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
Important May Dates for Civic Engagement in Becket
Blake During an April civic engagement discussion at the Becket Arts Center, Kathe Warden, Town Administrator, and Robin Mathiesen, Town Clerk, had a full audience of residents discussing town leadership and the importance of citizens being fully engaged in the workings of our town. No better time to have this discussion than right
Letter from the Editors – May 2024
Welcome to the May issue of the Becket Beat. We want to thank our student interns from Wahconah High School for contributing their unique and much-needed perspectives to the Becket Beat this year. Paetyn Tatro, a 10th grader, wrote two articles for us this year – “Students Hit the Winter Trails,” which was published in
Becket Families Go West: Part 1
a group of 16 Becket and Washington men met at Thatcher Conant’s Becket house to consider purchasing and moving with their families to “a township of land in the state of Ohio,” more specifically Town 4 on Range 6 of Portage County (at that time part of the upper
Winter: A View From Wahconah Regional High School
9th Grade Even hearty residents of the Berkshires can agree that recent winters have been roller coasters: wind and ice storms, extreme precipitation, blizzards, unseasonably warm days, and yes, icy cold days, as well. Trends in recent decades document that winter temperatures have been rising with less snow falling