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Tines
& Tunes - July 12
Family
friendly festival with FREE admission. Saturday,
July 12, 12-8pm, Peskeomskut Park, Turners Falls.
Live Music and entertainment, food and drink. Click
here for details.
Reduced
Hours at Town Hall for Summer
Effective
July 7 through August 29, Town Hall will be closed
on Fridays. Summer hours will be as follows:
New
Curbside Hauler as of July 1
The
Gill Selectboard voted at their June 9 meeting to
hire a new contractor to collect solid waste and
recycling in town. Beginning July 1, Alternative
Recycling Systems out of Northampton will provide
curbside collection for residents in Gill. Regular
trash and recycling pickups will remain on
Fridays—refuse must be placed curbside by 7:00
a.m.
Holiday scheduling will be a little different than
in the past. The pickup day will only change if a
holiday falls on a Friday; in which case pickup
will move to the following Monday. Since
Alternative’s first scheduled collection would
be on Friday, July 4th (Independence
Day), it will instead be on Monday, July 7th.
Independence
Day will be the only holiday this year that will
affect pickup.
Trash
stickers are still required and may be purchased
for $2 each at the Gill Mobil Station, Jan’s
Package Store, Upinngil Farm, or the Town Hall. As
is printed on the stickers, maximum bag weight is
limited to 35 pounds.
Maximum plastic or metal cans are limited
to 35 gallons, weight not exceeding 60 pounds.
Residents may use one sticker per bag or one per
can.
For
questions or complaints regarding pickup,
residents are encouraged to call Alternative
Recycling Systems directly at (413) 587-4005.
Common
People Concerts 2008
Concerts
return to the Gill Common this summer on June 10.
If the weather is yucky, concerts are held
upstairs in the Gill Congregational Church.
Concerts are free and happen every Tuesday at 7:00
p.m. Light refreshments are available for sale,
provided by local non-profit organizations. Common
People Concerts are sponsored by the Gill Cultural
Council. For more information, contact Steve Damon
at damons_of_gill@yahoo.com.
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July
8 : Rosemary Caine ~ Celtic harp
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July
15 : Amandla Chorus ~ Music from around the
world
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July
22 : A Ghost Quarter ~ "Super Smooth Mega
Jazz"
Wild
Reads at your Library
For information on the Slate
Library's Summer Reading Program, click
here.
How
to Prepare for a Hurricane
The Massachusetts Emergency
Management Agency (MEMA) has prepared a list
of steps to take in case of an emergency
evacuation due to a hurricane.
Free
Comcast Digital Converter Boxes
Beginning July 15, 2008, Comcast
will be moving seven analog cable networks to
their digital service. Those channels are:
Those who do not have a
digital converter box (about 30% of Comcast users)
will not be able to view those seven channels
after that date. Comcast is offering one free
digital box for a year and a discount on
additional outlets for those who wish to continue
viewing those channels.
For more information, go to www.comcastdigitalworld.com,
call Comcast at 1-800-COMCAST or chat live with a
Comcast representative at www.comcast.com.
Fluorescent
Bulb Recycling at Town Hall
Compact
fluorescent bulbs cannot be placed in the trash
because they contain small amounts of mercury
vapor. To assist residents in properly disposing
of fluorescent bulbs, the town hall now has
collection boxes. The fee for disposing of a
compact, u tube, or circle bulb is $0.50 each; the
fee for disposing of a straight bulb is $0.50 for
a 4' lamp or $1.00 for an 8' lamp. Please see the
Franklin County Solid Waste Management District
flyer for more details.
Therapeutic
Riding Programs at Opening Gaits Therapeutic
Riding Center in 2008
Revenue
Sharing Proposal
Cities and towns across the
state are facing severe fiscal challenges. As the
following resources point out, a strong state-local
partnership is required to restore the fiscal health
of cities and towns and protect the future of
Massachusetts.
In
January 2008, the MMA produced an informational video/television
program that presents the compelling case for a
comprehensive state tax revenue-sharing policy. The
program features interviews with key local leaders as
well as leading economists, all of whom recognize the
fiscal crisis facing cities and towns, and the
critical importance of local fiscal health to the
sustainability of the state’s economy and quality of
life.
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