The Becket Beat is looking for feedback from the community. If you are interested in joining Editor Kathy Baugh, and Business Manager Adele Levine for breakfast at Becket Town Hall on Saturday June 29th at 10:00, we would love to hear your thoughts on what you like about the paper, what you don’t and how
June 2024
Voters Pass Proposed $7.6 Million FY 2025 Town Operating Budget
113 Becket-registered voters passed the proposed $7.6 million FY25 operating budget at the Annual Town Meeting on Saturday, May 11th. With a smile Klepetar was then quick to explain that he was speaking about the complexity
The Becket Volunteer Fire Department: They Do More Than Fight Fires
our Becket Volunteer Fire Department responds to vehicular accidents, conducts Search and Rescue missions for lost hikers, performs water and ice rescues, assists the Highway Department and Police with equipment and manpower, sets up a landing site for Medivac rescues, helps drain flooded basements, and,
Town Happenings (June 2024) — Summer is Coming
Passes to the Town Beach at Center Pond (via Mecum Way) for Becket and Washington residents are available for $10 at Town Hall. Lifeguards will be on duty weekends only beginning Memorial Day and daily from 10am to 5:30pm beginning June 15th (except during inclement weather). Passes should be hung from vehicle rearview mirrors in
“Born To Read” at the Becket Athenaeum
Each family with a newborn will be gifted two quality board books, along with a copy of “How To Raise A Reader” that provides helpful tips on how
Becket Families Go West: Part 2
845 acres in Ohio, specifically Town 4, Range 6 (later known as Windham) in November 1810, with the intention of starting new lives on the frontier. The acreage was divided into 100 lots and distributed according to each family’s investment. Dillingham Clark,
June 2024 – Becket-Washington Community Partnership News
Ham Dinner and Strawberry ShortcakeSat., June 29th 4:30 to 6:30pm, Guild Hall on YMCA RoadBaked ham, homemade baked beans, potato salad, green bean salad and strawberry shortcake with real whipped cream served by the Ladies’ GuildAdults: $15; Kids under 12: are free.Eat in or take out. For to-go dinners please call 623-8300 or 623-6455. Community