Fox Kit near Richmond Road - Photo Tracey Kirley
Fox Kit near Richmond Road - Photo Tracey Kirley
Good news! Effective this September, you will no longer need to buy a vehicle sticker to use the Warwick transfer station. At its August 6th meeting the BOH voted that commercial haulers would only need stickers. They will need to purchase a vehicle sticker and apply for and purchase a hauler's permit.
Warwick imprinted bags will be available soon and you are encouraged to buy these in advance at the same price that you are currently paying - $1.50 a bag. You may purchase a box of bags for $15.00. If you choose to buy the bags at the transfer station, you will pay an additional 50 cents per bag, i.e. $2.00 per bag.
While these bags are clearly large enough for residential use, some people may choose to use their own bags. This will be possible until our current supplies of stickers are depleted. However, choosing this option means you will pay $2.00 a bag in advance or $2.50 per bag if you purchase the sticker at the transfer station. This option is being made available as local contractors may find the Warwick imprinted bags slightly small for their use.
Bags may be purchased at BOH meetings - the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, or from the town coordinator at the Warwick Town Hall from 2 - 5 PM daily, from the treasurer/tax collector on Mondays from 11 - 1 or 4 - 6 pm, from the town clerk on Mondays from 9 - 12 am, at the assessors office in the town hall during office hours or at the Warwick library when it is open. We are trying to minimize the use of cash when purchasing stickers and bags at the transfer station or any of the other Warwick locations. Bags or stickers may be also purchased at Hannaford's Supermarket in Orange on Monday - Saturday from 7:30 AM till 9 PM or on Sunday from 8 AM - PM.
The BOH is also contacting area towns to make our transfer station fees for materials left comparable to those of surrounding towns. We will keep you updated on our work in this area.
Your Warwick Board of Health - Rita McConville, Chair; Helen Whipple; Richard Whiting
September 13 (Sat) at the Montague Highway Garage, the Orange Transfer Station or the Rt. 2 Park and Ride in Charlemont. Preregistration is required by September 5. For a list of what to bring, and to register online, go to http://www.franklincountywastedistrict.org/hazwasteday.html.
For a description of Warwick's own transfer station services, go to http://www.franklincountywastedistrict.org/towns/warwick.html.
Grand Opening on August 30th (Sat) of the Copper Angel: Bakery on the Common in Warwick, Mass. Proprietor Chef Gail Beauregard, owner of Erving's popular Copper Angel Restaurant has begun a new home based business in the heart of Warwick. Open 6 days a week from 7am to 12 pm, Monday through Saturday. Located in the renovated 1820's original Cobb Post Office building in-between the old Warwick Inn and the Trinitarian Congregational Church. Come and enjoy a hot pecan sticky bun, cinnamon rolls, warm muffins or any freshly baked bread. There is a self serve coffee and toast station with plenty of tables inside and out. There is also a Cappuccino machine for those who want more of a jump start to their day.
Coordinating with Warwick Old Home Days, Gabriella the giant Angel puppet will help celebrate the bakery's grand opening by being part of the Warwick Old Home Days parade on Saturday morning August 30th.
The new Copper Angel: Bakery on the Common is located on 24 Athol Road in Warwick, MA. Phone number 978-544-1932
Real estate and personal property preliminary tax bills for the first half of fiscal year 2009 have been mailed. They are due October 1, 2008.
Payments received after the due dates will be subject to penalty interest at the rate 14 percent per annum from the due date of the semi annual payment to the date of payment. You will also be required to pay charges and fees incurred for collection if payments are not made when due. Property tax payments, unlike federal and state income tax payments, are considered late if received in the office after the due date regardless of the postmarked mailing date. Please review the reverse side of your tax bill for more important information.
To obtain a receipt or a report of all calendar year 2008 tax payments, please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope with your payment.
Any taxpayer who has not received a tax bill should contact the tax collector's office. An omission to send a tax bill does not affect the validity of the tax or the proceedings for its collection.
Please be advised that tax due dates and abatement deadlines vary widely between towns and years in the state.
Questions regarding payments should be directed to the collector's office either in person or by calling (978) 544- 3845. The collector's office is open on Monday's from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Questions regarding assessments should be directed to the assessor's office either in person or by calling (978) 544- 8304. The assessor's office is open on Wednesday's from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
At this time approximately 10% of the taxes have been collected. The town is having its semi-annual cash flow problems and may have to borrow. If possible paying your taxes before October 1 would be appreciated and save the town increased costs of borrowing.
Terry L. Kemerer, CMMC
Collector/Treasurer
Town of Warwick
Also elected were:
George Allen Mexcur, Town Moderator, one-year term
Nicholas Arguimbau, Selectboard, three-year term
Christopher Ryan, Town Assessor, three-year term
Richard O. Whiting, Board of Health, three-year term
Helen Whipple, Board of Health, one-year term by write-in
James J. Toth, Cemetery Commission, three-year term
Brian Peters, Constable, three-year term
Dana Songer, Tree Warden, one-year term
Fredericka Fellows and Janet Alden, Library Trustees, three-year term
Jeannette Fellows
Nomination papers for Pioneer Valley Regional School Committee are available from the Town Clerk or at the Superintendent's office from the PVRS district clerk, Pamela Lawrence. There are two seats to be elected from Warwick, for 4 year terms. These will be on the ballot in the fall election.
Remember to get your Dog Licenses: Prices: $5 for spayed or neutered dogs, $10 for unaltered males and females. Kennel licenses: $20 for up to 4 dogs, $35 for 4-10 dogs, and $60 for more than 10 dogs. Mail dog info, including rabies vaccination date and spay or neuter info to me at Town Hall, stop by office Mondays 9-12 noon, or call me to make arrangements.
Rita McConville
ATTENTION! IMPORTANT MESSAGE
If you take part in a town function or organization, whether nonprofit, public safety or otherwise AND your organization plans to cook, prepare, serve and sell food to the public during a public event in 2008 in Warwick, a representative of the organization needs to please contact RITA MCCONVILLE from the Warwick Board of Health at 978-544-9654 for important information pertaining to food safety requirements.
Bill Lyman
Call 9-1-1 in case of emergency. Those three numbers can save your life. Within seconds, Warwick firefighters, police and trained emergency medical technicians are alerted. Within minutes, we are looking for your house.
House numbers can save critical time. It isn't just the Fed-Ex driver that won't find your house quickly if you don't have visible identification from the road. Your house number is an important part of the 9-1-1 Emergency System. Your trained first responders are Warwick neighbors - most callers are amazed that help arrived in just a few minutes when help is really needed.
Warwick Fire would like to make this life saving 9-1-1 system even better. We will gladly make house calls and number your home for free, or your mailbox at the roadside. Warwick firefighters are your neighbors. We'd rather put in a bit of time now putting up nice house numbers on your home. We want to find you if you need us. Quickly.
Call Bill Lyman at 544-9654 to get your house numbers installed free of charge. Warwick fire has allocated some money for this project, so it absolutely free for you. We buy the numbers and install them. You just need to call.
If you don't need our house numbering service, please check your home's emergency visibility. With long driveways and tree growth, faded paint or time-worn numbers, this may now be a potential problem. Mailboxes should be numbered on both sides if possible, visible in both directions, with a sharp contrast between the number and the background. On the home, a reflective background or lit number is best. Your home should have its digits displayed about 5 feet off the ground near the main entry. Larger house numbers are easier to see. Low-watt entry lights will not only enhance your home's looks, security and walking safety, they should also illuminate your numbers. And with your numbers prominently displayed, just think how happy the delivery guys will be, whistling with the radio as they drive away, having found you easily in this beautiful backwoods town called Warwick.
Requests for Tax Abatements MUST be made on the form available here or from the Assessors' office. A letter, however eloquent, is not considered a formal request for abatement.
Patricia Lemon, Chair
Warwick Selectboard
Every Saturday at the Transfer Station 7 am - 2 pm!
Leave RETURNABLES in the White Chest Freezer or Wooden Trailer with the Yelp For Help Sign.
Thank You! Your participation in this ongoing fundraising drive makes a great difference.
You may also leave returnables with ACO Rosa Calcari at 203 Orange Road, Warwick.
Seen anything like this lately?
The protocol for reporting illegal dumping: Call Police Dispatch 978-544-2244, and tell the dispatcher, "This is an administrative call." Then give the dispatcher a description of where the dumping took place, who did it, if you know, and your name and phone number. E-mailing photos to Brian Peters (bcp@gis.net) and Tim Kilhart (warwick.highway@lycos.com) would also be helpful.
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