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The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough
people to click on it daily so they can meet their quota of
getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected
animals. It takes less than a minute (about 15 seconds) to go
to their site and click on the purple box 'fund food for
animals for free'. This doesn't cost you a thing.
SAVE THE LINK IN YOUR FAVORITES AND
CLICK DAILY TO FEED HOMELESS PETS.
Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily
visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in
exchange for advertising. Here's the web site! Please pass it
along to people you know.
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/
PLEASE TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS!
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Ashfield Town
News
Ashfield Community Hall Concerts Series Presents Misty Blues
Becket Town News
- WILD & SCENIC SATURDAYS JUNE – OCTOBER
Chester Town
News
8th Annual Blueberry Days of Summer
Tag Sales to Benefit The Littleville Fair
89th Annual Littleville FairWILD & SCENIC SATURDAYS JUNE – OCTOBER
Chesterfield Town News
Chester
Alumni and Friends Come Home
63rd Annual Independence Day Parade
Trustees of Reservations
July Events
WILD & SCENIC SATURDAYS JUNE – OCTOBER
COA
Purchases Books For Elder Caregivers
Cummington
Town News
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DISTINGUISHED BOSTON SYMPHONY ARTISTS TO PERFORM IN A
POST-FIRE BENEFIT FOR REBUILDING THE WEST CUMMINGTON
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
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Trustees of Reservations
Events
Cummington Musician On the Road: 80 Date Spring-Summer
Concert Tour
WILD & SCENIC SATURDAYS JUNE – OCTOBER
COA
Purchases Books For Elder Caregivers
Dalton Town News
- Rep Candidate Paul Mark Earns Endorsement From
Human Services Group
Goshen Town News
- COA
Purchases Books For Elder Caregivers
- DCR To Offer Adaptive Kayaking at D.A.R. State
Forest in Goshen
Highland Hilltowns
-
At Home in the
Woods Summer Camps
-
Deerfield River
Watershed Association's Hike
- The Charlemont Fairgrounds Yankee Doodle Days!
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Ride the
Shelburne
Falls Trolley this year !
ENCHANTED ARTS FOR ALL ~ CALENDAR 2010
Red Gate
Farm Events
Summer at The Art Garden in Shelburne
Falls
HillTown CDC
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Hilltown CDC WORKSHOPS FOR
BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES
Hinsdale
Town News
- Coffee Break with Senator Downing - Hinsdale
Coffee & Conversation Event on July 16th
Huntington Town
News
GOGREEN AT YOUR LIBRARY
Driver's Ed Classes in Huntington
Huntington Public Library News
WILD & SCENIC SATURDAYS JUNE – OCTOBER
Middlefield Town News
-
Trustees of Reservations
June & July Events
- WILD & SCENIC SATURDAYS JUNE – OCTOBER
Otis Town News
- Third Annual Otis Arts Festival
Plainfield
Town News
- PLAINFIELD
CONCERTS at 7
- Wild Plants Walk
Russell Town News
Surrounding
Towns News
One Step At A Time at Glendale
Falls
Playwrights Philip Gerson and Kate Wenner
to Workshop New Plays
Berkshire Community Radio Presents
Award-winning Investigative Journalist Amy Goodman, Host of
Democracy Now! at Monument Mountain Regional High School
Earthwork Programs
Hancock Shaker Village Announces 50th Anniversary
Programming
THEATRE CAMP
OPENINGS STILL AVAILABLE
Trustees of Reservations
Events
Washington Town News
- WILD & SCENIC SATURDAYS
JUNE – OCTOBER
Westhampton Town News
- Westhampton Congregational Church Women's Fellowship Blue Berry Festival
- COA
Purchases Books For Elder Caregivers
Williamsburg Town News
- James Kitchen Talks About Metal Sculptures
- Williamsburg COA
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COA Purchases Books For Elder Caregivers
Windsor Town News
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Trustees of Reservations
June & July Events
- WILD & SCENIC SATURDAYS JUNE – OCTOBER
Worthington Town News
- Arts Alive
- Wild Plants Walk
- WILD & SCENIC SATURDAYS
JUNE – OCTOBER
- COA
Purchases Books For Elder Caregivers
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Incinerator Opponents
& Forest Activists Meet Congress to Demand End to Industry
Subsidies
Activists meet with key Senators &
Representatives to expose the environmental, economic and
public health risk associated with biomass burning.
The national Anti-Biomass Incineration and Forest Protection
Campaign gathered in Washington, D.C. on July 14 and 15 to
meet key members of Congress, including staff of Senator John
Kerry, Representative Henry Waxman and members of the Energy
and Natural Resources Committee. The Campaign seeks to
eliminate subsidies for incinerators that burn trees and other
biomass fuels for electricity. The Campaigners are demanding
that Congress follow the example of Massachusetts and require
proper accounting of the massive CO2 emissions generated from
biomass incineration, redirecting subsidies and support to
proven renewable energy technologies that do not involve
combustion technologies, and end the destruction of public and
private forests for the purpose of such incineration.
“Our group represents citizens from all walks of life who are
angry that our tax dollars are being used to fund incinerators
disguised as ‘clean energy’ under the ARRA stimulus bill and
tax bills” said attorney Meg Sheehan from the Biomass
Accountability Project. “These incinerators emit toxic air
pollution that causes cancer, asthma and heart disease.”
The American Lung Association, Massachusetts Medical Society,
and regional medical associations representing over 77,000
doctors across the United States oppose federal incentives for
biomass incinerators.
“Over the past year, we have seen a groundswell of opposition
against biomass burning as people learned the facts about how
these incinerators pollute our air, make people sick, dry up
rivers and burn our forests with the false claim of creating
‘clean energy and jobs.’ People are angry and we’re here to
let Congress know that it is in the best interest of public
health and our economy to end funding for these incinerators,”
said Sheehan.
Samantha Chirillo, Co-Director of Cascadia's Ecosystem
Advocates, explained that Senator Ron Wyden’s bill - the
Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection,
and Jobs Act of 2009 (S. 2895), exemplifies many bills
currently in Congress and recently passed federal laws, like
the Farm Bill in 2009. “These bills subsidize vastly
increased logging on millions of acres of our public forests,
including old growth forests, to use the wood and other
biomass in tax-subsidized incinerators. Wyden’s bill and
others like it in Congress must be defeated, otherwise we will
lose our forests and undermine rural economic security for
future generations.”
Carl Ross of Save America’s Forests in Washington, DC, pointed
out that forests have grown and nurtured themselves for over
60 million years without chainsaws and bulldozers. But now
the timber industry, after clearcutting most of America’s
forests, claims that the remaining forests need to be restored
with even more logging. “It is amazing that this absurd claim
of cutting down our nation’s remaining forests, including old
growth, and burning them in incinerators, benefits forests.
Fortunately, thanks to the groups in Massachusetts and other
states, this corporate nonsense is finally being exposed. Now
Congress needs to learn these facts and change their policies
in accord with science and public opinion.”
Cheryl Johncox of the Buckeye Forest Council said, “Ohio is
ground zero for biomass incineration and forest destruction.
The 2100 megawatts of proposed biomass-burning schemes before
Ohio’s Public Utilities Commission will use whole trees that
otherwise would not be cut. This is a double whammy:
significantly reducing our major source of carbon
sequestration while spewing all that carbon directly into the
atmosphere. These proposals will require sixty times the
amount of “forest residue” in Ohio. They will devastate Ohio
public and private forests, as well as likely consume forests
of other states and even Canada.”
Rachel Smolker of Biofuelwatch stated, “The idea that burning
things is a solution to climate change is misguided. I was
shocked to learn that the Senate climate bill offered numerous
supports to biochar, which is charcoal made from burning wood
or other biomass. Proponents claim that adding biochar to
soils can sequester carbon and improve soil fertility, but
these claims are unsupported by science, untested and
unproven. Yet Congress has bought these misleading claims hook
line and sinker and is poised to provide supports for up to 60
facilities around the country that would gobble up biomass
under the guise of “fast mitigation”.
Mike Ewall of Energy-Justice Network stated “Promoting biomass
incineration as renewable energy brings polluting smokestacks
to communities instead of the clean jobs and energy
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STATE TREASURER’S
OFFICE ANNOUNCES BOND SALE JULY 21ST & 22ND
The State Treasurer’s Office announced that
it will be selling approximately $300 million in Commonwealth
of Massachusetts General Obligation Bonds on Wednesday, July
21st and Thursday, July 22nd. Bonds will be offered to
individual investors only, with Massachusetts residents given
priority in orders for bonds, on Wednesday and Thursday
morning. This will be the second bond sale for individual
investors in a year.
The sale comes on the heels of the affirmation of the
Commonwealth’s bond ratings. On Monday, the Commonwealth
received affirmations on its ‘AA+’, ‘Aa1’, and ‘AA’ ratings
from Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investor Services, and Standard &
Poor’s, respectively. All three rating outlooks remain stable.
“We’re excited to offer bonds first to individual
Massachusetts investors,” said Treasurer Cahill. “We had a
very positive response to our bond sale last month, and want
to again offer bonds to Massachusetts investors. Individual
investors are our largest holder of bonds, and there are
long-term economic and public policy benefits to expanding our
investor base even further.”
The bond sale represents the Commonwealth’s first debt
restructuring since 1991. Bonds will be used primarily for the
refunding, but the Commonwealth had the option to apply a
portion of the proceeds towards new money construction if
revenues are strong through September and October.
The Treasurer’s Office has had tremendous success selling
bonds to individual investors. Over the course of fiscal 2009
when the Commonwealth sold approximately $2.4 billion in
bonds, nearly 50% of the bonds sold (or approximately $1.2
billion) were sold during retail order periods, a
significantly higher proportion than in previous years. This
allowed the Commonwealth to finance its capital plan and
borrow at very low borrowing rates, despite the turmoil and
volatility in the capital markets throughout fiscal 2009.
The Commonwealth’s current general obligation bond ratings are
‘AA+/Aa1/AA’ from Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investor Services,
and Standard & Poor’s, respectively. For more information on
the upcoming sale, please go to
www.buymassachusettsbonds.com as it gets updated with
details of the bond offering.
Miracle on
the Hudson Flight Survivors Support Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen
8th Annual Benefit Golf
Tournament August 18th at Chicopee Country Club and Westover
Country Club
Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen’s
8th annual Golf Benefit now has six famous supporters – the
“Miracle on the Hudson” six flight survivors from Chicopee.
On August 18th, the group will come together to support
Lorraine’s during the Golf Tournament, and golf with foursomes
to help increase donations to the Soup Kitchen.
Jorge Morgado, one of the organizers and a flight survivor,
said “We had a Miracle landing on the Hudson River safely in
our plan, but “Miracles” need to occur every day at Lorraine’s
Soup Kitchen. That is why we are organizing and supporting
this very important golf tournament”.
In an effort to help continue the "Miracle on Meadow Street",
you will find several opportunities on how you can become
involved in the 8th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament for
Lorraine’s. Including an opportunity to personally Golf with
the six survivors of the "Miracle on the Hudson" and learn
firsthand about their amazing story that is now available only
in bookstores.
About the Golf Tournament:
Shotgun start 9 AM,
August 18th
Two locations: Westover
Country Club and Chicopee Country Club
Please contact Jerry Roy at
413-478-0915 for signup information or e-mail
Jorge@baystaterug.com
* Golf
18 holes of golf
Golf cart
Green's fees
Lunch and Dinner
Foursomes and Mulligan’s available
* Contests - Men and women
divisions
Closest to the pin
Longest drive
* Door Prizes and Raffle
* Awards Banquet at 4 PM
K of C
Granby Road
Chicopee, MA
* Cost
Includes lunch, dinner,
golf, commemorate golf shirt plus one drink
$100 per person
$30 dinner only
* Early Bird signup by
6/30/10 - Save 10 percent
About Lorraine’s:
Lorraine's Soup Kitchen and
Pantry was founded in 1980 by a small group of concerned
citizens to assist the hungry and the needy in the community.
By 1990, Lorraine’s was renamed "Lorraine's Soup Kitchen" and
was serving 30,000 evening meals a year and providing 1200
families with emergency food supplies, plus basic health and
social services. All of this became possible through the love,
encouragement and support of hundreds of volunteers, families,
schools, churches, businesses and fraternal organizations.
In 2008, the future of Lorraine’s was in doubt, when it was
forced to vacate its original location. But, that is when our
first "Miracle" occurred.
Through the generosity of Callaway Golf, property was donated
to build a new Lorraine’s' Soup Kitchen. Additional funds were
raised from families, organizations and the community to
continue the "Miracle on Meadow Street" - Lorraine's brand new
building and location.
About the Miracle on the
Hudson Flight Survivors:
In 2009, six of Lorraine's
Soup Kitchens avid community supporters were themselves the
beneficiaries of their own "Miracle". Jorge Morgado, Jeff
Kolodjay, Robert Kolodjay, Jim Stafanik, Rick Delisle and Dave
Carlos were on their way to a Golf vacation when they survived
a harrowing plane crash into the Hudson River. The heroism and
valor of Commander Sully in piloting the plane to an amazingly
safe landing in the water are today known as the "Miracle on
the Hudson".
In tribute to both "Miracles", the famous six golfers have
helped organized the "Miracle on Meadow Street" 8th Annual
Benefit Golf Tournament for Lorraine’s' Soup Kitchen. Please
join them on Wednesday August 18th, 2010 in support and
benefit to Lorraine’s.
All proceeds benefit Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen and Pantry.
MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SPRING ACCESSIBLE
RECREATION FAIR
Mondays: July 6*- 26
KAYAKING, 10am-3pm
DAR State Forest, Goshen
Join Stavros Outdoor Access for weekly
flat-water kayaking. Explore Highland Lake in search of
blueberries. Lifeguard on duty. Call 413-259-0009 to register.
*Note: July 5 program is rescheduled this year to Tuesday,
July 6.
Tuesdays: August 24 and 31
CANOEING, 10am – 3pm
Hampton Ponds State Park, Westfield
All Out Adventures will lead canoe
explorations of Hampton Ponds as part of the REC Connect grant
serving greater Holyoke. Call 413-527-8980 to register.
Wednesdays: July 7 – August 11
KAYAKING, 10am-4pm
DAR State Forest, Goshen
Kayak on beautiful Highland Lake with All
Out Adventures and a lifeguard. Picnic and take a walk on the
accessible forest trail along the lake shore to complete your
day. Go for a swim on the lifeguarded swimming beach. Call
413-527-8980 to register.
Thursdays: June 10 – October 21
ROWING, variable hours
Jones Ferry, Holyoke
Learn to row or scull or continue your
practice with Stephanie Moore of Holyoke Rows. Specialized
rowing shells, adaptive support, and lifeguard. Enjoy
exercising on the river and/or train for competition. Free,
but pre-registration required. Call 413-586-8612.
Fridays*: July 2 – September 24
CYCLING, July and August 11 - 4pm
Norwottuck Rail Trail, Hadley
Come explore the wide variety of adaptive
bikes for adults and kids including handcycles, trikes,
tandems, and recumbent bikes. Ride occasionally or weekly.
Pre-registration required, Call All Out Adventures at
413-527-8980. Pay only $3 per program or save money by using
AOA’s seasonal pass. (*Program will switch to Saturdays in
September from 10am-3pm.)
Explore the parks! Join the hiking program
that travels around the state!
Accessible Hiking Program
Take a hike with Stavros Outdoor Access!
Explore accessible trails and rugged paths with a focus on fun
and meeting new people. Assistive equipment and team-work
unite people of all abilities using Terra Trek
mountain wheelchairs, push joggers and lots of stops to rest.
Bring a lunch and enjoy activities such as scavenger hunts,
nature talks, and letterboxing. Collect DCR passport stamps at
each park! Sighted guides available. Limited transportation –
call 413-259-0009 to inquire.
$2 per person, $4 for families, $10 for
groups To register call 413-259-0009.
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Date |
Day |
Location |
Town |
Theme |
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July 15 |
Thurs |
Pittsfield State Forest |
Pittsfield |
Evening Nature Hike |
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September 29 |
Wed |
D.A.R. State Forest |
Goshen |
Letterboxing |
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October 7 |
Thurs |
Mt. Tom State
Reservation |
Holyoke |
Autumn Exploration |
Fishing
Universal Access works with Mass Fish and
Wildlife’s Angler Education Program to offer accessible
fishing. Adaptive and conventional fishing equipment used at
wheelchair accessible sites around Massachusetts. Call Jim
Lagacy at 508-389-6309 for more information. Check
MassWildlife’s Angler Education Programs on line at
http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/dfweduc.htm#AEP.
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