September 28th from 12 to 9pm, rain or shine. Music, food, games, a farmers market, and even a tag sale will be located at the pavilion on Main Street between Town Hall
Becket and Dalton Awarded $899,810 Grant to Rehabilitate 14 Housing Units
and moderate-income, owner-occupied dwellings in Becket has paid off. Governor Maura Healey announced awards totaling $39 million to 65 communities throughout the state, Becket and Dalton among them,
Letter From The Editors: Your Opinion Matters!
Please let us know how we are doing! Being a paper dedicated to Becket and entirely staffed by volunteers from Becket, we take your feedback to heart. We keep track of every piece of feedback we get and try to incorporate that feedback into changes we make
Ad Hoc Buildings Committee Volunteers Needed
The Select Board has directed the Town Administrator to establish an Ad Hoc Buildings Committee of five-to-seven volunteers who will work together to establish a vision for the Town’s future municipal building needs. The Committee’s work will include a review of existing municipally owned buildings, establishing a list of the Town’s needs, a review of
The Becket Truant School Experiment
right? Actually, wrong. It was only in 1852 that Massachusetts began to regulate school terms and make attendance compulsory. A new law intended to give youngsters a basic education and keep them off the streets provided that children
On Our Doorstep: Upper Housatonic Valley National Area Heritage Walks
hikes and even one bicycle tour throughout Berkshire County and northwestern Connecticut surrounding the Housatonic River Valley. There’s virtually something for
Becket Summer Scenes
Photos by Art Alpert Have an idea for a story or a photo you’d like to share? Email info@becketbeat.org.
Becket Washington Community Partnership (BWCP) News—September 2024
Two Associate Pastors Ordained Come celebrate the ordination of Associate Pastor Kathleen Vseteeka and Associate Pastor Linda Shaw at the Becket Federated Church (3381 Main St.) on Sunday, September 8, 3pm. There will be a ceremony by Pastor William Mulholland with a reception to follow at Parish House. Please RSVP to Nina at 413-297-2673 /
The Day I Discovered the Beautiful Becket Town Beach
Like many once-in-a-while, citified visitors, we bought into an association with its own lake. Consequently, we never knew Becket had a beach and picnic area for residents. But last year, we moved from weekenders to
Safety First
so does the traffic. New speed-warning signs have been placed on some of the Town’s busiest routes that carry commuters, commercial vehicles and locals: Route 8 at the pedestrian crossing to and from the beach at Shaw Pond/Mountain Grove, two locations on Yokum Pond Road and on