• From left: Mohawk Trail Regional High School students Kesheal Henderson, Theodor Gabriel and Alma Crawford-Mendoza rehearse a scene from “No Exit.” This play, as well as monologues by William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe and Anton Chekov, are being produced by the Mohawk Arts and Education Council and will be performed tonight at Mohawk.

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Put brakes on wind power?

Two Franklin County hilltowns are considering moratoriums on windmill proposals to buy time to adopt specific bylaws governing them.
The Shelburne Planning Board is considering whether to ask voters for at least a year-long moratorium, so the board — in Chairman Matt Marchese’s words — can “work at our own speed and cadence” in developing a wind turbine siting bylaw.

Kwiatkowski talks about time in Orange

ORANGE — Recently retired Town Administrator Rick Kwiatkowski has more time these days to develop a consulting business, spend time with family, and look back on his 10 years in Town Hall.

Astronaut Coleman advises business leaders to inspire, educate kids

There was even NASA-friendly Tang on hand for the 140 or so audience members Friday as Shelburne astronaut Catherine “Cady” Coleman conveyed her enthusiasm for space exploration to folks on Earth.
It was the largest crowd to attend a nonholiday breakfast meeting of the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce in years.

Bernardston planning to fix width, drainage issues on School Street

BERNARDSTON — A video of flood conditions played for a recent Board of Selectmen meeting may have brought back memories of Tropical Storm Irene, but it was actually just School Road after a run-of-the-mill rainstorm.
On Wednesday night, engineering consultant Jeff Collingwood of StanTec Inc. presented a preliminary plan to rebuild the road.

Greenfield parking garage plan trimmed

GREENFIELD — The size of a municipal parking garage proposed for Olive Street has been reduced from four to three stories and from just under 300 spaces to just under 200, because the mayor and town’s economic development director say the town doesn’t have enough money to build a bigger one.

Orange to sell property tax liens

ORANGE — Town Treasurer Joy Grover went to a conference last summer and came back with an innovative idea she hopes could bring $350,000 or more to her severely cash-strapped town over the next few months.
After bundling some of the liens the town has on delinquent taxpayers, Grover will auction them off, essentially selling the town’s debt.

Ashfield artist targets global child slavery

ASHFIELD — Mixed-media artist Robert Markey of Ashfield has long used his work as a way to speak out against domestic abuse.
But after working with some of the poorest children in Cambodia and Brazil, Markey has turned his attention to the plight of children throughout the world who are the victims of human trafficking.

January 27, 2012

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