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CPA Information
Whately Elementary School Lunch Menu
Library News
Upcoming Flu Clinics
Senior Center News
Franklin County Solid Waste Management News and Events
Selectmen's Meeting Minutes

Whately Awarded 
Community Development Block Grant
for Housing Rehabilitation

Contact the Franklin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority for more information. 
Call HRA at 413-863-9781 (X 132 or 121) 
for more information and 
to request an information packet.

More Information


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Planning Board reviewed the preliminary plan for a
subdivision consisting of 41 single-family lots
on Long Plain Road on June 24, 2008

Plans are available for review in the Selectmen's Office

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Community Preservation Act

The CPA would earn state matching funds for:

  • Preservation of Open Space and Agricultural Land

  • Historical Preservation

  • Affordable Housing

  • Recreational Sites and Facilities

Find out how the state would provide funds -
Whately would determine how it is spent!

Learn more here
      

Informational Public Forum on CPA
October 15, 2008
Whately Elementary School
7 PM
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OPEN HOUSE
at the new 
Police Station
77 Christian Lane
Saturday, October 18th
8 am - noon

The police department has moved into their new headquarters. Come tour the newly renovated
building that everyone worked so hard to complete.

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Whately Elementary

Click Here for  School Lunch Menu

Lunch Prices:  $2.75                        Extra Milk: 50¢

 

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Library News

Local Authors
Inspired by Dreams: Selections from the Derby Collection by Charles Derby will be featured in the Adult Room.
Author of the "Solar Warriors" series, Keshawn Dodds 
will be featured in the Children's Room. 

Yoga Classes on Mondays
Classes will be held on Monday evenings 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Alexandra Mello teaches gentle yoga for all ages.
The Library will be closed Monday October 13, Columbus Day.
Yoga will be held Wed. Oct 15th instead of Oct 13th.

Local Area Passes
Historic Deerfield - Museum Houses and Museum Store Passes
Parking Pass good at over 50 day-use state parks - 
maps available at the library

Movies at the Library
....check back soon.

Story-time
Every Wednesday at 10:30am
Deborah Ploof will be reading.
Refreshments, too!

Library Hours: 
Monday and Wednesday 10-8 
Saturday 9-3 
library@whately.org
Phone: 665-2170 
Call to renew by phone 


Whately Library Information

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FREE
Southern Franklin County Playgroup
Co-sponsored by Community Action's Family Network and 
Union #38 Community Partnership for Children

Sept 23, 2008 through June 2009
Tuesdays and Fridays from 9am - 11am
Sunderland Elementary School, After-School Room

Parents and caregivers with children 5 years and younger are welcome to join the playgroup. The playgroup facilitator is Amy Zaranek. Snack will be provided.
For information call Karen Green, CPC Coordinator at 665-8928

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BARN INSPECTIONS

The Animal Inspector will
be doing barn inspections 
now through December.

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Upcoming Flu Clinics

November 5th - Frontier Senior Center
12:30 - 2:30pm at
Frontier Senior Center
No Pre-registration required
Bring Medicare info with you
Sponsored by the Frontier Senior Center &
Deerfield Board of Health

November 7th - Conway Council on Aging
1:00 - 2:30pm at
Conway Town Hall

November 8th - Four Town EDS Drill
Ages 2 and up
10:00 - 1:00pm at
Frontier Regional High School
Flu/Pneumonia/Tetanus vaccine

For more information please call Public Health Nurse
Lisa White at the Franklin Regional Council of Governments
413-774-3167 x 106

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Frontier Senior Center News
67 North Main St
South Deerfield
665-2141

Hours:
The Center is open M-F from 8am-1pm. 

Upcoming Events
Sept. 17th (Wed) - Brown Bag
pickup between 9:30 - 11:30am

Sept. 26th (Fri) - Blood Pressure Clinic 9-11am
Business meeting will be held before lunch

Annual Triad Spaghetti Supper
Wednesday, October 15th at 5:30pm
at the Deerfield Fire Station
Tickets are $6.00
Call the Senior Center at 665-2141
Sharyn Paciorek at 665-3017
Nancy Paciorek at 665-2511
Limited number of tickets will be available at the door.
Program - Fire Safety/Prevention for Seniors in their homes
Sponsored by the Whately, Sunderland, and Deerfield Fire Depts.

Lunch:
Lunch served at noon - 
Reservations must be made by 11am one day in advance.
Daily Activity: Cards are played before and after lunch.

Weekly Activities:

Mondays - Medical Qigonz & Tai-Chi at 10am 
Tuesdays and Thursdays - Exercise class 10:30-11:00am
Fridays - Bingo from 10am-121pm

Social Worker, Lauren Corbett 
Outreach service to the three towns that make up Frontier C.O.A. and help with insurance is available. Lauren Corbett works 10 hours per week helping seniors and their families. 665-9508

Bus to Walmart
The second Thursday of each month, a bus will pick up Seniors at the Center at 9am for shopping at the Northampton Walmart. The bus departs Walmart at 11am for the return trip. 
Cost is $3.00 and you must call the center to sign up.

Big Y Coins
Donate your Big Y coins to seniors.
Contact Sharyn at 665-3017 for more information.

Donate Old Cell Phones
If you have a cell phone you no longer use, consider donating it
for seniors to use in case of an emergency. The seniors will only
be able to call 911 connecting them with the state police, 
who in turn call the local police. 

Meetings
Council on Aging meeting 
Sept 9th at 12:30pm
TRIAD meeting 
Oct 16th at 10:30am

Free house numbers available
call the Senior Center 665-2124.

Frontier Senior Center
67 No. Main St.
So. Deerfield
665-2141 


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Water Department Report

The 2007 Consumer Awareness Report from the Water Department is available here ...or, you may contact
Water Superintendent, Bill Smith at 665-3080 to receive a copy.

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TRANSFER STATION
73 Christian Lane
Hours: Tuesday Noon-5 p.m.
          Saturday 7 a.m.- 5 p.m.

For more recycling information -

http://www.franklincountywastedistrict.org

www.springfieldmrf.org


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Sharp's Collection
Whately Health Center
181 State Rd
Whately
*New Hours*
Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9am-12pm

For residents who use needles, etc. for personal health, free 
collection boxes may be picked up and returned to the
Whately Health Center.



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Board or Committee Vacancies
The Selectmen are looking for people interested in serving on 
some boards or committees in town. 
Presently there are openings on the following committees. 
If you are interested in being considered for an appointment 
to any of these committees please 
call the Selectmen ’s Office at 665-4400.

Cultural Council 

Council on Aging

Historical Commission

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Hours for the Selectmen ’s Office 

Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

Tuesday – 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. 

Selectmen's Meetings 
Center School
Second and Last Tuesday Monthly
(unless otherwise posted - see calendar)

February 26th Selectmen's Meeting Minutes
March 11th Selectmen's Meeting Minutes
April 7th Selectmen's Meeting Minutes
April 18th Selectmen's Meeting Minutes
May 1st Selectmen's Meeting Minutes
May 13th Selectmen's Meeting Minutes
May 27, 2008 Selectmen's Meeting Minutes
June 4, 2008 Selectmen's Meeting Minutes
June 10, 2008 Selectmen's Meeting Minutes
June 24, 2008 Selectmen's Meeting Minutes
July 8, 2008 Selectmen's Meeting Minutes
July 29, 2008 Selectmen's Meeting Minutes
August 12, 2008 Selectmen's Meeting Minutes
August 26, 2008 Selectmen's Meeting Minutes
Sept. 9, 2008 Selectmen's Meeting Minutes

Hours for the Town Clerk ’s Office 

Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

Tuesday – Noon – 7 p.m. 

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Website Update
Are you interested in having your Whately company, business or farm 
listed on our Area Attractions section of the website? 
If so let Lynn Sibley in the Selectmen ’s Office know by 
email: tclerk2@comcast.net or by phone 665-4400. 
If you are a Whately business and already have a website 
and you would like us to link your website from ours call Lynn as well. 

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