Category Archives: Hawley News

The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District is holding its Spring 2023 “Clean Sweep” Bulky Waste Recycling Day on Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m. to noon. The three drop-off sites are Mohawk Trail Regional School at 26 Ashfield Road (Route 112 South) in Shelburne Falls, the Northfield Highway Garage at 49 Caldwell Road, and the Whately Transfer Station at 73 Christian Lane.

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By Hussain Hamdan

Hawley Fire Fighters Render Aid At
Motor Vehicle Crash Site Outside Greenfield

On the afternoon of Sunday, March 12, 2023, as some of you may already know, there was a major motor vehicle accident involving a head on collision on the Mohawk Trail (Massachusetts Route 2) just west of Greenfield. What you may not be aware of is the fact that four members of the Hawley Volunteer Fire Department were passing through at the time and were therefore the first responders on scene.

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Dear Sons and Daughters of Hawley:

As announced in our earlier message, Alice Parker and Molly Stejskal are co-hosting ththis year’s Mud Party, which will take place in Alice Parker’s home (96 Middle Road), from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm. They are providing a ham roast for the entrée, and the rest of us will bring appetizers, side dishes, desserts, and whatever we want to drink.

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According to interim town clerk Donna Desmarais Lemoine, this coming Monday, March 20, is the deadline to pick up and file nomination papers. She hopes some of you will consider running for office. Getting the necessary signatures will entail a last-minute dash, but it can be done! Continue reading →

Members of the public are invited to subscribe to the Hawlemont School newsletter. Here’s the link: My Newsletters | Smore.

With taxes due on February 1, our tax collector, Betty Nichols, will be at the Town Office on Tuesdays in January from 2 to 4 p.m. She is also available by appointment. Call her at 337-6665 in the afternoon or leave a message at the Town Office (339-5518).

Do We Need an Updated Town Plan? . . . Listening Session Scheduled for November 9 . . .

. . . Remember 1988?

Back then, folks would have thought you were nuts if you started rambling on about cell service, climate change, zip lines, internet, renewable energy, glamping, marijuana dispensaries, social media … etc., etc.! With the exception of a minor change in 2012, we haven’t altered our bylaws since then.

We think it is time to update these bylaws to reflect the present and hopefully address the future. Planning Boards don’t change bylaws. Voters do. Two thirds of them at a town meeting, to be exact. That’s why you are invited to a Planning Board Listening Session on Wednesday, November 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office.

You can see what we currently have “on the books” at http://www.townofhawley.com/wp-content/uploads/docs/Bylaws/Hawley-Protective-Bylaw-2012-comp.pdf.
What things do you think we should change?

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Franklin County Cider Days have had a small presence in Hawley for a number of years at Peter Mitchell’s Headwater Cider—but this year Headwater is going all out! On Saturday and Sunday, November 5 and 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday, November 5 and 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Hello Hawleyites!

Just letting you know that the State Election will be held at 8 Pudding Hollow Road on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

I have processed a number of requests for early ballots. Happily, Hawley’s ballots were finally delivered! If you haven’t requested an early ballot, you still can. Your request must be received by November 1. We also have early voting days:

Saturday 10/29 from 10 a.m. to noon and from 3 to 5 p.m.

Tuesday 11/1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Looking forward to seeing you all on Election Day. There will also be a bake sale that day to benefit the Sons & Daughters of Hawley, so bring your appetites!

Thanks,

Pamela Shrimpton
Hawley Interim Town Clerk
www.townofhawley.com
(413) 339-5518