Recycling for Monday, January 25th: Paper and Cardboard

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 2021 calendar

The new supply of trash recycling bins is here at Town Hall. If you are a new resident of Richmond your first bin is free. All subsequent bins will cost $12.50 each.

Come to Town Hall - ring the bell by the front door (press hard or we won't hear it) and just request the number of bins you want. Please have a check, made out to "Town of Richmond", in the correct amount.

Sat., January 23, 2021 - Municipal Building Cte. - 10:00 AM via Zoom (see below)

Mon., January 25, 2021 - Cultural Council Mtg. - 7:00 PM via Zoom

The Town of Richmond is working to develop a new Town Hall, Library and Community Room. Public presentations have been scheduled to share information about the project . The next presentation is Saturday morning , January 23 at 10:00 AM. Included below is the Zoom link and meeting info as well as the dates of the four upcoming meetings.

Questions can be sent to MBC@richmondma.org

The Public meetings that are currently scheduled :

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89598523347?pwd=N1hMRE9ieGZkS0hOM3pwUDBmYzcvQT09

Or go to zoom.us/join

Meeting ID: 895 9852 3347

Passcode: P-Three

Or call in with the following number:

 +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)

This meeting will also be available on Facebook; watch it live at

Calendars will not be available this year as the Association will not be printing them. Information about meetings, events and the materials scheduled for recycling will continue to be posted here in the Newsletter, on our website and at Town Hall.

Casella, our trash hauler, has delivered the new trash pick-up schedules which are available at Town Hall, at the Post Office and Bartlett's.

Remember to change the batteries in your fire alarms and CO2 detectors and get your chimney cleaned because the cold weather is definitely coming on soon!

Click Here to find burning permits on the bottom of the Fire Dept. page of the Town Website.

Winter parking ban begins November 1st through April 1st. No parking on any roadways is permitted to allow for adequate snow removal.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Notice from the Board of Health regarding Travel and Holiday Celebrations. Click here to read.

BERKSHIRE HEALTH SYSTEMS HAS ESTABLISHED A TOLL-FREE HOTLINE FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). IT IS OPEN FROM FROM 8:00 AM TO 6:00 PM PM SEVEN DAYS A WEEK .

More information is available on the Berkshire Health Systems website:: https://www.berkshirehealthsystems.org/body.cfm?id=4261&fr=true

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health also provides daily updates on Massachusetts-specific information and resources at: www.mass.gov/2019coronavirus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also has helpful information at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus

The library is now facilitating a "Read for Seeds" for all ages. Reading Logs are available at the Library and the library will give seeds to everyone who returns their completed logs between April 6th and May 1^st. 

In connection with our Read for Seeds reading program, The Friends of the Richmond Library have created a gardening give-away basket raffle. To enter the raffle, simply visit the library and our staff will enter your name. All are welcome to participate! 

The Richmond Free Public Library has a subscription to TumbleBookLibrary, and children can access it from home! It’s unlimited, and it’s FREE!

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of e-books for children. There are over 250 animated, talking picture books! The site also features Spanish and French books, read-along chapter books, non-fiction books, and exciting games and puzzles!

Below is all the information you’ll need to login to the collection:

username: richmondfree

password: libra

Some safety measures: Only one family may use the children's area and only four patrons will be in the building at one time.

Call 413-555-7795 for a 30 minute appointment.

All returned items are quarantined for one week and disinfected. You might, therefore, see items on your record for up to a week after you have returned them.

Don’t forget that WIFI is available in the Library parking lot and Virtual Zoom Meeting tutorials are being offered by the Library! If you would like to learn how to participate in an online Zoom meeting, please call the library and schedule a telephone appointment with a volunteer. 413-553-7795   

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WOWbrary.org is an e-mail sent every Wednesday that lists all the new items added to the library's collection in the last week.

You will receive an email with a link which you must activate. Emails should begin to arrive within a week.

If you would like to read an online magazine, just go to https://cwmars.overdrive.com/collection/184768 . You will need to sign in using your library card number. If you don’t know the number, please call the library.

Library patrons have free access to Tumble Books, Tumble Math, TeenBookCloud, AudioBookCloud and RomanceBookCloud. You can access these databases by going to the Richmond Free Public Library website. http://www.richmondfreepubliclibrary.org/

The Boston Public Library has a lot to offer and you qualify because you live in Massachusetts! Interested, click here, https://www.bpl.org/online-resources/

You can sign up for a Boston Public Library eCard here: https://www.bpl.org/ecard/

Please make sure you are registered for code red