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SHARON — After two and a half years of study and meetings, a solar energy project adjacent to Sharon Center School was approved by voters at a town meeting on Thursday, Aug. 18.
Photo by Leila Hawken
Dutch elm disease claimed a 150- to 200-year old elm tree at the town Green across from Sharon Town Hall. A state crew removed it on Friday, Aug. 12. It was one of nine located on the Green, but recent storms, other ailments, and Dutch elm disease have left only three.
Residents gathered at the Town Hall and remotely to learn details of a proposed partnership between the town and Comcast to expand broadband coverage throughout Sharon, to every home and business. The information session was held on Monday, August 15. Photo by Leila Hawken
The Sharon Connect Internet Task Force (SCITF) held a hybrid forum on Monday, Aug. 15. for residents to hear Comcast’s proposal for a public-private partnership to extend broadband service to every home and business in Sharon.
SHARON — Facing the glassy surface of Mudge Pond, more than 80 people, wearing wet suits, goggles and swim caps, stood eagerly on the water’s edge. In a few moments they heard “swimmers begin,” and with it, the Sharon Sprint Triathlon kicked off for the 15th time on Saturday, Aug. 13.
Anne Cameron worked on a portable loom during the Sharon Arts and Crafts Fair Saturday, Aug. 6. Photo by Riley Klein
SHARON — Artisans from the Northwest Corner and beyond set up shop at the Sharon Green on Saturday, Aug. 6, for the Sharon Arts and Crafts fair. It was the 63rd year of the event.
Creativity and craftsmanship were on full display within the tents that lined the Green along Main Street.
Smiles all around at the new Le Gamin Ice Cream Shop in Sharon. Keeping up with the demand on Sunday, Aug. 7, clerk William Iorio had just dished out a blackberry cone to Ella Kotnik, 9, of Sharon. Photo by Leila Hawken
SHARON — That everyone is said to love the new little ice cream shop in town is a sure sign that it will succeed. Le Gamin Ice Cream Shop is adjacent to Le Gamin restaurant, offering the perfect way to top off delicious French fare with something sweet and lusciously creamy.
Children’s author Eva Chen took a pause in book signing to embrace her daughter, Ren Bannister, 9. Chen’s book, “I Am Golden,” was a favorite with those who attended the annual Hotchkiss Library of Sharon book signing on Aug. 5. Photo by Leila Hawken
SHARON — Following a two-year pandemic break, the Sharon Summer Book Signing drew authors and book lovers to benefit the landmark Hotchkiss Library of Sharon and enjoy each other’s company.
SHARON — Christina McCulloch, the new president of Sharon Hospital, said that the hospital’s parent company, Nuvance Health, is going ahead with its plans to close the Labor and Delivery unit and consolidate two critical care units into one.
SHARON — Sharon Hospital, part of Nuvance Health, has been awarded a five-star rating — the highest overall — by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for quality patient care.
SHARON — For now the little bus is a dull green all over, but only because it is newly acquired as part of a project recommended by the committee that receives applications for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding.
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