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		<title>Report your Verizon issues!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
D.T.C. 09-1 June 4, 2009
Investigation by the Department of Telecommunications and Cable on its own motion, pursuant to General Law Chapter 159, Section 16, of the telephone service quality of Verizon New England Inc., d/b/a Verizon Massachusetts, in Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin Counties.
On June 1, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townofalford.org/archives/100</link>
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		<title>Important Broadband Meeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Announcing a western Massachusetts Broadband Community Meeting in Berkshire County with with Sharon Gillett, Massachusetts Broadband Institute Director, staff from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI), WesternMA Connect, and Senator Ben Downing, Rep. Smitty Pignatelli and Rep. Denis Guyer.
Please attend this public forum about expanding broadband internet access in western Massachusetts.  MBI will conduct a presentation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townofalford.org/archives/99</link>
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		<title>Town Clerk&#8217;s Notes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I want to remind everyone that dog licenses are due by the end of March and a fine will be imposed after that date&#8230;AND to also remind everyone to return their census forms. The Town Meeting is May 12th and town elections are May 19th. If you have any questions feel free to call.
Thank you
Paula [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townofalford.org/archives/98</link>
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		<title>TRIAD Notes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alford together with representatives from Egemont and Great Barrington have joined TRIAD for Berkshire County. TRIAD is a community policing initiative involving seniors, law enforcement and service providers to increase safety through education and crime prevention. Its goals are:

To reduce criminal activity which targets older Americans
To alleviate seniors’ fear of becoming a victim, build confidence [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townofalford.org/archives/97</link>
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		<title>Used Tennis Equipment Needed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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

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		<link>http://www.townofalford.org/archives/96</link>
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		<title>Town Assessors Office</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Town of Alford has retained Mayflower Valuation Ltd. to perform a complete property measure and list, interior and exterior, in accordance with Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Bureau of Local Assessment requirements. The inspections are to assure data quality for tax purposes. We appreciate your cooperation.
Tammy Blackwell

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		<link>http://www.townofalford.org/archives/95</link>
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		<title>School Committee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Southern Berkshire Regional School District, is composed of five towns ( Alford Egremont, Monterey, New Marlborough and Sheffield) and is headed by its new Superintendent, Dr. Micheal Singleton. He was recently appointed permanent Superintendent under a contract which extends through June, 2011. Dr. Singleton has spent his 30 year career in public education in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townofalford.org/archives/94</link>
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		<title>Historical Commission</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Alford Historical Commission members are Carol Sue Donelan, Mary Poole, Ronney Rosenberg and Cia Elkin. The commission is charged with the gathering of information about old houses and properties in Alford, which we have been doing. We need people to assist us. We are looking for people who have knowledge of old houses in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townofalford.org/archives/93</link>
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		<title>Alford Land Trust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townofalford.org/archives/92</link>
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		<title>Council On Aging</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alford seniors are invited to a potluck picnic hosted by the Sheffield Council on Aging on Thursday, June 18th at noon at Barnard Memorial Park off Miller Ave. in Sheffield. The picnic is to honor Grace Zbell, long time Director of the Claire Teague Senior Center in Great Barrington, who will be retiring at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townofalford.org/archives/91</link>
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