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SHARON — Acting on the critical need for affordable housing outlined in the Affordable Housing Plan approved by residents in 2022, representatives of the Sharon Housing Trust outlined preliminary ideas for renovation of the under-used Community Center building at the regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday, Dec. 13.
SHARON — Responding to strong public support at the November Town Meeting for the town’s partnership with Comcast, the Board of Selectmen allocated $25,000 in federal ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds to support the work of the Contract Performance Manager (CPM) for the project. The action was taken at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Dec.
Photo by Leila Hawken
About 30 residents gathered at dusk on the Sharon Town Green to observe the beginning of the eight-day Jewish celebration of Hanukkah by lighting the first of the candles on the town’s traditional menorah on Sunday, Dec. 18. One additional candle will be lit on each day.
Photo by Elias Sorich
Sharon Audubon Center staff and volunteers observed a total of 77 distinct species of birds during the Trixie Strauss Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, Dec. 18.
Sharon Town Hall was an access gathering point for viewing and testifying at the state’s virtual hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 6 about Sharon Hospital’s application to close its maternity unit. Photo by Leila Hawken
SHARON — The state Office of Health Strategies online public hearing on Sharon Hospital’s application to close its labor and delivery unit started on time at 10 a.m. and ended at 9:36 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Sharon Town Hall was an access gathering point for viewing and testifying at the state’s virtual hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 6 about Sharon Hospital’s application to close its maternity unit. Photo by Leila Hawken
SHARON — The state Office of Health Strategy online public hearing on Sharon Hospital’s application to close its labor and delivery unit started on time at 10 a.m. and ended at 9:36 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Cooper’s Hawk perched in the rain on a fence post in North Canaan. Photo by John Coston
SHARON — For over 120 years, small groups of birders have ventured out in December for the Christmas Bird Count, with the sole purpose of counting birds.
This free event, known in our area as the Trixie Strauss Christmas Bird Count, occurs on Sunday, Dec. 18. from 12:01 am to midnight.
The Sharon Historical Society’s “The Life of Charcoal Annie” exhibit drew a steady stream of visitors. Pictured (left to right) is the team contributing to create the exhibit Barbara Bradbury-Papp, Chris Robinson, historical society trustee, Kathy Craughwell-Varda, and Christine Beer, historical society executive director. Photo by Leila Hawken
SHARON — When “Charcoal Annie” lived her labor-intensive 19th-century life in Sharon, she could not have imagined that her life story would be spotlighted in a 21st-century historical society project.
SHARON — Anyone who has gotten to know the character of Willi Geismeier through the historical novels (“The Good Cop” and “The Constant Man”) by Sharon’s Peter Steiner will know that he is a force to be reckoned with, a one-time Munich police detective who stops at nothing to bring evil deeds to light and evil doers to justice.
SHARON — Responding to a petition from Hilltop Road residents along with years of study and public discussion, the Board of Selectmen at its meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 9, unanimously recommended installing speed humps to slow traffic along the long incline of that short road.
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