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Nov. 21

St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.

Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.

First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.

Nov. 28

Becket Federated Church
, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.


Dec. 5

Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.


Dec. 12-13

North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.

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(MassDEP) honored 25 public water systems

01:07PM / Thursday, June 25, 2009

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) honored 25 public water systems in a ceremony at the Bristol County Agricultural High School in Dighton. The systems received a Massachusetts Public Drinking Water Award, which recognizes public water systems for outstanding performance in 2008.

MassDEP Deputy Commissioner Gary Moran awarded the winning systems with a certificate of outstanding performance and a Governor’s Citation signed by Governor Deval Patrick.

“There are 1,743 public drinking water systems in the Commonwealth that provide nearly 500 million gallons of safe, clean drinking water to our citizens each day,” Moran said. “Today, we recognize water suppliers that have exceeded the state requirements for compliance and have done a spectacular job of delivering premium drinking water.”

The winning systems were chosen based on their compliance with state drinking water regulations. The winners had no monitoring enforcements or violations, submitted all required reports on time, adhered to good water management procedures, and have excellent source protection standards.

“This is the 17th year that the Massachusetts Water Works Association (MWWA) has collaborated with members of the water community to sponsor these awards,” said Paul Howard, president of MWWA. “It’s a day to celebrate the professionals who work so hard to make our water fit to drink. Thanks to their efforts, we enjoy the highest standards of water quality of any nation on earth.”

Water systems in Framingham, Gloucester and Springfield were awarded the STARL (Systems Taking Action to Reduce Lead) Award, which recognizes the collaborative efforts of public water systems and school systems to eliminate lead sources from the water.

Two water departments, Sharon and Westford, were presented Water Conservation awards for their outstanding ability to keep unaccounted-for water and per capita water usage to a minimum.

A new award, for energy conservation, was presented to the Cambridge Water Department for its exemplary efforts to conserve energy in a drinking water facility.

The following drinking water systems received awards:

Non-transient Non-community System

Green Meadows School, Hampden

Small Community Systems

Cheshire Water Department; East Northfield Water Company; West Brookfield Water Department

Medium and Large Community Systems

Bridgewater Water Department; Dartmouth Water Department; Easton Water Division; Halifax Water Department; Harwich Water Department; Mashpee Water District; Newburyport Water Department; Orange Water Department; Orleans Water Department; and Westford Water Department

Consecutive Systems

Boston Water and Sewer Commission; Lynnfield Water District; North Dighton Fire District; Reading Water District; and Rings Island Water District

Energy Conservation

Cambridge Water Department

Conservation Award

Sharon Water Department; Westford Water Department

Small System Security Award

Dunstable Water Department

STARL Award

Framingham Public Schools and Framingham Water Department; Gloucester Public Schools and Gloucester DPW Water Department; and The Children’s Study Home and Springfield Water and Sewer Commission

MassDEP is responsible for ensuring clean air and water, safe management and recycling of solid and hazardous wastes, timely cleanup of hazardous waste sites and spills, and the preservation of wetlands and coastal resources.
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How does on "honor" a water system. By not urinating in it?
from: old_guyon: 06-25-2009



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