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SHARON — A proposal that would have two murals installed at Sharon Center School (SCS) with a sculpture to be added in a later phase was presented at the regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday, Jan. 24.
Jennifer Dillon Photo submitted
SHARON — Jennifer Dillon, a member of the Sharon Land Trust’s (SLT) board for three years, recently was elected president.
Dillon has first-hand experience observing rapid development of small towns brought on by increased demand for large tracts of land, she said.
SHARON — With the Town Hall elevator out of order, the Board of Finance held its regular meeting at Sharon Center School on Tuesday, Jan. 17, and unanimously approved an expenditure to cover the replacement of the elevator’s entire power unit.
Narcan kit contains two four-milligram doses in the form of a nasal spray. Photo by Patrick L. Sullivan
SHARON — Greenwoods Counseling and Referrals is providing free Narcan kits and fentanyl test kits to the community on a weekly basis at area hospitals, including Sharon Hospital.
SHARON — For more than two weeks the Town Hall elevator has not been working, preventing any public meetings from being held in the building due to access requirements.
Cost estimates for repairs were discussed at the regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday, Jan. 10, held at the Community Center building.
Affordable housing options were discussed during a community-wide forum held at the Sharon Playhouse’s Bok Gallery on Sunday, Jan. 15. Sharon Housing Trust board member Bob Whelan, at right, served as co-leader of the open discussion. Photo by Leila Hawken
SHARON — A public discussion was convened at the Sharon Playhouse’s Bok Gallery on Sunday, Jan. 15 to discuss affordable, workforce housing, in particular the use of the Community Center building for housing.
Sharon Hospital President Christina McCulloch (second from left holding scissors) cut the ribbon on the hospital’s new, upgraded helipad Thursday, Jan. 12. Photo by Patrick L. Sullivan
SHARON — Sharon Hospital held a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new helipad on Thursday, Jan. 12.
Hospital President Christina McCulloch cut the robbon Thursday morning as the green landing lights gleamed behind her.
Sharon Connect Task Force Co-chairs Meghan Flanagan, left, and Jill Drew shown in front of Sharon Town Hall. Photo by Leila Hawken
SHARON — Years of strategic planning, focused research, community interaction and corporate negotiation brought about the town’s approval of a contract agreement between the town and Comcast for a $1.6 million partnership to expand internet service along 28.5 miles of road to every home and business along the way, about 250.
SHARON — As the months passed and pandemic fears lessened somewhat, some old traditions rekindled and progress was made on three major expansion projects in 2022.
SHARON —In the fall of 2021, Nuvance Health unveiled plans to phase out Sharon Hospital’s Labor and Delivery unit and convert its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) into a progressive care unit, citing low birth rates and millions of dollars in financial losses.
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