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Many
homeowners' emailed or called about
plowing problems, especially on steep
driveways, during the last 2 storms.
Board member Helen Flanagan has been
working with Hayes Trucking to improve
the situation for future storms- here is
her reply-
" I spoke to Dick Hayes and told him of
the complaints that the Board had
received. He apologized; he said it was
a combination of changing weather (snow,
ice, rain) and an inexperienced crew."
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Financials through
end of Fiscal Year 2006 are
posted here.
Minutes through
November 2006 are posted here.
Board Meetings are normally scheduled
for the 1st Monday of each month, at 3 Lexington,
6:00p.m. Please
email the board , or let them know another way, if you are going to attend.
If you have concerns and want direct answers, this is the best
way...attend and ask.
March
Recycle Schedule-
Wed Mar 7-newspapers and cardboard
Wed Mar 14- recyclables
Wed Mar 21- newspapers and cardboard
Wed Mar 28- recyclables
Please FLATTEN all cardboard boxes or they
just get tossed in with the trash in the
back of the truck. Newspapers and magazines
may be bundled or placed in milk crates or
brown grocery paper bags. |
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This Saturday,
March 3rd, bring the family to the
Northbridge High School. From 10:00 to 4:00
p.m., there are tons of events to have fun
with including:
Face Art
Teddy Bear Clinic
Video Game Consoles
Petting Zoo
Chowder Fest Contest
Dance Demonstrations
Meet Miss Worcester County
Make A Button
and
A
Free Studio email Portrait (from me!)
and lots
more! This event draws about 4000 people
each year. I'm booth #83. Please stop by and
say hello and have a free email portrait
taken!
Hope to see you there! Michelle ~ MFontaine
Photography |
I'm writing to you about a
serious matter in hopes that we
might be able to get feedback
from other residents. Since
November, our bills have been
increasing by over a hundred
dollars per month in one of the
mildest winters on record. We
have turned our heat down and
use a pellet stove in the
evenings to warm the house but
to no avail. Our last month's
bill was close to $400 and the
bill before that was about
$300. We just today received
our latest bill which is close
to $480! At first we thought it
was just a rise in the cost of
electricity coupled with normal
heating costs. But with our
latest bill jumping another $80
while we had lowered the heat
each month we are very concerned
something is wrong. We have
never put the heat above 68
degrees in more one room at a
time and usually keep it about
65 in every room but our living
room. We have a pellet stove
that we use when we get home
from work as well. I will
contacting National Grid,
obviously, but wanted to see how
many others were experiencing
similar events. We talked to
one other couple who has been
here for two years who confirmed
this winter's bills took a big
jump for them too. And they
don't even have a pellet stove!
Before we bought our unit, we
looked at the previous owners
bills which were never higher
than $200 in the peak of
winter. We just don't think this
situation is right. Any
feedback would be greatly
appreciated. Sincerely -David
and Shari Cutler,
chickentcutlet@verizon.net
David, want to switch bills?
We just got ours and it is a
whopping $625!!! ~ Michelle
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Here's my
mother's irish soda bread recipe-it's
very different from traditional soda
bread- it is richer and sweeter and
great with a cup of tea- the smell of it
baking reminds me of my mom- I double
the recipe and make 2 at a time- it
makes a great gift! ~ Laurie
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups
buttermilk
2 T
butter, melted
1 large
egg, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups
golden raisins
3 c. all
purpose flour
2/3 c.
sugar
1 T.
baking powder
1 t.
baking soda
1 t. salt
Directions
Preheat
oven to 350º, Grease loaf pan (I use a
glass one)-combine buttermilk, butter,
egg in medium bowl combine dry
ingredients in large bowl and toss with
2 forks for about a minute. Add
buttermilk mixture and raisins and mix
until combined. Spoon into prepared pan
and bake 50-55 minutes- it should make a
hollow sound when tapped. cool, turn
loaf out on wire rack to cool
completely. Makes 1 loaf.
This
recipe is also posted on the PRVA web
site, along with other yummy homeowners'
recipes!
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Hi - Lori
Gioia from 9 VG
I have some sad news to report. I had to put
Casey down at the end of January, so she is
no longer with us. Some may have noticed us
no longer out walking. She had a long battle
with allergies, which we had finally gotten
under control, but the medications lead to
other problems and she was in too much pain
to keep going. It was a very difficult
decision, but the right one. She'll be
missed. I attached a picture of her.
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