Leverett affordable housing project falls short

Leverett - Affordable housing efforts suffered a setback Tuesday night, when the Board of Selectmen voted to deny a request to conduct further studies on a Montague Road property being considered for a development.

Leverett panel seeks funds for housing study

Leverett - A decision about the future of affordable housing in this Franklin County town has been on the back burner for years.

But that could change, as the Leverett Affordable Housing Committee plans to ask the Select Board tonight for additional funds to proceed with a feasibility study for a proposed 11-unit affordable housing project on Montague Road.

Around Leverett: Town hands out gold canes

Elaine Barkin is Leverett's oldest resident at 96 years old.

A pioneer, Barkin took up intramural basketball while at Smith College in the 1930s. And today she's sharp as a pin, commonly found with a copy of The Economist, The New Yorker or the Sunday New York Times. Barkin is also the latest recipient of the Leverett Gold Cane, an award bestowed on the town's oldest resident.

Dean's Beans founder to give talk

LEVERETT - Dean Cycon, a Leverett resident and founder of Dean's Beans, the Orange-based coffee company, will give a talk at the Leverett library this evening at 7:30 p.m.

Leverett voters approve new water well, energy audit

LEVERETT - Voters cast an eye toward the future at a special Town Meeting Tuesday night, approving an energy-saving initiative and the installation of a new water well near the town's 20-year-old landfill on Cemetery Road. Nearly 80 voters filed into the elementary school, debating for an hour before passing both articles by resounding margins.

Of the two, a proposal to install a new well at 7 Cushman Road drew the most discussion. The state Department of Environmental Protection has been monitoring the site and reports manganese levels in the water supply have risen dramatically since November, said Leverett Selectmen Chairman Rich Brazeau.

Leverett voters to tackle two articles at Town Meeting

LEVERETT - There will be two articles on the warrant when Leverett voters gather for a special Town Meeting Tuesday night at Leverett Elementary School.

The first article requests permission for the Select Board to enter into a contract with Siemens Building Technologies.

Briefs

Haunted House ready for tonight

Goshen - Holy Cross Campgrounds has been transformed preparation for the 17th annual Haunted Village this weekend.

Volunteers Wednesday carved about 500 pumpkins, donated by Williams Farm of Deerfield which will line the paths leading visitors to the haunted cabins.

There will also be a preschool activity cabin for younger children.