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/
If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.

Adams Applies for CDBG Grant to Address Blight

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — The town continues its efforts to address blight in the community by applying for funds through the Community Development Block Grant, as it has done years prior.  
 
The Select Board recently approved the grant application requesting $950,000 to fund the highly anticipated Winter Street reconstruction and the town's Adams Housing Rehabilitation Program. 
 
CDBG is a federally funded competitive grant program administered by the state. It can be used for activities that address blight, housing, beautification, demolition and economic development.
 
The need for these funds is substantial as towns work to balance addressing high-cost infrastructure repairs with limited state and federal funding, such as Chapter 90, said Donna Cesan, community development director. 
 
"Adams is one of the poor communities in the commonwealth.  Here in the Northern Berkshires, we're still recovering from the '60s and the loss of our manufacturing base, so it's been a slow recovery," she said. 
 
Cesan has been working with the town for more than 20 years and during that time has seen improvements but there are still setbacks, including the rising costs to address the communities needs. 
 
"To continue to work on projects like this to improve the community. So, I think Adams is very deserving of this. I think the community needs this," she said. 
 
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