“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.
“In 1964 the whole [Mahaiwe] cemetery was in disrepair and the town took it over. When you buy a [cemetery] lot from the town, you have ‘perpetual care’.”
-- Walter F. “Buddy” Atwood III, a member of the Cemetery Commission
Work on the Main Street Reconstruction is to begin in this summer, starting at Cottage Street, and conclude in the spring of 2016, but won't proceed within the downtown core, from Bridge to Elm streets, during July and August.