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NORTHAMPTON — The fourth and fifth grade students at Lander-Grinspoon Academy have created a cardboard arcade that will be open for the students and parents to come and win prizes.
This year’s fourth grade game themes are of the National Parks, which is part of a recent project that the students just completed, called “See The USA.”
The fifth graders have joined in with their knowledge from last year and are working as mentors to the fourth grade students, as they complete games as well. There will be cardboard mazes, skee-ball, foosball, pinball machines, corn hole, golf and more.
Students were inspired by the video Caine’s Arcade.
This has become an annual project for the end of school with fourth grade teacher, Laurie White and is being constructed in the school’s art room and makerspace with the direction of teacher Terri Cappucci.
The arcade will be open Friday, June 9, the last day of school, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Sunderland Democrats to elect delegates
SUNDERLAND — Sunderland Democrats will meet Saturday, June 10, at the public library community room (20 School St.) to elect three delegates, and three alternates to represent the town at the 2023 Massachusetts State Democratic Convention.
The caucus runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and is open to all interested Democrats. Those who wish to run as a delegate must arrive no later than 10:15.
Registered and pre-registered Democrats in Sunderland, 16 years old by May 23, 2023, may vote and be elected as delegates or alternates during the caucus.
AMHERST — This year the Amherst History Museum has invited local artists and crafters to sell their creations on the lawn of the museum on four Saturdays.
Art on the Lawn takes place on the second Saturday of June, July, September and October; June 10, July 8, Sept. 9 and Oct. 14.
Artists and crafters will be set up on the lawn of the museum from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. when the museum is open for visitors.
Art on the Lawn at the Amherst History Museum is free and open to the public. Entry to the museum is free. A $5 suggested donation is greatly appreciated.
BELCHERTOWN — Opening day of the Belchertown Farmers and Artisans Market is Sunday, June 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the historic Belchertown Common.
This year’s market will run every Sunday, with the exception of Sept. 24, through Oct. 1.
Katie Bobbin, market manager will welcome customers to opening day with a plant swap — bring a plant, take a plant.
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and HIP (Healthy Incentives Program) transactions can be processed at the market manager’s tent.
Thank you to our 2023 sponsors: Bell & Hudson Insurance, Country Bank, Florence Savings Bank, Belchertown Day School and Jim & Marianne Gambaro.
Visit the market online at www.belchertownfarmersmarket.weebly.com.
CHESTERFIELD — Local residents, businesses, and surrounding community residents and representatives are invited to learn about and provide input on the town’s Hazard Mitigation Plan on Wednesday, June 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the Chesterfield Community Center (also the Council on Aging), 400 Main Road.
The purpose of the plan is to identify and assess the risk to Chesterfield from natural hazards and climate change impacts, and to determine how to best mitigate these.
The meeting will include an overview of the planning process, a discussion of natural hazards and climate change impacts in Chesterfield, and the mitigation strategies currently in place. Municipal officials and Pioneer Valley Planning Commission staff will be available to answer questions and respond to comments about the project.
The plan is being updated by the town with assistance from the PVPC and is funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
Upon completion, the plan will be submitted to MEMA and FEMA for review and approval. A FEMA approved plan makes the community eligible for federal and state mitigation grant funding.
For more information, please contact PVPC’s Mimi Kaplan at [email protected] or (413) 285-1188.
PLAINFIELD — Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa and Sen. Paul Mark will take questions and invite comments at a town hall forum in Plainfield from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 17. The event is open to the public and will be held at Town Hall, 348 Main St.
The legislators will start by sharing legislative updates from the State House before taking questions and comments from attendees and engaging in a conversation about opportunities and challenges facing Plainfield and Western Massachusetts.
Sabadosa’s 1st Hampshire District consists of nine municipalities in Hampshire County. She is vice chair of the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government. Mark’s Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District consists of 57 municipalities in western Massachusetts. He chairs the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development.
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