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State Primary Early Voting

Posted on July 20, 2024

The Town Clerk's office will hold Early Voting hours for the 2024 State Primary: Saturday, August 24th 9am - 2 pm - Town Clerk's office 9 Morse Village Road Tuesday, August 27 6 pm - 8 pm - Town Clerk's office 9 Morse Village Road Please vote!

Boxville is ON for Saturday July 20th

Posted on July 19, 2024

The weather is looking absolutely perfect for Boxville tomorrow (7/20 10-12 a.m.). Listen for the Meeting House bell at 10am. We've got a big supply of VERY LARGE cardboard. Be sure to bring along your cardboard stash to supplement. New This Year ADULTS AND TEENS ARE WELCOME TO BUILD HOUSES. (Teens you haven't aged out!!...

Annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day

Posted on July 16, 2024

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAY Franklin County Solid Waste District will hold the 2024 household hazardous waste collection on Saturday, September 21 at Greenfield Community College (GCC) and the Orange Transfer Station. Residents and businesses must pre-register by September 13th. Online pre-registration for the 2024 collection will open on August 14, at: franklincountywastedistrict.org. Mail-in...

New Boxville Date, Saturday July 20, 10a.m.-noon

Posted on July 13, 2024

Join in on the fun of building Boxville! BYO cardboard if possible. Additional cardboard available. Show up with your ideas & get building. 2 hours of creative play. Everybody welcome. Children under 11 must bring an adult. Bring friends & additional cardboard of all shapes & sizes. watermelon served @11:45. Families are encouraged to take...

Finance Committee Slides

Posted on July 6, 2024

If you missed the Annual Town Meeting or would like time to more closely review the very excellent information presented by the committee regarding taxes and budgets, you may access them here: Finance Committee Slides for Town Meeting

Digital Equity Plan Comment Period Open Until July 12

Posted on July 2, 2024

Wendell recently participated in a regional digital equity plan (includes the eight 8 towns of Charlemont, Colrain, Leyden, New Salem, Northfield, Orange, Warwick, and Wendell). The draft plan is available here.

July at the Wendell Free Library

Posted on June 26, 2024

View this email in your browser July at the Wendell Free Library Summer STEM is back STEM Tuesdays, July 9-30, 3p.m. Come to the library Tuesday afternoons to try out the library’s new Fairy Tale Problem solving kits from Lakeshore Learning. Try out a new kit each week. No registration necessary, best for ages 6-11,...

Wendell cooling center available during extreme heat

Posted on June 18, 2024

The Herrick Room at the Wendell Free Library will be open on an as needed basis during the current heat wave. There is water and internet access in the Herrick Room, the rest of the library will be closed, except during normal library hours of 1-5pm on Friday. (The library is closed this Wednesday June...

June at the Wendell Free Library

Posted on June 5, 2024

A few notes: The Library will be closed Wednesday June 19th for Juneteenth. Thursday Fiber night will start up again in September & Matinee Movies will take a break after this month for July and August. Boxville is July 13 at 10a.m.! Please add the date to your busy Summer calendars. We will be looking...

Paving Project on Wendell Depot Road

Posted on May 20, 2024

The Warner Bros Paving Company will begin a major paving project on Wendell Depot Road on Wednesday, May 22 and plan to finish on Friday May 24. Residents should be aware there will be delays due to moving equipment between various locations on the road, and due to a single lane of traffic during the...

Wendell Free Library Seeks New Library Assistant

Posted on May 13, 2024

The Wendell Free Library is seeking qualified applicants for a Library Assistant Position. Working under the supervision of the Library Director, the Library Assistant works as administrative support for several library functions: general operations, circulation, collection maintenance and programs. This is a part-time (10 hours/week, including weekend shifts), non-benefited position. Essential to the position is...

Property Tax Assessment Services RFP

Posted on May 10, 2024

The town of Wendell (hereafter “the town” or “Wendell”) is seeking resumes, sample contracts and price proposals from qualified firms to provide the town with property tax assessment services. Due to the technical nature of the services required under the proposed contract, the town has determined that this procurement is best served by using the...

Public Health Nurse announcement

Posted on May 4, 2024

The Wendell Board of Health is happy to announce that, thanks to our membership with the North Quabbin Public Health Collaborative, we now have a shared Public health Nurse. Her name is Carolyn Hochard. She is a very experienced nurse and is enthusiastic about extending her services to our town. She is a very friendly...

May Events at the Wendell Free Library

Posted on April 29, 2024

May at the Wendell Free Library Mending Circle/ Fiber Night Thursday May 9, 6:30 p.m. Join us in the Herrick room to work on any hand fiber projects you have! Mending, sewing, knitting/crochet, weaving… you get the idea. Some supplies available including needles, thread, and knitting help. No meeting this month on the 4th Thursday...

2024 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Guide

Posted on April 22, 2024

In honor of Earth Day, the 17th annual Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Guide (RRR), Northern Pioneer Valley edition, has been published! Learn about techniques to reduce waste, reuse what you can, and improve your recycling, including the detailed "What Do I Do With...?" section, which is painstakingly updated each year to provide the best disposal options...

“CLEAN SWEEP” BULKY WASTE RECYCLING DAY

Posted on April 9, 2024

Spring 2024 “Clean Sweep” Bulky Waste Recycling Day Franklin County Solid Waste Management District is holding the Spring 2024 “Clean Sweep” Bulky Waste Recycling Day on Saturday, May 11 from 9 a.m. to noon. The three drop-off sites are: Erving Senior Center at 1 Care Dr (off Rt. 63) (note new site instead of Northfield...

Cancellation of April 8, 2024 BOH meeting

Posted on April 4, 2024

Due to absences, our regularly scheduled BOH meeting on Monday, April 8 has been cancelled. Our next meeting will be on Monday, April 15, 2024. The agenda will be posted on Thursday, April 11. We will then meet again on Monday, April 22, which is our next regularly scheduled meeting. Barbara Craddock Wendell Board of...

APRIL AT THE LIBRARY

Posted on April 2, 2024

View this email in your browser April at the Wendell Free Library I See You: Stories From Wetlands and Woods, a program with Dale Monette Friday April 5, 6:30pm A program of the stories behind the photos of Dale Monette’s 4th book released this month. Monette juxtaposes his favorite unpublished images and the interesting stories...

Five-Year Vegetation Management Plan – Eversource Energy

Posted on March 30, 2024

Dear Wendell Residents Eversource Energy intends to selectively apply herbicides along the power line right-of-way pass through Wendell. All the herbicides selected for this program are registered by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, the Massachusetts Pesticide Board, and are recommended for use in and around sensitive areas jointly by the Massachusetts Pesticide Bureau and Massachusetts...

Town Election Ballot

Posted on March 30, 2024

Our Annual Town Election is May 6th. Polls are open from noon-8 pm. Specimen Ballot 2024 Please vote!