Center Pond photo by Marcia Parnell

What’s Your Becket Story?

Becket Stories is a public art project being developed at the Becket Arts Center that will create an interactive story archive in Becket. The project will use stories, songs, and artifacts (objects, photos, documents) to capture the experience of living, working, and visiting Becket—past and present. The project started collecting stories in fall of 2025

We’re a Seasonal Community, and the ADUs are Coming!

but it begins 223 miles to the east on the island of Nantucket, about 30 miles south of Cape Cod. When Maura Healey became governor of Massachusetts, she and her administration immediately realized the Commonwealth was deep into a housing crisis. A study done

Select Board Issues Resolution Affirming Constitutional Governance and Equal Treatment

The Becket Select Board passed a resolution affirming constitutional governance and equal treatment for residents, reaffirming existing laws rather than creating new ones. Authored by resident Amy Attias, it addresses community concerns about governance roles. While most members supported it, Vice Chair Bill Elovirta deemed it unnecessary, citing existing guidelines.