From the Undermountain Elementary PTO. We are looking for used tennis racquets and balls to be used during recess. If anyone has any they can leave them for me at Town Hall or they can call me @528-1686 and I can come and get them. Thanks so much, Roxanne Germain
2008 was a busy year for the Alford Land Trust. We assisted the Berkshire Natural Resources Council in funding acquisition of lands that were added to the 632 acre Alford Spring property already held by the BNRC. Alford Land Trust organized a spring event on invasive plants which included a walk through fields belonging to our Director, Billie Best. The subject generated a lot of interest and a booklet on invasives is at the Alford Library. We thank Billie for hosting this walk. The Annual Town Picnic is now a regular event in Alford. 149 Alfordites and their guests came to the 2008 picnic with wonderful dishes of food for everyone, bought hats, waded in the Green River and generously supported the 50/50. Our Annual Meeting was followed by a lovely, sunny walk on the Green River Rd. farm belonging to John Dunn. We thank him warmly for hosting this. In 2008, the State of Massachusetts reaffirmed its commitment to Open Space preservation when a 5 year bond was renewed, doubling the amount allocated to land conservation to $50 million annually.
SAVE THE DATE of July 11, 2009 for this year’s Annual Town Picnic. Hope to see you there!
This new web site design allows me to give access to town officers and employees, so that you can log in to this site and post news and announcements relating to your town office or division.
If you are interested in being able to post articles on the Alford web site, you must be a town officer, employee, or current member of town government. You must also provide me with the following information:
You can send me the request securely via the Contact Us form on this site, be sure to select Webmaster as the Recipient before you submit the information.
Thank you for your interest and support in the official Town Of Alford website!
Webmaster
Arthur Dellea
This is the new web site design, which will allow selected town officials to log in and post or update material themselves. Please be patient, as everything is still “under construction” at the moment. I am in the process of moving over material from the old site, as well as adding newer content as it is received.
When the bulk of the new site is completed, you’ll find our town’s history, latest news, important contact information, and related downloads and links. Please visit us regularly, as townofalford.org is a steady work in progress, growing and changing on a regular basis.
Webmaster
Arthur Dellea
Common Cause to Honor 90 Cities and Towns for Posting Key Governance Records on their Websites.
BOSTON - Common Cause Massachusetts will host an event at the State House to honor 90 communities that have posted six important local governance documents on their websites, TODAY Tuesday, March 18th, at 1:00 in room B-2. Representatives from each community will be presented with the 2008 E-Government Award.
The event is part of Common Cause’s on-going Massachusetts Campaign for Open Government, which periodically reviews the internet presence of all 351 cities and towns in the state. The current audit of all municipal websites in the Commonwealth will be released at the event. The first assessment in 2006 found that only 24 municipalities — or about 7 percent — have all 6 key records posted on-line. The six documents included in the review are the municipality’s governing body’s agenda, the governing body’s minutes, fiscal year 2008 budget information, the municipality’s bylaws, code or ordinances, and if applicable, town meeting warrant and town meeting results or minutes.
A list of towns to be honored include: Amherst, Andover, Arlington, Ashburnham, Barnstable, Becket, Bedford, Belmont, Bolton, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Carver, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Concord, Dedham, Dudley, Douglas, Dunstable, Duxbury, Eastham, Easton, Egermont, Everett, Falmouth, Fitchburg, Framingham, Franklin, Gloucester, Groton, Haverhill, Harwich, Hingham, Holden, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Kingston, Lakeville, Lexington, Littleton, Longmeadow, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Metheun, Needham, Newton, Norfolk, North Andover, North Reading, Northampton, Palmer, Paxton, Peabody, Pelham, Plympton, Provincetown, Reading, Salem, Saugus, Scituate, Sharon, Shrewsbury, Somerville, Southampton, Southwick, Spencer, Springfield, Stow, Sudbury, Tewsksbury, Topsfield, Upton, Uxbridge, West Boyleston, West Springfield, Westfield, Westford, Weston, Westport, Weymouth, Wilbraham, Williamstown, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn, Worcester, Wretham.
“It’s time to bring local government into the 21st century,” said Common Cause executive director Pam Wilmot. “The internet makes it easy and cost effective to facilitate public access and citizen engagement by, at a minimum, posting these six key records. More and more people rely on the internet for critical information each day. Communities that provide this information are providing an important service to their citizens.”
What: 2008 E-Government Award Ceremony
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: B-2, State House
About Common Cause
Common Cause Massachusetts is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, government watchdog, dedicated to citizen participation in an open, honest, and accountable government. An independent, member-supported organization, Common Cause has more than 200,000 members nationwide and 10,000 in Massachusetts.
Pam Wilmot, Executive Director
Common Cause Massachusetts
p: 617.426.9600
f: 617.426.6855
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