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SELECTMEN GRANBY Forest $3M grant paves the way TM on management for redevelopment marijuana continues moratorium STEPHEN C. HILL Correspondent bylaw O K ’d

BELCHERTOWN – Two town WALTER HAMILTON forests will see selective harvest- Correspondent ing later this year, as both the woodlands and the town coffers GRANBY – The Select continue to reap the benefits of Board Monday agreed to the forest management project schedule a Special Town that began last year. Meeting in December to con- Anderson Timber Harvesting, sider a moratorium on the a Westminster company, was establishment of recreational awarded bids by the Board marijuana retail and/or pro- of Selectmen to harvest the duction facilities here. Constantino forest, located The Select Board voted to north of the playing fields off begin the process following a Route 9 and stretching nearly to presentation by Police Chief Allen Road, and the town land Alan Wishart, representing near Jabish Brook east of North the local ad-hoc marijua- Liberty Street. The Constantino na committee, on the town’s lot is about 50 acres and the response to the legalization Jabish lot is about 40 acres, said of recreational marijuana by Steven Williams, Department of statewide vote in November Public Works director. 2016. Anderson will pay the town The decision to place the $23,220 for the Constantino lot SENTINEL PHOTO BY AIMEE M. HENDERSON question of adopting a tem- and $16,533.65 for the Jabish Town Administrator Gary Brougham, center, and Claire O’Neill of MassDevelopment, left accept a $3 million MassWorks porary moratorium on com- Brook lot. Infrastructure Program grant from Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, right. mercial recreational mari- Similar work will be performed juana establishments follows at both locations, Williams said. AIMEE M. HENDERSON called Carriage Grove, a $3 mil- the grant, which will be used to a requirement by the state “This is more of a corrective [email protected] lion MassWorks Infrastructure create a new road, connecting Attorney General’s office cutting, essentially resetting the Program grant was awarded to Front Street and Jackson Street. that any moratorium bylaw clock,” he said of the Constantino BELCHERTOWN – Just 10 the town for further redevelop- Officials say the investment will be in place by April 1, lot. Many trees in the forest were weeks after breaking ground ment of the property. unlock 37 acres of the redevelop- 2018. Because the Attorney for an assisted living facility at Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito was able property. the former Belchertown State joined by other state and local See FOREST, page 10 • School property, now being officials last week to announce See GRANT, page 8 • See TM, page 5 •

PLANNING EDUCATION 72-lot subdivision plan approved Parents raise questions on WALTER HAMILTON Summit Learning program Correspondent LUIS FIELDMAN the skills and knowledge they [email protected] need to be in control of their GRANBY –­ The 72-lot hous- own learning.” ing Munsing Ridge subdivision BELCHERTOWN – At last Administration officials plan was approved by the Granby week’s School Committee decided on the sixth grade to Planning Board last week, but meeting, parents of sixth grade this program because they the board, responding to students expressed concerns said it would prepare students chief’s concerns about “danger- over a newly implemented to be “self-directed learners,” ous” and “scary” steep driveways, teaching program at Chestnut according to Champagne. For backed a new zoning bylaw that Hill. the past two years administra- would force owners and builders The Summit Learning pro- tive faculty and teachers at the to mitigate those hazards. gram, an online platform that school district planned and pre- The board on Oct. 10 set 46 encourages students to take pared on implementing this pro- conditions on the plan. It allowed ownership of their learning, gram. waivers from tree preservation and is piloting for half of the sixth This past summer, removal bylaws. It also defined the grade class this year. Prior Champagne, Assistant Principal rights and responsibilities of the to the start of the semester, Jill Pelletier, and Director of developer but and town officials Jennifer Champagne, princi- Teaching and Learning Dr. pal at the elementary school, SENTINEL SUBMITTED PHOTO had described the program as See PLAN APPROVED, page 9 • A map shows the plans for a 72-lot subdivision. “helping [students] to develop See SUMMIT, page 10 •

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❚ BUSINESS Valley Dentists welcomes SHE’S THE BOSS: new dental hygienist

Women in construction BELCHERTOWN – Valley Dentists of Belchertown, LUIS FIELDMAN located at 20 George [email protected] Hannum Street, is thrilled to announce that Raven t Integrity Development & Towlson, RDH has joined their Construction, Anna Cook start- practice as a dental hygienist. Aed by pushing a broom around Towlson adds her rigorous job sites and carrying lumber for training and a deep passion for contractors. Within 10 years she has dentistry. She has worked with become a co-owner of the company. Dr. Medaugh since 2015, pro- As a sophomore in college, Cook viding exceptional customer started working a part-time job at service at the desk while she Integrity and she never left. Cook SENTINEL SUBMITTED PHOTO completed her dental hygiene Raven Towlson studied building materials and wood degree at STCC. technology at the University of “We are very excited to have Raven Towlson, RDH as Massachusetts Amherst, graduated a member of our clinical team. Raven is great with kids, in 2004, and took co-ownership of thorough in her practice, and cares deeply about the people the company over a three-year period she serves. She delights in helping patients maintain their beginning in 2012. Now Cook and smiles for a lifetime. She has apprenticed with me on cos- co-owner Heidi Flanders oversee metic and complex full rehab cases, she takes it upon operations at Integrity. herself to be highly skilled in all aspects of dentistry,” Dr. Growing up in California during Medaugh said. the late 1980s, Cook said she lived SENTINEL SUBMITTED PHOTOS in a neighborhood being built up by Heidi Flanders and Anna Cook are owners of Integrity Development & Construction. construction. After school, Cook and her brother would roam the construc- tion sites, climbing to the highest improve all situations, whether for an vaguely aware of the gender disparity Get Movin’ Zumba points of framed houses and jumping existing home that we are remodeling in her classes and at her part-time job over three-foot holes with pools of or for a new home we are looking during the mid-2000s, she said, “It’s water at the bottom. at. We are always making sugges- not something I spent my energy on.” opens in Granby “Things that I would not want to tions on better ways to insolate, bet- “I showed up, worked, and kept see kids doing on my construction ter ways to air seal, and eco-friendly my head down. I stayed busy and sites now,” Cook said with a laugh at products to use,” Flanders said. didn’t complain about stuff. That’s all the company’s office in a recent inter- Energy retrofits are a common job they really cared about. A lot of those view. “We’d mess around with stuff at Integrity, where homeowners will guys responded to your work ethic,” and watch the progress of it. I always contract the company to bring energy Cook said. found that really fun to see things levels in a home to a certain level Even though construction is a to go from a hole in the ground to a of efficiency. Remodeling a kitch- physically demanding job, Cook said shell of a house.” en or bath are still typical jobs but she enjoys overcoming the challenges These days Cook said the “bread they could be the “baby steps” toward that come with remodeling and reno- and butter” of the business are resi- improving energy savings in a home, vating. dential renovations and remodeling. according to Cook. “Every house is a little different She has noticed a recent trend in con- so there’s different challenges. We cern for efficiency for homeowners. Male dominated field work with homeowner’s dreams [of “People are much more interested According to the National a renovation] to make it work with in how the house performs and what Association of Women in the space they have and the budget that life cycles is. The payback might Construction, women account for 8.9 they have. Its fun and something I’m be 50 years on something, but if they percent of the construction industry really proud of when it’s done,” Cook can afford it and it’s the right thing to workforce. said. do environmentally, then people are “I don’t see too many other women Flanders also commented on the still making those types of decisions,” construction companies around here,” physical nature of . Cook said. Flanders said. “We do encounter it “I think it’s the construction piece Flanders said clients often come occasionally with people when they that sways [the industry] to be more in wanting a “green home,” and as have grown up with it being male male dominated. It’s a physical activ- designer for the company, she helps dominated and when two women ity… you’ve got to be physically fit clients figure out exactly what that show up they are surprised. But they to some degree to do a lot of it. I may mean for homeowners. get used to it, we’re just as capable.” think that has a little bit of an impact “We are always looking at ways to Although Cook said she was on it,” she said. SENTINEL SUBMITTED PHOTO

Get Movin’ Zumba Fitness & More, located at 216 West State St., costume drive benefits Amherst Survival Center in Granby, had its grand opening celebration Sept. 1. The business brings a variety of fun, group exercise classes for children through HADLEY – UMassFive College Center, where they will be made Donations will be collected until Oct. seniors and everybody in between. Federal Credit Union is host- available for free to neighbors in 21, and can be dropped off during It also offers personal nutrition coaching for and ing a Halloween costume drive in need. business hours to UMassFive’s disease prevention. Drop in for a free consultation or to exercise. its Hadley branch during the month UMassFive welcomes new and Hadley branch at 200 Westgate The studio is open seven days a week. With more then 25 years of of October. Items collected will be gently used children’s Halloween Center Drive. experience, they are ready to help you. donated to the Amherst Survival costumes, masks, and accessories. Contact April Marion at www.aprilmarion.zumba.com or 413-255- 0623.

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