Winter Garden Preparation Talk Set at Stamford Library

02:28PM / Friday, September 18, 2026Print Story | Email Story

STAMFORD, Vt. — The Stamford Community Library will present a program on "Putting Your Garden to Bed for Winter" on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 6 p.m.

The hourlong program, presented by longtime plant expert Pam Tworig, will cover preparing perennial beds for winter, and protecting plants from winter weather and damage from animals. She will also discuss the benefits of, types, and characteristics of different plants for winter interest in the garden.

The informal event will allow plenty of time for Q&A. Attendees are encouraged to bring their gardening questions.

Tworig is currently a Realtor with Bishop West Real Estate. Previously, she and her late husband, Steve, operated North Branch Landscape Co. and a tree and shrub nursery in Stamford for over 35 years.

The library is at 986 Main Road. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

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North Adams Officials to Revote School Committee Members

Staff reports06:31PM / Friday, October 09, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — City and school officials will meet a second time to vote in two new members of the School Committee.

The joint convention of the City Council and School Committee will be held on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the City Hall conference room and via Zoom.

Damon Grimes and Paul Moriarty were jointly elected on Monday to fill two seats vacated by resignation. They were two of four candidates standing for election.

Mayor Jennifer Macksey, chair of the School Committee, said she had received in inquiry about the votes, which were done by secret ballot.

"I have been advised that voting by ballot was not permissible in this circumstance," she said, after consulting the School Committee's attorney Adam Dupere and city solicitor KP Law.

To ensure the validity of the votes and conduct of the election, the joint convention will reconvene and formally confirm the selection of Grimes and Moriarty.

"I apologize for the inconvenience of having to reconvene," the mayor said in a statement. "My intention in using a ballot was to address concerns raised following our previous convention, when some members expressed discomfort with publicly voting for or against individual candidates.

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