Hello to The Partnership! The Brick House has a few big updates we’d like to share with you. First, just a quick plug that we are offering a free program, Momentum Arts, which is available for any youth ages 11-18. Young artists get to choose which mediums they are most interested in exploring, and then […]
Things to Do During February School Vacation Week
Public schools in our community are closed from February 18-22, giving families with school-aged children and teens a break from their usual routines. If you don’t already have plans, there are LOTS of things to do and try this week if you have the time off. Here are some possibilities: Saturday, 2/16 Night Sledding under […]
What Everyone Needs to Know about Vaping
We hosted a presentation called “Vaping, Juuling, and E-cigarettes: What Parents Need to Know” for a group of parents, teachers, and other adults back in April of 2018. We learned so much that evening from Melinda Calianos of the Hampshire Franklin Tobacco-Free Community Partnership and Kat Allen of the Communities that Care Coalition! It turned out […]
What is a Mobile Food Bank? How does it work?
From 1:30-2:30 pm on the third Wednesday of each month, the parking lot of the Gill-Montague Senior Center at 62 5th Street is transformed into a pop-up food market where everyone is welcome and everything is free! Thanks to a collaboration between the Gill-Montague Council on Aging, the Franklin County Community Meals Program, and a […]
Speak Up Now to Help Make Montague Streets Safer!
Walkers, bikers, strollers, scooters, rollers, skaters, and transit riders! The Town of Montague plans to ask the state for funding for street and sidewalk improvements this fall, and now is our chance to weigh in on spots in town could be fixed to make it easier and safer for people to get around without a […]