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The plastic sheets that once covered the greenhouses at Paley’s Farm Market lay in tatters after being hit by a tornado on Sunday, Aug. 2. A major storm, Isaias, was also heading for the region Tuesday at press time. Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Paley’s market open after tornado hit

SHARON — As the sun rose over Paley’s Farm Market on Route 343 in Sharon on Monday, Aug. 3, Chris Coon pulled into the parking lot of his business, where his employees were already working to clean up the aftermath of a tornado from the evening before.

Sharon Green remodel

SHARON — Capping eight years of discussion, planning and eventual regrading, the work on the town’s showcase Green has been completed, according to an official report provided to the Sharon Board of Selectmen at their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 23.


An ingenious flow system, installed in June to foil beavers, is protecting a culvert along West Woods Road #2 in Sharon, keeping the water flowing and preventing road flooding. Photo by Leila Hawken

Tricking better than trapping for town’s beavers

SHARON — Beavers are unquestionably cute and great for ecosystems, but they are also pesky. Their dams interfere with the town’s drainage culverts and flood roads in some instances. They contribute to erosion and washouts in other places, particularly on gravel roads.

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