Hilltown Families 
FYI: Childcare Subsidies Are Available Now! The Hilltown Community Development Corporation, funded by a Community Development Block Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development and the Town of...
Libraries have long been advocates for reading and literacy for the people in their communities. Another community need now being addressed by libraries in an annual campaign is financial literacy and...
100 Links (Spring/Summer 2011) Nearly every day we add recommended links to the Hilltown Families bank of on-line resources. Some of you might find these links well suited for your family,...
Transition Towns Informational Meeting In Williamsburg on Sunday, March 21st The Transition Towns Movement is a vibrant, grassroots movement that seeks to build community resilience in the face of such challenges...
Hilltown CDC Annual Meeting at Goshen Town Hall on March 18th, 2010 Spotlight on Growing Successful Hilltown Businesses in Challenging Times The Hilltown Community Development Corporation (Hilltown CDC) is holding its...
The Hilltown Community Development Corporation writes: As you well know, many areas in western Massachusetts are unserved by basic broadband services. In 2008, the state legislature and Governor Patrick established the...
Old Creamery Co-op in Cummington? It’s Up To You! Photo credit: (ccl) pjmorse. Everyone is invited to a community-wide meeting at the Cummington Community House on Sunday, January 31, 2010, from...
$100,000+ Challenge Grant Available to Fund Emergency Aid for Berkshire Hilltown Residents Deadline: December 21st, 2009 Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation’s Central Berkshire Fund is offering a challenge grant of $100,000+ to...
Andrew Baker, Executive Director of the Hilltown CDC in Chesterfield, MA writes: Does your money seem to disappear without you knowing where it is going? Do you have trouble budgeting and/or...
100 Links (August/September 2009) Nearly every day I add recommended links to the Hilltown Families bank of on-line resources. Some of you might find these links well suited for your family,...
Highland Communities Initiative’s 5th Conference Celebrates People’s Place in Protecting Our Region’s Rural Nature On September 12th in Ashfield, MA, friends and neighbors from across the region are invited to the...
Massachusetts Farmers’ Market Week: August 16th – 22nd Farmers’ markets “help heighten public awareness of the agricultural diversity of Massachusetts and the benefits of buying local and preserving open space,” according...
Hilltown Business Directory to List 350 Local Businesses The annual Hilltown Business Directory, published both in print and online by the Hilltown Community Development Corporation (HCDC), a community non-profit in Chesterfield,...
100 Links (June/July 2009) Nearly every day I add recommended links to the Hilltown Families bank of on-line resources. Some of you might find these links well suited for your family,...
SENATE PASSES BROADBAND STIMULUS BILL Steps Taken to Ensure Massachusetts is Eligible for Maximum Amount of Federal Funding to Support Broadband Deployment Initiatives Senator Benjamin B. Downing (D-Pittsfield) announces today the...
Solar Power Seminar: Homeowners to Learn How Solar Power Is Cheaper than Utilities Alteris Renewables and GREEN Northampton will host a free public seminar on solar energy for homeowners in the...
Notes from Nan: Recycling your old stuff with us, who need it! BY HF Contributing Writer, Nan Parati I have spent the ENTIRE day planning to work on my taxes—I’m just...
You are Brilliant, and the Earth is Hiring by Paul Hawken The Commencement Address by Paul Hawken to the Class of 2009, University of Portland, May 3, 2009 When I was...
31 Ways to Jump Start the Local Economy by Sarah van Gelder How to make it with less, share more, and put people and the planet first Build a secure, sustainable...
Senator Downing Offers a Public Form in Chesterfield, MA To further his goal of being fully accessible to constituents from all cities and towns in his district, State Senator Benjamin B....
Vote Earth: Your Light Switch is Your Vote Last year we lit candles and placed them through out the house as we shut the lights off for one hour. We were...
How will the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Assist Libraries? I (heart) my local public libraries! Don’t know what my family would do without them. How amazing is it to have...
The The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts writes: TAKE ACTION AGAINST HUNGER AND STIMULATE THE ECONOMY! Call your Representative and Senators TODAY. Urge them to vote “yes” to pass the current...
Andrew Baker, Executive Director of HCDC, of Chesterfield, MA writes: Below is a brief update on Hilltown CDC’s affrodable housing programs in the Hilltowns. If you have friends or neighbors who...
Cecilia Leibovitz (Founder, CraftsburyKids.com) writes: Save Handmade Toys From the CPSIA: A Proposal From the handmadetoyalliance.org: In 2007, large toy manufacturers who outsource their production to China and other developing countries...
Daniel Finn of Pioneer Valley Local First in Hatfield, MA writes: Our support of local businesses is not about protectionism; we can -and should- help take care of the rest of...
“Buy Local Week” Is December 1st-7th, 2008 The idea of this Buy Local Week is to encourage you to shop with the many great local, independent businesses here in the Pioneer...