A Glorious Fourth A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came, and donated food and labor, to our July 4 picnic at the Town Office. According to Suzy Groden of the Sons and Daughters of Hawley, we had at least…

Dear Hawley Friends and Neighbors: Today is pretty darn warm, and tomorrow and Friday are supposed to be much worse. We offer a few resources to deal with this situation. First, visit this site for the state's suggestions on keeping cool…

The Fourth Is Coming! First, a word about our July 4 picnic at the Town Office. We will gather around 11 a.m. at 8 Pudding Hollow Road on that Saturday. The festivities will include appropriate readings and of course lunch…

As we barrel toward the Summer Solstice and watch the thermometer careen all over the place, I hope you’re enjoying the longer days and the gorgeous green countryside. We can’t control everything, but we can allow ourselves a little time…

Thanks to our volunteer gardeners, Leslie Cooper and Rainey McCarthy, for keeping our flower pots festive and appropriate throughout the year! Today is Memorial Day, a time to remember those who have died in our nation’s armed forces. It is…

I hope you are all surviving the sudden summer weather. If you take a breath, it will probably be winter again … or maybe (we can only hope) spring!  Congratulations to our new moderator, Julie Carantit, for getting us smoothly…

Please Join Us on Monday This coming Monday, May 11, is the date for Hawley’s Annual Town Meeting. We hope to see as many Hawleyites as possible at 7 p.m. at the Town Office on Pudding Hollow Road. If the…

Happy May Day! As you may know, in the last century Hawley children would distribute baskets filled with spring flowers and delicious treats around their neighborhoods on May 1 … and indeed throughout the month. Consider making a small Maybasket…

Dear Friends and Neighbors-- I hope you have all been staying warm over these past few days, when June turned back into April—or maybe even March. I have quite a bit of news for you today. Library Open House This…

I'll have a lot more to announce VERY soon ... but this has to go out today!

Happy April, all. I hope that those of you who celebrate Easter enjoyed that day despite the rain and that those of you who celebrate Passover are still finding fun things to do with all that matzo.  I was hoping…

Dear Hawleyites and Friends—I can tell spring is on the way; suddenly LOTS of events are being scheduled. Three are listed below. But first…. License Those Dogs! Next Wednesday, April 1, is the deadline for getting dogs licensed. As you…