Ecological restoration
PRINCETON — The Princeton Conservation Commission is hosting a speaker event at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, at the Council on Aging, 206 Worcester Road. Nick Wildman, executive director of the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust, will speak about ecological restoration and wetlands protection. Kevil Hartzell, landscape architect at Stimson Studios, will speak about native planting and meadow restoration.
Holden pitch party
HOLDEN — The Holden Grange will be holding a public pitch party at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at the Holden Senior Center, 1130 Main St. Admission is $4. A penny table and attendance prizes will be available. For more information, email holdengrange78@gmail.com or call 508-886-2341.
Sterling pitch party
STERLING —A public pitch party sponsored by Sterling Grange will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at the Sterling Senior Center, 36 Muddy Pond Road. Admission is $4. Attendance prizes will be awarded, and refreshments will be served. For more information, email sterlinggrange53@gmail.com or call 978-563-1437.
Legion meeting
STERLING — There will be a regular meeting of the Hiram O. Taylor Post 189 of the American Legion on Monday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the post hall, 32 School St. America chop suey and bread served at 7 p.m. E-Board at 6:30 p.m. All veterans welcome.
Garden Club plant donations Spring is here, and the snow has finally melted. Everyone is getting excited about the upcoming gardening season. The Wachusett Garden Club Plant Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 13, at the Thomas Prince School, 170 Sterling Road, Princeton.
If you have plants to contribute to the sale, please dig up, pot, and label plant divisions as soon as possible so the plants will have time to settle in and recover. Email us at onlinewgc@ yahoo.com before May 5. Members of the Wachusett Garden Club will contact you about where to deliver plants. Please no invasives. Proceeds from the plant sale fund community programs. For more information about the club, visit http://www.wachusettgardenclub. org.
2022 Outstanding Citizen PRINCETON – The Princeton Select Board is accepting nominations for the 2022 Outstanding Citizen award. Nominations may be submitted to the town administrator at townadministrator@ town.princeton.ma.us. The winner will be announced at the annual town meeting on June 20.
Paxton cleanup
PAXTON — The fourth annual Pick It Up, Paxton! event is happening through May 1, 2023. Visit https://sites.google. com/view/pick-it-up-paxton/ home to learn more and sign up to pick up trash. Special thanks to Pellegrino’s Trucking for donating the dumpster and to the Paxton Tennis & Fitness Club for hosting the dumpster. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ PickItUpPaxton.
Tale of Two concert
PRINCETON — The Princeton Arts Society presents A Tale of Two in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at the 1st Congregational Church, 14 Mountain Road. Suggested ticket donation is $10.
Back by popular demand, A Tale of Two is making their second visit to Princeton. The duo combines the best of Americana and blues melodies with timeless Southern storytelling. Awardwinning vocalist Stephanie Adlington and guitarist Aaron Lessard draw influence from the likes of Patsy Cline, Tom Waits and Hank Williams Sr. This Nashville, Tennessee, duo is making a number of stops here in the Northeast. Come enjoy them in Princeton.
Community lunch
STERLING – The next community lunch will be held Saturday, May 6, at First Church. All are welcome to these free, no-reservation-required lunches. May’s menu is salad, baked Reuben casserole and dessert. Enjoy a dinner- type meal in a warm, respectful setting.
Lunch is at noon on the first Saturday of each month at the First Church in Sterling. For volunteer opportunities, go to https://signup.com/go/ SOghBqb.
Sterling Garden Club program STERLING — Spring Awakenings, hosted by the Sterling Garden Club, will be presented from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 4, in the Chocksett Middle School Theater, 40 Boutelle Road. Featured presentations will include: Student Conservation Club Happenings – Hear from Chocksett Middle School Conservation Club students and teacher adviser Kristine Dick about some their activities and upcoming spring conservation projects.
Bee a Better Steward and Think Like a Bee – Discover the worldofwildandmanagedbees, their diversity, biology and behavior with Dr. Kim Skyrm, MA Dept. of Agriculture.
Rewilding – Learn about growing native perennials through sustainable practices that affect the future of a healthy planet from Trevor Smith, chief horticulturist from Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton.
For more information, visit https://sterlinggardenclub.wixsite. com/1934 or our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/profile. php?id=100082122114115. Email SGCatSterlingGardenClub1934@gmail.com.
Dan Kirouac concert
PAXTON — Regional entertainer Dan Kirouac will bring a one-hour piano and vocal concert to the John Bauer Senior Center, 17 West St., at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 18. The program will feature radio-friendly pop, rock, and easy-listening songs of the 1960s and 1970s. The performance is open to members of the Paxton senior community and others as space and interest allow (lunch will follow, so a head count is needed). Inquiries at 508-756-2833.
The program is sponsored by a grant from the Paxton Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Kirouac is a Massachusetts-based musician and singer. More about him can be found at www.facebook. com/DanKirouacMusic.
Vendors wanted for craft fair STERLING — Applications are being accepted for the annual Friends of the Conant Public Library Arts & Crafts Show. This popular fair will be held the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Nov. 18, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the First Church in Sterling, 6 Meetinghouse Hill Road.
The application deadline is May 1. After that date, applications will be reviewed on a space-available basis.
For more information and an application, visit SterlingLibrary.org, click on “About,” then “Friends of the Library,” or send an email to sterlingcraftfair@gmail. com. To see posts from previous fairs, visit Friends of the Conant Public Library Arts & Crafts Show on Facebook.
Memorial Day parade
STERLING — The Hiram O. Taylor American Legion Post 189 has announced that Sterling’s annual Memorial Day Parade will be held Monday, May 29, 2023, beginning at 11 a.m. at Hillside Cemetery. Buses for participants will start running at 10 a.m. from the Legion Hall on School Street to the fire station on Main Street, then to Hillside Cemetery on Route 62. Marchers will begin formation at 10:45 a.m. The parade will proceed to Oak Hill Cemetery, Old Cemetery, the Memorial Area behind the fire station, and to the town common for the observance program.
The Avenue of Flags will be on display from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hillside Cemetery, weather permitting. Anyone, including Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, who would like to help honor deceased veterans should arrive at the cemetery at 7:30 a.m. to help raise the flags.
Wachusett Reservoir
Salt Sleuth Citizen Science – May 8-13. During Drinking Water Week, become a Salt Sleuth doing freshwater forensics. An increasing trend in chlorides from road salt in both groundwater and surface waters of the Wachusett Reservoir Watershed has been documented. DCR’s Division of Water Supply Protection Environmental staff are calling for citizen scientist volunteers to collect water samples to help provide additional estimates on dissolved salts. Samples should be collected from a water body in West Boylston, Boylston, Sterling, Holden, Princeton, or Rutland.
Collect a surface water sample in the watershed towns from any stream, wetland, pond, etc., between May 8-13. Use any clean household container that can be sealed to collect a sample of about 8-12 ounces of water. Drop off water samples to be tested on Saturday, May 13, between 2 and 5 p.m. at the Meet a Scientist table at the Wachusett Reservoir Dam Day, located at the Wachusett Dam Route 70, Clinton. DCR Environmental Quality Staff will be on hand to answer questions and demonstrate how salt is measured. Samples will be tested for conductivity, a measure of the ability of water to pass an electrical current.
Samples can also be dropped off to be labeled between Monday, May 8, and Friday, May 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at DCR Division of Water Supply Headquarters, 180 Beaman St., West Boylston. Conductivity results will be shared with participants after May 13.
For more information on Road Salt Reduction, visit www. mass.gov/info-details/dcr-watershed- system-salt-reduction. For more information, call 774-261-1809 or email Kathryn. Parent@mass.gov.
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