Recycling for Monday, December 27th: Paper and Cardboard

Recycling for Monday, January 3rd: 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 2021 calendar or you can pick them up at the Post Office, or Town Hall

Tues. January 4, 2022 - Richmond Board of Health -5:00 PM

Town Hall

Wed. January 5, 2022 - Board of Selectmen - 6:00 PM

Hybrid

The following Boards have openings:

Conservation Commission: 3 openings - please send letter of interest to Ron Veillette or Danielle Fillio

Finance Committee: 1 opening - please send letter of interest to Bob Gniadek or Danielle Fillio

The Richmond Cultural Council is seeking grant proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities and science programs.

Application forms for organizations, schools and individuals are available online (http://www.massculturalcouncil.org) or email RichmondMACulturalCouncil@gmail.com for a direct link.

Per the request of the participants, Tai Chi on Wednesdays will start at 3:15 PM and Line Dance on Fridays will start at 3:15 PM instead of 3:30 PM, effective immediately.

Both classes will end at 4:15 PM

An urgent reminder from Chief Traver - with winter coming on, it's time to get your chimney cleaned and replace the batteries in your CO2 and Smoke Detectors.

Please also be sure to come to Town Hall and pick up the house number sign you ordered through Chief Traver once he has called to advise you that the sign is ready. Signs are $20.00 and may be paid for in cash or a check made payable to Scott Kimple.

The Richmond Board of Health has issued a masking directive to help further protect against the COVID-19 virus. Please click here to read

Every Wednesday from 9:00-10:00 AM at the Town Offices, 21 State Line Road, West Stockbridge.

Click Here for COVID-19 Information and Helpful links

The CDC and FDA have approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. For additional information visit https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-vaccinations-for-children-ages-5-11

Registration will be through the on-line COLOR registration system. The link to register for all Berkshire County clinics is: https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/berkshire.

All information about clinic schedules, eligibility, and registration will also be posted publicly on: www.GetVaccinatedBerkshires.org.

Families may register for any of the county clinics; families are not restricted to a specific school clinic. Second shot clinics will be held three weeks after the first. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged, as there may not be enough vaccine at a given clinic for walk-ins.

All children must be accompanied by an adult to receive their vaccine. If they are not accompanied by their parent or legal guardian, the parent or guardian must have pre-registered and signed the consent on-line. On-site registration will not be permitted without a parent or guardian present. Your child will be expected to stay for a 15-minute observation period following their vaccination. Although children may experience milder side-effects such as fever, fatigue, headaches, chills, diarrhea, muscle and joint pain, severe side effects are rare. See the attached fact sheet for more information. Please have your child wear a short-sleeved shirt and prepare them for the vaccination and waiting period.

Don’t forget that WIFI is available in the Library parking lot.    

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South Berkshire Kids is sponsoring a Feelings Scavenger Hunt inside the Richmond Library. Young children are invited to visit the library during the month of January, look for the snowmen and take home an activity bag. 

1^st Tuesday of every month

10:00 – 11:00 am

At the Richmond Library – Join South Berkshire Kids at the Richmond Library for a Storytime and craft! Best for families with children ages 2-5. Masks will be required.

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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HOW TO SIGN UP FOR WOWBRARY

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.

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/

The Richmond Free Public Library

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.

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!

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:

Please make sure you are registered for code red