Easter Week Trash Pickup

We've been asked to make sure the Friday pickup hasn't been changed for the weeks of April 2 or April 9. Dorothy Heinrichs replies:  "Trash collection date only changes if the holiday falls during the week.  Since Easter always falls on a Sunday, our collection schedule does not change."

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Quabbin to Cardigan

Sandi Pierson sent this. We've also put it on the calendar.

Dear Trail Enthusiast,  

You are invited to join us on Thursday, March 29, from 6 - 8 pm in Canaan, NH, to explore the idea of a Quabbin to Cardigan trail. 

The Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission will be hosting the first of three meetings of organizations and citizens interested in a possible long-distance hiking “Quabbin-to-Cardigan” trail in western New Hampshire from the Massachusetts/New Hampshire border to Mt. Cardigan and beyond to the White Mountains.  

The meeting is a key part of a trail study being managed by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and the Appalachian Mountain Club, with assistance from the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance program.  The goal of the study is to take a first look at the feasibility of, and local nterest in, a long-distance trail in the region.  The study is NOT aimed at creating any new federal or state designation of trails in the area.

At the meeting, you will have an opportunity to view maps of the area, speak with representatives of a wide range of organizations and other citizens of the communities in southwest New Hampshire about potential trail routes, loops, and connections to other area trail systems, and to get answers to any questions regarding the trail study. (We had planned the first meeting in Keene on 2/29, but we had to postpone it due to weather.) There will be a similar meeting held in New London on 4/12, and a make-up date in Keene on 5/2.The information provided at the three meetings will help determine the next steps in the trail study. Everyone is welcome to attend one, two or all three meetings.

The Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission will be sponsoring the first meeting on Thursday, March 29th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Canaan Elementary School.  Light refreshments will be provided.

Please RSVP by March 26: Lelia_Mellen@nps.gov or 802-457-3368 x14, or mgildesgame@outdoors.org. 

Trash Holidays

Denise Durkee of Northeast Waste Services has given us dates for trash pickups for the rest of the year. Here are the exceptions to the usually Friday service. We've updated the calendar to reflect these holidays.

Memorial Day week
Service normally provided on June 1st will be delayed one day - on Saturday, June 2nd

Fourth of July week
Service normally provided on July 6th will be delayed one day - on Saturday, July 7th

Labor Day week
Service normally provided on September 7th will be delayed one day - on Saturday, September 8th

Thanksgiving week
Service normally provided on November 23rd will be delayed one day - on Saturday, November 24th

Christmas week
Service normally provided on December 28th will be delayed one day - on Saturday, December 29th

Welcome New Members

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Members: Please participate in the discussion board. And thanks to Scott Sanborn, our Road Agent, who is using the board to keep us posted on road conditions around town.

Orange Pond Gets Some Conservation

The Upper Valley Land Trust newsletter reports on Jim Collins and Kristen Laine and their 118-acre conservation easement at Orange Pond. Read about it here.