HooWRA: Poetry in Motion

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ADAMS, Mass. — Poets and poetry enthusiasts of all ages are welcome to join in Poetry in Motion, a poetic celebration of the Hoosic River Watershed.
 
Meet at the Bellows South Trailhead parking area in Greylock Glen, Adams on Saturday July 26, at 9:30am. Participants will walk the trail to Peck's Brook and find poetic inspiration along the way and at the brook. Writing prompts will be given, and there will be time given to share poems, phrases.
 
This program will last 1 hour.
 
This workshop is free and open to the public and is made possible by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Limited to 16 participants. Click HERE to register 
 
What to bring: footwear that can get wet, insect repellent, water bottle, portable sit-upon, paper/journal & pen/pencil.
 
Arianna Alexsandra Collins, Executive Director of the Hoosic River Watershed Association, is also a naturalist educator and poet with over 30 years teaching outdoor immersion experiences and community engagement. She has been facilitating quarterly Poetry Shares at her local library in Ashfield for the past several years. You can read samples of Arianna's poetry at: https://hearkentoavalon.com/earthvoice-poetry/
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Adams Town Meeting OKs Budget, Nixes Citizens' Petitions

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires.com

The annual town report was dedicated to retired Police Chief Richard Tarsa, above. 
ADAMS, Mass. — Town meeting members approved 23 of the 25 articles on the annual town meeting warrant. 
 
The gymnasium in the Memorial Building was filled with 104 town meeting members who voted to approve the authorization for a number of spending articles making up a budget of approximately $21 million during a meeting that lasted 50 minutes. 
 
Of that, members approved, Article 5, an operations budget of $10,650,057, of which $8,074,370 is made up of personnel and $2,642,107 for operating expenses. 
 
"This is a level of services budget from one year ago," Town Administrator Nicholas Caccamo said. 
 
The amounts budgeted are reflective of what it takes for an organization, pay employees, provide health insurance, and all the ancillary costs, he said. 
 
The town has not yet finalized union contract negotiations with the police and clerical unions and still has open positions. So, there will be a special town meeting in late September or early October to adjust the budget based on the salaries and health insurance.
 
The positions have been conservatively budgeted at previous rates, maintaining each staff member's prior step or grade, as if the roles were filled full time. 
 
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