fire, Police, and Highway Departments keep two phone num-bers, a 667 number and a 512 number. The 667 is for Verizon and the 512 is for Comcast. In the event one of the providers loses their service during a storm, the departments can be reached on the other.

“This particular storm Comcast was out,” Dazelle explained. “So, any-one who has Comcast for a telephone was not able to call out until power was restored. Our 667 numbers were working.”

The Huntington Fire Department can be reached at 413-512-5212 or 413-667-3368, the Police Department at 413-512-5213 or 413-667-8868; and the Highway Department at 413-512-5204 or 413-667-3504.

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HUNTINGTON

NORWICH HILLThe First Congregational Church of

Huntington reminds everyone that even though our physical doors are closed until further notice, we are most defi-nitely open for worship, praise, minis-try and fellowship. We are an Open and Affirming Church and we invite and wel-come everyone - seekers, believers, and wonderers alike, on their journey of faith, to join in 10 a.m. Zoom Sunday worship. We are also meeting for Friday Zoom Fellowship Time and the pastor is always available to speak with you. If you do not receive our emails and would like to connect with our Zoom worship service or fellowship time, please contact Pastor Carol at [email protected] to receive the information you will need to participate.

This week the reading from Genesis 45.1-15 continues our story as Joseph and his brothers reunite. We are invited to wonder about forgiveness, letting go of the past, and God working for good in the difficulties and challenges of life and real situations — Joseph’s and ours.

We wish everyone God’s peace. Our prayers for health and wellbeing are with you and all the world during this time of pandemic. Please use the phone numbers and email address provided to stay in touch and /or to contact the pastor. You are also invited to find us on Facebook at “Norwich Hill” for updates, informa-tion and spiritual encouragement. For more information, please contact 413-667-3935 or 860-798-7771 or [email protected].

CHESTER — Chester Theatre Company will perform The Story of King Lear virtually in a 50-minute tell-ing of the Shakespeare classic adapted and directed by CTC Producing Artistic Director Daniel Elihu Kramer. The show will air at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, and will be available for view-ing through Sunday, Aug. 30. Visit www.chestertheatre.org for details on how and where to watch.

The Story of King Lear features the actors playing multiple roles, and Kramer intends to be creative with the virtual platform.

“We have been staying engaged

through a range of activities. Now, it’s time to make work for our audience,” Kramer said. “We are providing this performance free of charge, and we are relying on the support of our com-munity and audience so that we can be there with them through this and when we can gather in person again. King Lear speaks to our moment with remarkable power. In difficult times, we turn for sustenance to stories that speak to our shared experience. Here at Chester Theatre Company we are bring-ing that vital act of storytelling to a virtual space, where we can still gather in community.”

Theatre company’s first virtual performance takes stage Aug. 27

By Shelby Macri

CHESTER — The Selectboard is interested in doing work in the town center for potential East-West Rail stop passengers and discussed ideas at its meeting on Monday, Aug. 10.

Selectman Barbara Huntoon said that there are three plans for the East-West Rail and each plan includes Chester as a stop between Boston and Western Massachusetts for the com-muter rail. Huntoon said, with Chester being a potential stop, the Selectboard would like to make sure the downtown area is a place for people to stop and get food or lodging.

“It’s our hope to have Chester as a stop from the train, and we don’t want to be short sighted on the influx of people that’ll bring,” Huntoon said. “We want to have a bright and lively downtown section for those who will

be traveling through.” Paul Lischetti, a representative from

the Hilltown CDC, attended the meeting and spoke with the board about potential projects in the downtown center. These projects include the Chester Commons and the elderly living center within it, as it was not specifically noted that the Commons would be an elderly and dis-abled housing community. Lischetti went to the Selectboard to specify the terms of the elderly living units. They decided in the meeting that the building would officially be limited to people of 55 years or older, as well as those who are disabled.

Lischetti said the Hilltown CDC may get funding for more projects and discussed possible construction sites to build additional units with grant money. There is an opportunity of utilizing six million dollars to help construct units within the town, helping grow the

town’s appeal. Huntoon inquired about the gravel pit, where a company is har-vesting gravel from one section and then filling the areas they dig in the make it seem as if no one was there. Additionally, there is a section of land that they are not digging in and Huntoon wondered about potentially construct-ing units there. These discussions are expected to continue at a future meeting.

The Board met Derek Savoy from Gateway Little League to discuss the precautions the league will be taking in order to hold the upcoming season at Emery Field. Savoy will monitor and respect the COVID-19 guidelines set up by the Governor Charlie Baker. They will take all the health and safety reg-ulations into account, and will moni-tor and limit the amount of kids, staff, and spectators on the field at all times. There is currently a sign-up for the lit-tle league as they will be starting up

the season in two weeks. Additionally, Savoy has submitted a plan to the Selectboard detailing the plans for this season, which the board approved during the meeting.

Lastly, the board discussed the res-ignation of Chief Daniel Ilnicky, which will be effective June 30, 2021. Ilnicky agreed he would leave earlier if a can-didate was picked and is ready to step into the role as Chief. The Selectboard praised the work that Ilnicky has done in his years as Chief. They all discussed creating a card or letter to sign and send to him, expressing their thanks for his service and regret at seeing him go. All board members agreed, though some thought they should do something more as Chief Ilnicky has done a wonderful job in his position. Though it’s a diffi-cult loss for the town, the board respects Ilnicky’s decision and thanked him for all he’s done for the town.

East-West Rail options open economic development potential

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHThe First Congregational Church of

Chester will worship at 9:30 a.m. this Sunday, Aug. 16. Worship is in the park-ing lot. You may bring a chair and sit out-

side, or listen from the comfort of your car. The Scripture for the week is Psalm 133 and Matthew 15:21-28. Everyone is welcome.

CHESTER

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By Ellenor Downer

Yellow warblerI saw either a female or immature yellow

warbler in the forsythia bush this Sunday. The female or immature is a duller yellow than the male. It either has faint breast streaking or none at all. The immature females lack breast streaks and are buff olive with less yellow. The male is yellow with reddish streaking on its breast.

The yellow warbler is five inches long. They eat caterpillars, cankerworms, gypsy moths, beetles, aphids and other insects. The female lays four to six white eggs with blotch-es in a nest of milkweed, stem fibers, grasses, down and spider’s silk. The yellow warblers song is a “sweet sweet sweet I’m so sweet” with the last note accented. It also has a musi-cal “chip” call.

Baltimore oriolesI received an email from a North

Brookfield resident. She said, “I have had Baltimore orioles at my jelly feeder up until this week. I have put out seven quarts of grape jelly so far. But I have not seen an oriole this week can you explain where they could be?”

I also have not seen Baltimore orioles coming for orange halves that I put out. The catbird, a red-bellied woodpecker and a red squirrel also ate the oranges. Baltimore orioles start their migration south as early as July.

Ruby-throated hummingbirdsAlthough Baltimore orioles migrate

early, the ruby-throated hummingbirds do not start their migration until September. I fill my two nectar feeders every other day. I enjoy watching the hummingbirds chase each other around the feeders and spread their tail feathers while they hover. Whenever, I look at one of the nectar feeders, I do not have to wait long before one or more hummingbirds appear.

Great blue heronI was at Lake Winisquam this past

Saturday with my daughter, Lynn and grand-daughter, Cora. Cora and I were swimming when a great blue heron flew over the water and landed on the dock of elderly neighbors. It was a beautiful day to be in the water, but they do not get outside very much so the dock is a quiet place even on a summer Saturday. I wondered if they saw it land and watched it as Cora and I did.

Other birds at the lakeI saw one loon, three cormorants, some

mallards and seagulls. The seagulls would land near boats anchored in the cove across the lake. They probably get some tidbits from people eating in their boats.

Northern water snakeAlthough it isn’t a bird, I saw northern

water snake swimming near the bottom of the lake while standing on the dock. Lynn and Cora were swimming. Lynn hurried Cora to the ladder and they climbed onto the dock. The snake went under the dock and surfaced on the other side. It was the biggest water snake I’ve ever seen. It headed to a shallow area with reeds.

Cora was fascinated by the snake and climbed onto her mother’s paddleboard in hopes of getting a better view. Lynn got her

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Grandma visited today and questioned why her pickling cucumbers were

“funny looking.” She was hoping for blocky, straight fruit, but what she has are tapered to a point. Some even curl. Looks don’t mat-ter much to her but unfortunately they don’t taste very good either. They are quite bitter. How can this be remedied?

This is an easy fix. Curling, bitter fruit are an indication that cucumber plants are crying out for more water, and it is no wonder with the drought we are having. They are shallow rooted and depend on a steady amount of moisture to grow evenly. Your goal should be an inch of rain per week. Sometimes summer rains are deceiving; while you think that passing shower saturated the earth, chances are it didn’t.

Just for the fun of it, set up a home-made rain gauge in the garden. This way you can see for yourself just how much rain we are actually getting. Simply position an empty tuna fish can marked in quarter-inch increments among your plants. You can even leave it there while your sprinkler is at work or while you hand water as normal. After each “rainfall” record your results, and at the end of the week, make up the difference to achieve the desired one inch. I don’t expect you to be this fussy all the time, but this lit-tle experiment will give you a sense of how little or much rain you and Mother Nature are actually providing to your plants. While we have little say in what falls from the sky, we can make adjustments to our sprinkler timers. Another way to help out your cukes would be to provide their shallow roots with

a little mulch. The mulch will reg-ulate moisture and prevent weed competition. Accomplish this well after your plants are up and grow-ing, and of course, don’t pile it up too close to the stem.

This question came from Robin, who gardens in Hardwick: “My pepper plants are laden with fruit but slow to turn color. When will they be ready to harvest? I’d like to preserve them somehow for use over the winter. What

would you suggest?” Usually you will have to wait at least

two to three weeks after green peppers have reached full size before they will ripen com-pletely. Now you know why colored peppers command a higher price than their green counterparts, they are taking up space on the plant for a longer period and because of that inhibiting, to some degree anyway, new fruits from forming. In our part of the coun-try it is smart to search out pepper varieties that reach maturity in the fewest number of days. Look for those marked 80 days or less.

Freezing peppers is super easy, and there is no blanching necessary. Simply cut your peppers into slices and prefreeze them on a cookie sheet. Once they are frozen you can put them into freezer bags and grab a handful or two as needed.

Roberta McQuaid graduated from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts. For the last 28 years, she has held the position of staff hor-ticulturalist at Old Sturbridge Village. She enjoys growing food as well as flowers. Have a question for her? Email it to [email protected] with “Gardening Question” in the subject line.

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I am writing to encourage my fellow Hilltowners to vote for Holyoke mayor Alex Morse in the Sept. 1 Democratic Primary for Massachusetts’ first congressional dis-trict. The people of the Hilltowns and our neighbors in the Berkshires and the Valley deserve a member of Congress who will represent us, and not well-funded corporate interests. The incumbent Richard Neal has accepted more in corporate contributions than any other member of Congress in 2020. It seems that none of my Worthington neigh-bors were invited to any of the fancy fund-raisers and dinners disclosed in his federal filings: $58,986 spent at the Chatham Bars

Inn, $20,665 at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York, $14,789 at the Fontainebleau in Miami. Neal has demonstrated time and again that, when it comes to urgent issues facing the people of our district, issues like surprise medical bills and high drug costs, he is on the side of his corporate donors in the healthcare industry and Big Pharma. Alex Morse has foresworn corporate money and committed to an agenda that prioritiz-es the needs of the people of our district. Please consider giving him your vote.

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By Natalie Blais

In recent weeks, registered voters in Massachusetts received the first of its kind mailing from the Secretary of the

Commonwealth: a vote by mail applica-tion.

Last month, the Legislature passed a bill to protect voters’ health and safety while also expanding and safeguarding accessibility during the COVID-19 pan-demic. Under the new law, every regis-tered voter can choose to vote by mail, vote early in person or vote in person in the State Primary and General Election.

By law, the Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin was required to send vote by mail applica-tions to all registered voters by July 15th for the September 1st State Primary. The application includes pre-paid return post-age. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, August 26th. You can expect another vote by mail application in your mailbox around the third week in September for the November 3rd General Election. This application will also include pre-paid return postage. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Oct. 28.

Voters can choose to return their bal-lot in the mail, in a secure drop box, or in person. You can contact your local election office for the location of your secure drop-box and information on

where to vote in person during the early voting period or on Election Day. I have compiled a list of 1st Franklin District election offices at repblais.org/2020Elec-tions. For the State Primary, all ballots need to be returned to your local elec-tion office by 8 p.m. on September 1st in order to be counted. For the General Election, ballots mailed must be post-marked by November 3rd and arrive by November 6th in order to be counted. If you think your ballot may not arrive in time to be counted, consider returning it by hand to your local election office.

If you did not receive an applica-tion or you lost the form, you can visit the Secretary’s website at www.sec.state.ma.us to complete an online application. Once your application is submitted, your city or town clerk will mail a ballot with pre-paid return postage.

For voters who choose to vote in-person, polling locations will have new safety measures in place to pro-tect your health. In collaboration with the Department of Public Health, the Secretary of the Commonwealth will issue guidelines around the physical distancing of voters and election offi-cers, face coverings, personal protective equipment, the use of sanitizers, and the sanitary use of marking pens. There will be seven days of in-person early vot-ing for both the primary and General

Elections to increase accessibility and maximize safety. For the State Primary, in-person voting will be available from Saturday, Aug. 22 to Friday, Aug. 28. For the General Election, in-person voting will be available from Saturday, Oct. 17, to Friday, Oct. 30. Alternatively, voters can still cast their ballots in person on Election Day.

The legislation also enhances acces-sibility and equity. Along with addi-tional options for voting, the bill is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and national standards to provide accessible voting options to everyone. Municipalities are required to evaluate and report any adverse impact a change to a polling location poses to accessibility on the basis of race, nation-al origin, disability, income, or age in advance any changes being made. Such changes must be made at least 20 days prior to the election to provide sufficient notice to voters.

The collaborative process that got us to where we are today included input from public stakeholders, local election officials, legislators, Secretary Galvin, and Governor Baker. Each recognized that expanding accessibility and protect-ing voter rights are of paramount impor-tance to our democracy. Neither our right to participate nor our health and safety should be compromised as we cast our

ballots during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have any concerns about voting in person, I urge you to complete your vote by mail application today.

For more information, the Secretary of the Commonwealth has posted a Frequently Asked Questions page at www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleev/early-vot-ing-faq.htm. You can also reach his office at 1-800-462-VOTE or [email protected]. And as always, please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly if you have questions or concerns: [email protected] or 413-362-9453.

Important Dates:Aug. 22-28 – In person early voting

available at your local election officeAug. 26 – Deadline for Vote by Mail

Application to be received by your local election office

Sept. 1 – State Primary; ballots must be returned to your town hall by 8 p.m.

Third week in September – Vote by Mail Applications for General Election Sent

Oct.17-30 – In person early voting available at your local election office

Oct. 28 – Deadline for Vote by Mail Application to be received by your local election office

Nov. 3 – General Election; postmark for mailed ballots.

Natalie Blais is the State Rep. for the 1st Franklin District.

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By Deborah Daniels

You know Mack your neighbor, and you have hummed the tune Mack the Knife but how about Mack

the ox? Well if you hail from Buckland you know Mack the ox, don’t you? Mack the ox was a local and national celebrity. He weighed in at 4,760 pounds, stood six feet tall with a girth of 10feet, four inches and he was 15 feet from tip to tail. A very fine specimen of an ox who was owned and raised by James Deane Avery in Buckland, MA. Mack was one of six giant oxen shown in country fairs all over New England and in Madison Square Garden between 1894 and 1906. There is a popular photo of Avery sit-ting on a rocking chair on top of Mack’s back. There is nothing precarious about the rider and rocking chair positioned on top of Mack. Avery was successful at showcasing his huge ox, usually hidden sideshow style behind a tent for 10 cents a view. Crowds paid for this thrill. Wasn’t entertainment a whole lot simpler than? James Avery was not just a showman, he held the positions of Selectman, Assessor, County Commissioner and President of the Deerfield Valley Agricultural Society, as well as farmer.

Researching Mack’s genealogy revealed that he was originally raised and trained by a 10-year-old boy in Bellingham, MA until he was 6 years old. Then he was sold to Avery in 1893 when Mack weighed approximately 4,100 pounds. Mack had worked hard labor on the farm and hauled lumber as part of his duties. He was a Holstein steer, one of a pair named Joe and Jerry. Avery a farmer of 50 years in Buckland, specialized in breeding fancy stock on his farm. Mack the ox graduated to a life of all the food he could eat and light duty.

As it turns out the Connecticut River Valley was known for a history of stall-fed ox; ox bought in November fattened in the stall over winter and sold for meat in the spring. This came about to bet-ter compete with the western beef that undersold eastern beef. It was believed that the railroad helped undermine east-ern farm products. “Railroads were bread and meat to the Buckeye, the Sucker and the Hoosier (farmers), but poison to the Yankee farmer,” said Historian George

Sheldon. So, to compete with the limit-less pasturage of the prairies, the oxen were stall fed to command a higher price for New England beef.

What prey tell did Mack eat to gain some 600 pounds plus in six months? Polly Anderson of the Buckland Historical Society said, rumor had it, that it was milk fed to Mack that fattened him. Drawing on history again, accord-ing to George Sheldon, stall fed oxen were fed provender, a feed made of half corn and half peas’n’oats ground by the local miller to be most digestible. That along with the choicest of hay, light duty and a rehearsed march one to two weeks in advance of how-to-walk-with-dignity to the butcher in Brighton, MA. These oxen were grown for the Boston market. There was no running the meat off the hoof here. Tradition was for the farmer to sell the oxen to a drover who herded the oxen to Brighton, and it was then sold to the slaughterhouse.

So, you know your steer facts. Oxen are draft animals, usually castrated males with horns, because in olden days this prevented them from backing out of the yokes or collars, they wore to work. They were trained to work in pairs that became

lifelong partners. What happened to Joe, Mack’s partner? Oxen often worked in teams of four to 16 oxen hauling heavy loads, stone and lumber in days of yore. If you have watched ox pulls at local fairs, then you have seen what they can do. Mack drew 11,061 pounds on a drag of eight feet at one pull on dead level dirt. The load was stones as pictured. Was that work or punishment?

DNA research has revealed that cat-tle are all descended from the same herd of 80 aurochs, wild cattle raised in what is now modern-day Iran. It was here that ancient people selectively bred aurochs to become herd animals and then contin-ued to domesticate them over the centu-ries. The last wild auroch was hunted to

extinction in 1627. Today’s beef steer, because the ox is a male steer and not a separate breed of cattle as some people think, weighs in at 1300 to 1400 pounds when sold for meat at the age of two years old. Historically, oxen were used as draft animals on the farm till they were seven years old then sold in the fall. Money was saved by not having to feed the oxen over the winter.

Today’s local beef, according to Ed Parsons of Mayvale Farm in Westhampton, grazes in the pasture every day of the year in all seasons. They raise Angus beef cattle. When asked what they did during the hurricane Isaias, he said they did what they do best, graze and chew their cud! If storms are bad enough, they will head for the cover of trees. Talk about strong cattle and fearless farmers! Or is it the other way around? Mayvale cattle do get to ride to Adams, MA to meet the butcher. And that ain’t no joy ride. Support your local farmer and buy your next tenderloin at Mayvale Farm. Bon Appetit!

A shout out to the Maple Row farm stand for tender corn and veggies. Another shout out to the Memorial Hall Museum with its Mack the Ox exhibit in Deerfield. It is open and you and the kids will love it.

Do you have a memory or historical curiosity from the Hilltowns that you’d like to share with your neighbors? Send your story and photos to [email protected].

Raising MackHILLTOWN HISTORY

Mack pulled a load of 11,061 pounds eight feet over level ground.

Mack the ox was one of six giant oxen shown in fairs across New England and Madison Square Garden between 1894 and 1906. An exhibit is on display at Memorial Hall Museum, 8 Memorial St., in Deerfield.

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off the paddleboard and onto shore. Cora, unlike her mother and grand-mother, likes snakes.

Scarlet tanagerMy son-in-law, Brian, saw a scar-

let tanager in his yard. He went inside his house to look it up. It was a first sighting for him.

People may report a bird sighting or bird related experience by call-ing me at 413-967-3505, leaving a message at extension 100 or emailing [email protected] or [email protected].

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A beef steer finds the camera while grazing in Westhampton.

The Mayvale Farms herd was undeterred by Tropical Storm Isaias.


BLANDFORD

BLANDFORD — Bland fo rd Historical Society President Chips Norcross announced a special Encore Performance of Eve Queler’s Bel Canto Opera.

“While it is truly unfortunate that the Coronavirus pandemic has forced us to cancel this year’s Annual Bel Canto Opera, we think we have some-thing you will enjoy,” said Norcross. He added that this annual event, which would have been the 26th consecutive performance, has been well attended and anxiously awaited throughout its tenure.

In lieu of a live event this year, the Historical Society has sifted through its archives and is pleased to offer a very special Encore Performance of the 2013 Opera online.

This will be aired on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 7:30 p.m., the date and time the 2020 live performance was origi-nally scheduled to occur.

There is a link to the performance on The White Church website. Click on the RSVP button and a link to the program will be sent to you. The Historical Society is working on pro-viding access to two other Bel Canto performances.

Norcross asked patrons of the event consider a $35 donation, which is the cost of one ticket.

The 2013 performers were Elise

Brancheau and Lara Secord-Haid, sopranos, Gustavo Feulien, baritone, Diego Silva, tenor with Eve Queler and Douglas Martin conducting and accom-panying on piano.

The program includes arias from Don Giovanni, LaBoheme, Carmen and more.

Opera encore airs Aug. 29

BLANDFORD – Town Clerk Doris Jemiolo announced that registered vot-ers will have the opportunity to cast ballots for the Sept. 1 primary in person during four early voting sessions.

Voting will be at the town offic-es on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon; Sunday, Aug. 23, from 3 to 5 p.m.; Monday, Aug. 24, from 5 to 7 p.m.; and Thursday, Aug. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Mail-in ballots may be request-ed via application which can be found

on the town’s website. The deadline to request a mail-in early ballot is 5 p.m. on the fourth business day before the election or Aug. 26. Mail-in ballots may be returned by mail, in person, or placed in the large, secured grey drop box out-side town offices.

All primary ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. on Sept. 1. The last day to register to vote in the primary is Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon at the town clerk’s office. A voter registration form is available on the town website.

Early voting in-person and mail-in ballots for Sept. 1 primary election

The property in question is 35 acres in the agricultural district which abuts the two residential lots immediately behind the town’s Highway Garage.

The contract to purchase the property is contingent, according to Belle Fleur, on the successful Host Community Agreement.

The Select Board hired David Waldron of Becket as an additional highway department employee. He was “highly recommended” by Highway Superintendent Rene Senecal, with whom he worked when employed by the town of Washington.

Senecal told the board that the Highway Department was just about done clearing hurricane debris from last week, including chipping, “overall, we’re in very good shape,” Senecal said.

Chairman of the Select Board Cara Letendre will be the primary representa-tive of the town to the Franklin Regional Transit Advisory (FRTA) Board.

The board reviewed and approved costs for camera and sound equipment to advance and improve live streaming of the select board meetings. Additional microphones as well as a special cam-era to permit viewing special presenta-tions were included in the cost estimate. The board approved expenditure not to exceed $2,000.

The board tabled action on plumb-ing repairs for the waterline at the Porter Memorial Library. The line from the main must be replaced and proper shut-off valves put in place as required with installation of a water meter. The prices were not all in Monday night and the cost of excavation of the water line at the library must be included.

Town Administrator Joshua A. Garcia presented another section of the town’s personnel policy for the board’s review. It included a section on Grievance Procedure, which is a dupli-cation of the town’s current Grievance Procedure, available on the town’s web-site. Garcia will send the section out to

all departments for review to “speed up the process,” said Letendre.

The board received a complaint of a “vicious” dog and have scheduled a hearing to hear from both parties at 6 p.m. at the next board meeting. The cur-rent Animal Control Officer is aware of the Birch Hill Road problem. Kim Blanchette brought the complaint against the dog owned by John and Susan Verovecz asserting that their dog “pinned him (Blanchette’s dog) to the ground.”

Jennifer Girard provided a COVID-19 update. Cases in the state are rising. Blandford has had 100 residents tested, with only two positive cases since the start of the pandemic. She said that cases are increasing as the result of clusters, parties, and bars acting as restaurants. Gov. Charlie Baker moved permitted numbers for gatherings down to 50 peo-ple outdoors and 25 indoors at functions, both public and private.

She said that the school district would provide their information to the board about reopening.

The Board of Health requested the Town Hall remain closed to the public, and employees in the offices there be more aware and be careful of congregat-ing.

She asked about the regular cleaning of the rest rooms and Garcia reported that this was happening. Girard asked for a schedule of cleaning, and Letendre offered a checklist.

The cleaning is done during the eve-nings during the week and daytime on the weekends.

Girard asked that the town follow the Governor’s Executive Order 45 for town employees that may travel to any high-risk state and let Garcia know because quarantine would be required.

At a meeting with the Finance Committee and the Municipal Light

Plant (MLP) possible rates for access-ing high-speed internet via fiber optic cable along with telephone access were discussed. Everyone seemed to feel that $85 for residential internet access and $14.99 for telephone would be appro-priate, but no action was taken, and the items tabled pending more information and the boards wanting the town’s access to be closer to completion before finaliz-ing rates.

Chairman of the MLP Peter Langmore said actual construction would begin next month. “Verizon and Eversource need to finish putting up poles,” he said.

In other business, Select Board reviewed departmental expenditures, signed the warrant for the state’s Sept. 1 primary and appointed election work-ers. They also accepted the June 30, 2021 resignation of Police Chief Daniel Ilnicky.

The board scheduled a Special Town Meeting for Wednesday, Sept. 28, and the board will review a warrant at the next meeting.

The meeting concluded with a belat-ed birthday cake and birthday cupcakes for Select Board Member Tom Ackley.

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There is a fox roaming in the center of town on the south side of Main Street that is scraggly in appearance. The animal has been seen on Wyman Road, in the Ackley’s back yard. “He’s a mangy critter, his tail is gone, stay away from him,” said Tom Ackley, who has seen the animal. A fox’s tail is usually quite full and fluffy, this animal has no such asset. Submitted photo

SLY FOX

Eve Queler’s Bel Canto Opera’s 2013 performance will be aired online on Saturday, Aug. 29. The performers included, pictured in the back row from left, Diego Silva, Gustavo Feulien, Doug Martin. In the front row, from left, are Elise Brancheau, Eve Queler, Lara Secord-Haid.

File photo by Mary Kronholm

The Municipal Light Plant (MLP) met with Select Board and FInance Committee Monday night to discuss possible rates for accessing high-speed internet and telephone service. Pictured from left or right are Select Board Member Tom Ackley, MLP Chairman Peter Langmore, behind him town’s Administrative Assistant Joann Martin, MLP members Kim Bergland and June Massee, TJ Cousineau, attending the meeting, Finance Committee Chairman Janet Lombardo, and members Cathy Smelcer and Julie Bull. Also present, but not pictured, Select Board Chairman Cara Letendre and Eric McVey via telephone.

Photo by Mary Kronholm

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RUSSELL

RUSSELL — Although the Russell Senior Center remains closed to keep everyone healthy, any Russell senior in need of assistance during this challeng-ing time can contact the Russell Council on Aging and they will work to provide assistance. Local townspeople have con-tacted the COA about volunteering help as well. Call 413-862-6205 to leave a confidential message to request support. Messages are retrieved twice daily.

Highland Valley Elder Services is

continuing to provide “Take and Eat” meals delivered to the Senior Center for seniors 60 and over on Tuesdays. Please call 413-862-6217 by Sunday evening to order Tuesday’s meal for pick up. The menu is available at highlandvalley.org/our-services/nutritional-menus or, if need be, can be mailed from the senior center.

The Russell Council on Aging has a supply of homemade face masks avail-able. Call 413-862-6205 to request one.

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RUSSELL — The Town Clerk is holding early voting hours for the Set. 1 primary at the former Russell Elementary School building.

Early voting is available on Tuesday.

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W O RT H I N G T O N — T h e Worthington Cemetery Commission will host a gravestone cleaning session at Brewster Cemetery on Curtis and Almon Johnson Roads on Monday,

Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon. Please bring gloves, water bottle,

and face mask. Anyone with questions should contact Pat Kennedy at 413-238-5560. There is no rain date.

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MIDDLEFIELD

MIDDLEFIELD — Middlefield is offering early voting hours on Saturday, Aug. 22 and Sunday, Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon.

There will also be hours on Monday, Aug. 24, from 3 to 6 p.m. and Tuesday, Aug. 25, from 1 to 4 p.m.

The last day for voter registration

is Saturday, Aug. 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. at the Middlefield Town Hall. Voters must make an appointment in advance by calling 413-623-2079.

The Town Clerk’s regular office hours are Mondays from 3 to 6 p.m., Tuesdays 1 to 4 p.m., and Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon.

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MIDDLEFIELD SENIOR CENTERLunch is served at the Senior Center,

169 Skyline Trail, Middlefield, each Wednesday at noon.

A $3 donation is suggested. Reservations should be made, and meal choice stated, by calling and leaving a

message at 413-623-9990 the Monday before. Pick-up and delivery are available.

The menu on Wednesday, Aug. 19 is “catch of the day” with lemon dill sauce, steamed spinach, whole wheat bread, scal-loped potatoes, and sliced peaches.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH The Middlefield Congregational

Church will worship at 11 a.m. this Sunday, Aug. 16. Worship is inside, but there is room to be socially distant.

Please bring a mask. The scripture for the week is Psalm 133 and Matthew 15:21-28. Pastor Susan Borsella will preach. Everyone is welcome.

GOSHEN

GOSHEN — At the July 25 annual Town Meeting, the requisite majority of voters approved Article 4. The special Town Election to vote on the two over-rides will be held on Sept. 1, the same day as the state primary. The warrant for the election, as well as a sample ballot, can be found on the town website under “News & Announcements,” www.gosh-en-ma.us.

Voting by mail is allowed and encouraged for all elections this year. If someone has already mailed in their post card from the state indicating they would like to vote by mail for all elections, they are all set. Both the state primary ballot and special town election ballot will be mailed to the voter. If someone only

indicated they wanted to vote by mail for the November election, please use the Vote by Mail application for the special town election at www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/2020-Vote-by-Mail-Applica-tion.pdf.

For those who would like to vote in person on Sept. 1, the polls will be open at the John James Memorial Hall, 42 Main St., from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Residents will be asked to wear masks, use hand sanitizer and maintain social distancing in the town hall while they go about the process of casting their votes.

Please contact Town Clerk Kristen Estelle with any questions or concerns at 413-268-8236, ext. 107 or [email protected].

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A utility pole came down along the Massachusetts-Connecticut state line.

North Beach Plain Road before and after it needed a fallen tree cleared to open the road.

Power lines were brought down on Sage Road in Sandisfield. It took three days to fully restore power to the town.

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BECKET

BECKET — Each Wednesday in August through Aug. 26, the Becket Athenaeum is holding storytime and craft hour at 10 a.m. outside under tents.

All attendees must be at least two years old and wear a mask. Family groups must remain six feet away from each other. Seating is on grass so fami-lies should bring a blanket to sit on.

The event will take place across from the library at 12 Brooker Hill Road rain or shine. It will be can-celled for a storm. Check the Becket Athenaeum Library Facebook page

for updates.Pre-registration is appreciated at

BecketAthenaeum.org/summer-reading. Families will be able to pickup extra reading logs for the Summer Reading Programs, and the new “Nature’s Journal” made for children in the com-munity. The Summer Reading Program runs through Aug. 30.

The building remains closed to the public, but curbside pickup orders can be made via the online catalog. For more information or questions, contact 413-623-5483 or [email protected].

Storytime craft hour meets on Wednesdays through Aug. 26

CHESTERFIELD

CHESTERFIELD — Absentee and Early Voting ballots are now available for the Sept. 1 primary. Voting by mail is strongly suggested and is available to all voters for all elections this fall.

The State Election Division sent out postcards for vote by mail applications to all registered voters. If someone did not receive one, contact the town clerk at [email protected] to request a form be mailed, or check the town website, www.townofchester-fieldma.com, and find the link to print out a form. This form can be used to request mail in ballots for both elections. Make sure the application is signed by the voter. If the voter is registered as independent, unenrolled, and they are planning to vote in the primary, they must make sure to check off which party ballot they want to vote in. Choosing a party ballot does not register the voter as a member in the party.

Deliver the application to the Chesterfield Town Clerk by email, mail or in the drop box. Applications must be

signed, typed names are not acceptable signatures. Send applications to [email protected], or mail to Town Clerk, PO Box 13, Chesterfield, MA 01012, or drop off in the new drop box located by the back door of the Town Office building. Applications must arrive by Aug. 26 to vote by mail in the Sept. 1 State Primary. Ballots will be mailed in early August and must be returned to the Town Clerk or to the polls no later than 8 p.m. on election day. Early vot-ing is allowed for the Primary and will be Saturday, Aug. 22, from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday Aug. 23, from 1 to 3 p.m., and Monday, Aug. 24, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All early voting sessions will be held in the Town Office building.

The last day to register to vote in the Primary is Saturday Aug 22. A voter reg-istration session will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. for anyone not reg-istered to vote in Chesterfield. That also will be held at the Town Office building, located at 422 Main Road.

Absentee, early voting options for Sept. 1primary election

BECKET — The Becket Arts Center is excited to announce that Sept. 5 will be the date for its second annual Open Studios DriveAbout, a communi-ty-oriented and curated driving tour of the studios of artists from Becket, Otis, Washington, and surrounding areas, some of whom will have a display at the Becket Arts Center.

Thanks to a generous grant from the Feigenbaum Foundation, this event is free to both participating artists and stu-dio visitors alike.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5 — the rain date is Sunday, Sept. 6 — arts enthusiasts and supporters are invited to visit the studios and displays of talented artists working in a wide array of media including painting, sculpture, photography, wood working, ceramics, jewelry making, unique crocheted fash-ions, textiles, and original writing.

DriveAbout Committee Chair Hannah Sukonick said, “We are taking every precaution to keep our visitors and participating artists safe. Everyone vis-iting a studio, or the Becket Arts Center will be required to wear a mask. The number of people at any given location will be limited. Every venue will have hand sanitizer available.”

The pandemic has impacted every-one, and yet artists continue to create beautiful and compelling work that inspires, moves, and calls for people to reflect, act, or create work of their own.

DriveAbout brochures, which include maps, artists bios, and pictures of their work will be distributed widely and will be available at the Becket Arts Center, 7 Brooker Hill Road, in Becket, or online at www.becketartscenter.org. For additional information, call 413-623-6635.

Arts Center announces second annual Open Studios DriveAbout “For all of us, I think it’s the lim-

ited information we have right now,” McMillan said. “It has to do with comfort level. There’re so many unknowns and everchanging guidance that we just don’t feel comfortable taking that risk at this point in time.”

McMillan added that three staff members have had COVID-19 during the pandemic, with one being a serious case and those experiences “certainly impact-ed my comfort level in bringing every-body back.”

The decision to make everyone remote to start there does create com-plicated situations for students on Individualized Education Plans and those with special needs. Over the coming weeks, McMillan and his staff will be working to iron out details on how these students’ needs will be met.

“Some of the services, such as speech and language and the special edu-cation services, from the teachers are much easier to provide remotely than occupational therapy or physical thera-py,” he explained. “So that’s where we need to get creative in figuring out how to

meet the needs of our kids.”During the first month of school,

administration will continue to monitor the situation and re-evaluate whether it’s safe to bring students and staff back into the building after Oct. 16. As part of the planning process over the summer, a pan for physical learning was created and is ready to be implemented once the com-mittee and administration feel it’s safe.

To help in this decision, the school will be holding a community forum online at the end of August or the begin-ning of September to discuss what remote learning will look like and will gather feedback on what is or isn’t work-ing when school reopens.

“After our first month, we’ll reas-sess and talk about what the strengths are and what the gaps are,” McMillan said. “There will defiantly be gaps. We recog-nize it has to look significantly different than it did in the Spring, and it should because we have more time and resourc-es [to prepare].”

For more information on the school and its reopening plans, visit www.newh-ingham.org.

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By Shelby Macri

WESTHAMPTON — Animal con-trol calls in town are becoming over-whelming for the town’s new Animal Control Officer Don Tryon.

Tryon told the Select Board at its Aug. 3 meeting there’s been an increase in call volume, and it’s been overwhelming. He would like to hire an assistant to help with the amount of calls coming in. Tryon believes that many of the calls are a result of COVID-19, as people aren’t sure how to care and provide for their pets amongst the pandemic. Other factors include people and their pets being inside and more people are hearing about the new ACO, who is responsive to calls. As a result, many people who have called admitted that they typically wouldn’t have called the office, but are now.

The calls range from lost and stray dogs to helping an injured porcupine. Tryon is also helping with domestic and wild scenarios. He said he has taken classes and has the licensing to

handle some wildlife situations, and not all ACOs are capable of handling those. Tryon said there are a few ongo-ing cases with other animal programs, like the ASPCA, and everything is becoming a lot of work for one per-son. He knows the proper testing isn’t happening until the Spring of next year and understands the assistant would be working under Tryon’s licenses as he will be responsible for them. He asked if the board would be willing to allow him an assistant if that person had prior animal control or police experience.

Chair Philip Dowling said other departments are having similar issues and are in need of further assistance, but he’s willing to try anything to help the ACO. Dowling agreed that if the assistant has prior experience and Tryon is comfortable with who he picks then he is open to the assistant position.

Selectman Maureen Dempsey agreed that if Tryon trusted and was comfortable with who he picked, then she agreed with him getting the extra help. The Board also spoke about employing a Temporary Building

Commissioner, and appoint ing a Zoning Board of Appeals member.

The Board decided to send out the anti-racism resolution, with an agreed upon cover letter, to all the department heads. Dempsey spoke about the first meeting of the Pollinator Protection Committee, and what they’ve decid-ed in that meeting. She explained that the citizen who proposed the petition showed a few educational documents and slides to the committee.

Dempsey added the committee decided to take an educational stance to inform the community of ways to help and protect the pollinators and their habitats. They were thinking of ways to have a meeting, possibly via Zoom, to talk to the public in an informative way. The committee will be working with the school to educate kids about pollinators and what they do, along with how to help them, what to plant, and how to protect their habitats so they continue to thrive. Educating everyone in the community about pol-linators and how to help them is part of an effort to raise the numbers of polli-

nator population.The Select Board is pursuing

grant funding to help cover costs of personal protective equipment for the Westhampton Elementary School, as the district prepares to reopen next month.

Dowling explained that the Board applied for and received the Cares Grant, and that they are current-ly working on a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant for PPE funding and COVID-19 relief. He said the Elementary School needs help from the grant, as they paid for items regarding COVID-19. Dowling will be meeting with Principal Deane Bates to find receipts to help determine how they can word and apply for the grant. Additionally, staff who has been work-ing during the time of COVID-19 were offered to be paid for additional time spent working, though many town employees stated that they didn’t need to be paid. These employees saw this work as volunteer work for the Town, and knew that the job needed to be done.

Animal Control officer requests assistant to help with call volume

WESTHAMPTON — Early vote by mail or early vote in person is avail-able from Aug. 22 to Aug. 28.

Voting times at the Town Hall are 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, 8 to 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, and 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25.

Ballots can be returned by mail to

the Town Clerk at Westhampton Town Hall, 1 South Road, Westhampton, MA 01027.

For more information, visi t the clerk page on the town website, Westhampton-ma.com, or contact the Town Clerk at [email protected] or 413-203-3080.

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WILLIAMSBURG — Work con-tinues to address speeding concerns on roads in town, particularly on High Street and Kingsley Avenue.

A citizen’s petition was brought before the board, dated July 20, with 18 signatures from residents requesting he installation of additional speed limit and warning signs on High Street. The peti-tioners claim vehicles routinely travel through the street in excess of the posted 25 miles per hour speed limit.

“High Street is one of the most heavily traveled thoroughfares in our town. A number of families on the street have small children,” states the petition. “Walkers, bicyclists, and joggers heavily use the street, a large section of which lacks a sidewalk. The speeding problem is a growing threat to these pedestrians and cyclists.”

The Police Department has placed

speeding patrols and the trailer for track-ing speeds on High Street in the past, which residents acknowledge, but don’t feel it has been effective at calming traf-fic speeds. Town Administrator Charlene Nardi responded to the petitioners in a letter on Aug. 3.

“The Town is in the process of gath-ering data and is researching the legal-ly approved speed limits for each town road,” Nardi wrote in her letter. “Once that work is complete, the Select Board in consultation with the Police Chief and Highway Superintendent will deter-mine if any changes are needed, what is required for signage, and how best to enforce and calm the traffic flow.”

She added, “Board plans to review the speed limits on each of the town roads, determine the appropriate speed for each, and work with MassDOT on any changes that are deemed necessary. We will then address signage and traffic calming and enforcement.”

Nardi said an area of confusion is the entirety of High Street is posted at 25 mph, when everything between the first .12 miles and final .34 miles is actu-ally 30 mph, but not posted. However, the Select Board has expressed an inter-est in researching the legal process for changing the speed limit for streets in town.

“So, it is incorrectly posted, but I think the general thought by members is that it can be and probably should be dropped down to 25 miles an hour,” Nardi explained. “In addition, the Board members are looking at all village and center roads to determine what are the speed limits now, legally, and how are they posted and what changes need to be made.”

The town is also considering a proj-ect that has been in the works for sever-al years — the expansion of sidewalks down High Street. Nardi said the town has been replacing existing sidewalk

with new ones, but residents have indi-cated they’d like the sidewalk extended along the street, which raises several questions the town needs to answer. A portion of the street is scheduled for sidewalk replacement this fiscal year.

“It’s going to involve the removal of some trees if we put it along the side of the road,” said Selectman Dave Mathers. “I don’t know, we’d have to really spend some time to lay it out or to see what’s there or what we own.”

Selectman Bill Sayre asked, “Do we have the capability to lay this out on paper for things that may need to be removed, like trees and right of ways?”

Nardi added, “In the past, the board had chose not to extend it beyond where it exists now; however, some of the old sidewalk got buried, so the discussion is do we find, dig up and replace that too?”

The board will continue its dis-cussion of speeding issues in town at a future meeting.

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The coursework is designed to prepare students for the planning and implementation of a promotional strat-egy using a variety of social media platforms including social networking, microblogging, photo sharing and video sharing.

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HuntingtonConservation CommissionNotice of Public Meeting

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The special permit is required under section 4.3.1.4 of the Blandford Zoning

By-laws. The By-Law states in part that a special permit may be granted ….. “or uses which are not specifically pro-hibited or already require a special permit from another board……”. The property at 109 Otis Stage Road contains 7.2 acres of land and can be found on the assessors map parcel number 110-0-26.

Due to the current pan-demic caused by covid-19, there has been a suspension of certain provisions of the open meeting law G.L.C. 30A 18, as well as a limitation on the size of gatherings placed into effect by the Governor on March 15, 2020. Any partici-pation by interested parties may be done remotely. The phone number is 425-436-6311. And the access num-ber is 248-324#. This will connect the caller to a chat room that has the hearing.

For any questions, espe-cially about remote access, please call Don Brainerd, 848-2332.8/13, 8/20/2020

HuntingtonConservation CommissionNotice of Public Meeting

The Huntington Conser-vation Commission will hold a public meeting on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 6:30 PM in Stanton Hall to review a Request for Determination of Applicability submitted by CSX Transportation, Inc. The application is for delineation of wetland boundaries with-in the CSX Right-of-Way in Huntington. This hearing is in accordance with MGL Chapter 131 Section 40 of the Wetlands Protection Act.8/13/2020

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

The Trial Court Hampden Probate and Family

Court50 State Street

Springfield, MA 01103

(413)748-7758Docket No. HD20P1289EA

Estate of: Mary C McNamara

Date of Death: 01/01/2020CITATION ON PETITION

FOR FORMALADJUDICATION

To all interested persons:A Pet it ion for Formal

Adjudication of Intestacy and App oint ment of Pers ona l Representative has been filed by Lisa Piergiovanni-Ciejka of Westfield MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.

The Petitioner requests that: Lisa Piergiovanni-Ciejka of Westfield MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsu-pervised administration.

IMPORTANT NOTICEYou have the right to obtain a

copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this pro-ceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 09/09/2020.

This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISEDADMINISTRATION UNDER

THE MASSACHUSETTSUNIFORM PROBATE

CODE (MUPC)A Personal Representative

appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an invento-ry or annual accouhfs with the-court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal

Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distri-bution of assets and expenses of administration.

WITNESS, Hon. Barbara M Hyland, First Justice of this Court.Date: August 05, 2020

Suzanne T SeguinRegister of Probate

8/13/2020

PUBLIC NOTICETown of Otis

Public Pole HearingAugust 25, 2020

I n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h the provisions of Section 22, Chapter 166, of the Massachuset ts Genera l Laws, you are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held remotely through Zoom. You must check the Town of Otis website at townofotisma.com within 24 hours of the start time for a link to join.August 25, 2020 at 7:00pm

P u r s u a n t t o t h e Governor’s March 12, 2020 order suspending certain pro-visions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, Sec 18, this meeting is being held via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Every effort is being made to ensure that any member of the public may access the meeting in real time, via tech-nological means. Agendas will be amended to show the link and participation code to access the meeting no sooner than 48 hours before. Recordings and/or draft pro-ceedings of the meeting will be available on our website as soon as possible.

Th is wi l l be regard-ing petition #6B030488 of Eversource to erect one line of poles with cables, wires and fixtures including neces-sary anchors, guys, and other sustaining and protecting fix-tures on Lincoln Road.8/6, 8/13/2020

May C. (Miller) Diemer, 90, of Kennedy Drive, died of Lewy Body Dementia on Aug. 3, at Care One of Northampton, MA.

She was born on May 1, 1930 in Westfield, to William Edward Greene Miller and Frances Gladys (Surnier Smith) Miller. She was an alumnus of Chester High in Chester. She married Henry R. Diemer on July 5, 1948 in Huntington. In the early years she worked for Howard Johnson’s and then her love of retail selling and buying happened in the department stores Grants, and J.C. Penney. The range of items she sold stretched the mar-ket from small pets in Grants, to curtains, towels, and clothing. She loved to talk and visit with customers, always with a helpful knowledgeable smile. She retired from J.C. Penney in Westfield. She loved to enjoy the great outdoors, camping, boating, and fishing, instilling a love of the outdoors in her family.

She was a 4-H Leader, catechism teacher, Girl Scout leader in the early years and then, in retire-ment, became a member of the Huntington Lions Club and Huntington Council of Aging. May received an Honorary Member Award from the COA after 15 years of service, dedicated to making sure Huntington seniors and veterans received services and benefits. She also enjoyed the many trips and outings. During her 20

years in the Lions Club, she was proud of the hard work and comradery during the annual dinners and fundraisers for Eye Research.

May leaves her son, Henry R Diemer, Jr and wife Dianne Diemer of Brattleboro, VT; and daughters Louise M Raymond and hus-band Michael Raymond of Westhampton, MA; Donna C Jordan of Cummington, MA; daughter-in-law Laurie Diemer of Huntington, MA; her grandchildren Tarina,

Jeffrey, Peter, Charles, Jacob, Jared, and Shannon; 7 great grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren; and a sister-in-law Bertha and husband Brice Stygles and many nieces and nephews.

May is preceded in death by her parents; siblings; husband Henry R. Diemer Sr; Son Charles S. Diemer Sr; and grandsons Henry D. Diemer and Joshua R. Jordan.

Pallbearers will be her grandchildren.In lieu of flowers donations can be sent either to

the Huntington Lions Club, PO Box 191, Huntington, MA 01050 or Huntington COA, PO Box 430, Huntington, MA 01050.

A graveside service was held on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, at noon in St. Thomas Cemetery on Russell Road in Huntington.

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DIEMER (MILLER), MAY C.Died Aug. 3, 2020

Graveside Service Aug. 10 at noonSt. Thomas Cemetery, Russell Road, Huntington

PEASE, PATRICIADied Oct. 20, 2019

Graveside Service Aug. 24 at 11 a.m.Center Cemetery, Sam Hill Road, Worthington

PEASE, RICHARDDied Dec. 7, 2017

Graveside Service Aug. 24 at 11 a.m.Center Cemetery, Sam Hill Road, Worthington

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