Recycling for Monday, June 13th: Paper and Cardboard
Recycling for Monday, June 20th: Cans, Bottles, Plastics, Other:
Please place trash and recyclables in an easily accessible location by 7:00 AM. Contact the hauler directly at 442-8390 with questions or concerns. Please note: the trucks used are dual functioning. Trash and recyclables are collected together but placed in separate compartments within the truck. Please click here to see the 2022 calendar or you can pick them up at the Post Office, or Town Hall |
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Upcoming Meetings
Tues. June 14, 2022 - Conservation Comm. - 6:30 PM
Tues. June 14, 2022 - Phase II Building. Cte. - 6:00 PM
Wed. June 22, 2022 - Board of Selectmen - 6:00 PM
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HELP FOR THE PETS LEFT BEHIND IN UKRAINE
Animal shelters in Ukraine are receiving little financial support, struggling to buy food, supplies, medications and to pay veterinary bills.
A special free Zoom Live event on Wednesday May 4, 2022 at 5:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, will explain the work being done in the Ukraine to rescue the animals left behind.
Join the Pet Professional Guild's exclusive Facebook Live Chat with the "Help Animals Survive the War in Ukraine" campaign, organized by Dr. Marina Bayeva, supporting veterinarian, Dr. Paula Klek, and PPG's Shelter and Rescue Committee Chair, K. Holden Svirsky. You will hear updates on the use of funding, as well as about the animals benefiting from your support.
If you wish to donate please email Ms. Bayeva at mabayeva@gmail.com or call her at 312-402-3006 for details. No amount is too small and 100% of your donation goes directly to the shelters.
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Free Well Water Testing for PFAS Through MassDEP
Massachusetts residents can apply for free water testing today!
MassDEP is offering private well owners an opportunity to receive free testing for PFAS compounds in communities where 60% or more of the consumers use private wells.
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EXCITING NEWS FROM YOUR TOWN CLERK!
you can now order and pay for your Dog Licenses, Doing Business As Certificates and Vitals: (Birth Certificates, Death Certificates and Marriage Certificates) from the comfort of your home on the town website.
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COMBINED RICHMOND AND
WEST STOCKBRIDGE COUNCILS ON AGING
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Knowing the Rules is Everything!
THE COMBINED RICHMOND AND WEST STOCKBRIDGE
LUNCH AND LEARN SERIES IS BACK!
On Thursday July 21, 2022 at 12:00 Noon, the Combined COAs will host a Lunch and Learn at St. Patrick’s Church Parish Hall on Rte. 41 in West Stockbridge.
The subject of the talk will be essential estate planning documents everyone needs, the rules regarding community based and nursing home Medicaid and obtaining cash and health care benefits from the VA.
Our speaker will be Paula Almgren, an attorney with offices in Lenox. Paula is past President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Mass Chapter) and has a team that consists of attorneys, a nurse / care coordinator, VA and
public benefit coordinators who work together to support and advocate for their clients.
Lunch will be provided at no cost so please make your reservation by
Calling 413-441-1106 or via email at coa@richmondma.org.
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A GIFT FOR THE COUNCIL FROM THE FIRE DEPT.
Chief Traver has provided the Council with free tickets to the Richmond Fire Department's Annual Chicken and Barbeque on Thursday, August 11, 2022 that were donated by a very generous resident. Richmond's Seniors are invited, on a first-come, first-served basis, to pick up a ticket to the event at no cost.
If you would like to attend the barbeque on August 11th, please stop by Town Hall and ask for a ticket.
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THE RICHMOND COUNCIL ON AGING IS URGENTLY SEEKING
VOLUNTEER DRIVERS
If you have free time during the week and are looking for a way to "pay back" to your community - volunteering for the Council on Aging transportation service is a very rewarding way to do it.
Please call Phyllis LeBeau at 413-441-1106 or email her at coa@richmondma.org if you are interested or have any questions.
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Council on Aging - Transportation Program
If you need a ride, please call (413) 553-7793. Give us a week's notice, tell us when and where you need to go, and we will pick you up at home, take you there and bring you home.
Click HERE for rate schedule and policies.
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EXERCISE CLASSES - SCHEDULE
Monday - Yoga - 3:15 - 4:30 PM at the Church
Wednesday - Tai Chi - 3:15 - 4:15 PM at the Church
Thursday - Weights - 11:15 - 12:15 PM at Town Hall
Friday - Line Dance - 3:15 - 4:15 PM - at Town Hall
Call Christine at 413-243-2497 or email her at rfaber9@msn.com to sign up.
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LIBRARY HOURS:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 – 7:00
Saturdays 9:00 – 2:00
Don’t forget that WIFI is available in the Library parking lot.
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THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE LIBRARY
Hotspots at the Richmond Library
Ever wish you could take the Internet with you? Borrow a library Hotspot! Please call the library for details. The Hotspots are funded by the American Rescue Plan Act grant and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
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SPECIAL NOTICES FROM
THE RICHMOND FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Friends Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Friends of the Richmond Library will be on Saturday, June 11th at 10:00 a.m.
Richmond Reads!
In July, every Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., South Berkshire Kids will host a story time and craft at the Richmond Library for ages 2-8.
Animal World Experience
at the Richmond Library
Animal World Experience will give a live animal presentation on amazing adaptations on Saturday, July 9th at 11:00 a.m. This program is generously funded by the Richmond Cultural Council.
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Save the Date
The Lively World of Milton Bass presents Betsy Dovydenas, author of If You Want to Know How I Got Brainwashed on Thursday, June 23 at 4:00 p.m. at the library, 2821 State Road, Richmond.
The Lively World of Milton Bass presents Kevin O’Hara, author of Ins and Outs of a Locked Ward: My 30 Years as a Psychiatric Nurse on Thursday, July 7 at 4:00 p.m. at the library, 2821 State Road, Richmond
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Ancestry Library Edition
The Richmond Library is once again offering patrons access to Ancestry.com. Starting January 1st, patrons will only be able to access Ancestry in the library, using a library computer to search their family history.
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The Richmond Free Public Library
Offers museum passes for local museums on a first come, first served basis. Patrons may not reserve the passes. (The only exception to this rule is during the Hancock Shaker Village Baby Animal Days.)
The passes admit 2-4 people per pass for free or discounted admittance. They are due back the next open library day by 9:30 AM on Tuesdays and Thursdays and by 9:00 AM on Saturdays.
Pass letters are given out for specific days and aren't reusable. Currently we have passes or letters for the following museums: Arrowhead, The Berkshire Botanical Garden, The Berkshire Museum, Chesterwood, The Clark, Hancock Shaker Village, Mass MoCA, The Mount and the Norman Rockwell Museum and The Trustees sites including Naumkeag and the Mission House and a pass to the Bidwell House Museum and to the Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio.
Please call the library for more information.
Kristin Smith, Director, Richmond Free Public Library
2821 State Road, Richmond, MA 01254
PH. (413) 553-7795
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South Berkshire Kids is excited to announce
…Hello Berkshire Baby!!
South Berkshire Kids has created a free baby literacy bag filled with board books and resources for parents of babies who were born in the past year. The literacy bags are available at the Richmond Library. Please call the library to pick up a bag for your little one!
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Donate to Help Build our New Town Building
with a New Home for the Library!
Help us continue to grow the amount we will contribute to the new home for our Richmond Library!
Gifts are tax deductible. Checks to fulfill promises should be submitted by October. New contributions are welcome and needed! Your checks should be made out to Friends of the Richmond Library and please mark your check — Building Fund send it to:
Richmond Free Public Library
2821 State Road
Richmond, MA 01254
Attn: Friends of the Library
(413)553-7795
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COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSOCIATION
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Weekly Blood Pressure Clinic Schedule:
Every Wednesday from 9:00-10:00 AM at the Town Offices, 21 State Line Road, West Stockbridge.
Every Thursday from 9:00-10:00 AM at the Richmond Congregational Church, State Road, Richmond.
Info: Emilie Jarrett RN, 413-232-0122 or
Changes in Public Health Nursing Services for Residents of Richmond and West Stockbridge
As of July 1, 2022, the Towns of Richmond and West Stockbridge will contract with the Berkshire Public Health Alliance for public health nursing services following the retirement of long-time public health nurse Emilie Jarrett, RN., BSN, and the closing of the Community Health Association of Richmond and West Stockbridge.
The Alliance has extensive experience with providing public health nursing services to many municipalities in the county, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two experienced public health nurses, Nancy Slattery, RN, and Leslie Drager, RN, provide most of the public health nursing services to contracted communities, although the Alliance may hire back-up nurses as needed during flu clinic season or during COVID-19 surges.
In addition to the mandated infectious disease investigation and follow-up, the Alliance will provide flu vaccination clinics and wellness activities such as blood pressure clinics, educational events and/or falls prevention classes. More details are coming soon on specific offerings.
We look forward to working with Richmond and West Stockbridge!
Laura Kittross, Director of the Berkshire Public Health Alliance
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UPDATE ON COVID-19 Information |
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A MESSAGE FROM YOUR
BOARD OF HEALTH
The Richmond Board of Health would like to remind everyone that the COVID pandemic is not over!
Admittedly, numbers of cases are declining, but the Board strongly recommends that everyone continue to maintain social distancing in all indoor situations, and continue to wear masks indoors except when at home.
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MESSAGES FROM YOUR BOARD OF HEALTH
There is a new app available on your I-Phone that can alert you immediately to your possible exposure to the COVID viruses. Go to "Settings" scroll down to "Emergency SOS," exposure notification should appear under that heading. Follow the prompts to register.
As you may be aware, the Biden Administration is offering free rapid tests to all residents in the United States. The pre-order period for the at-home COVID-19 tests via www.covidtests.gov has begun. Every household in the U.S. is eligible to order four free at- home COVID- 19 tests. The tests are completely free and will usually ship in 7-12 days.
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COVID-19 Tests at no Cost.
People with Medicare can now get up to eight tests per calendar month from participating pharmacies and health care providers for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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Click Here for COVID-19 Information and Helpful links |
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Richmond Consolidated School |
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Now registering Preschool and Kindergarten students for the 2022-2023 school year. District policy states that children must be 5 years old as of Sept. 1, 2022, to enter Kindergarten.
Children who are 3 years old as of Sept.1, 2022 are eligible to attend our Preschool program based on a lottery system. Parents or guardians of eligible children should call the school office at 413-698-2207 for more information.
Preschool and Kindergarten screenings and orientation will be held at a later date: information will follow.
If you suspect your child may have special needs and is three years old or older, please call the Special Education Director, Mary Shook, at 413-698-4001. to schedule an evaluation.
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Richmond has Spring Fever!
Flower Power seeds and bulbs are a great way to bring beautiful blooms to your home and support our PTA.
Bulbs, seed mats, vegetables and vertical flower hanging bags are all in the catalog and shipped directly to your door.
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Police Department - Firearms Permits |
Please call Chief Bullett at 413-698-2691 or 413-822-5971 to make an appointment. You will need a completed application and a check or money order payable to the Town of Richmond, at your appointment.
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NOTICE FROM THE FIRE CHIEF
Massachusetts General Law requires that all homes have 911 signs with the correct street address number posted at the end of the driveway and on the building. Call Fire Chief Steve Traver at 413-329-7153 to arrange for a sign. Signs cost $20.00 each.
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Please make sure you are registered for code red
Click the link to the left to be taken through the step-by-step process of creating an account.
If you don't have access to a computer call the Town hall and we will help.
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