Email Selectmen Sheila Litchfield, Chair,  Brian DeVriese and Thomas Lively at:  bos@townofheath.org

Email Town Coordinator,
Kara Leistyna: bos@townofheath.org
Email Town Clerk, Hilma Sumner: townclerk@townofheath.org

Meetings Scheduled for Week of May 13, 2013:

Planning Board: Wednesday, May 15th @ 6:30 p.m. Sr. Center
Board of Health: Wednesday, May 15th at 6:00 p.m. Sawyer HallAgenda
Library Trustees: Wednesday, May 15th at 7:00 p.m. Library

Meetings Scheduled for Week of May 20, 2013:
Board of Assessors: Monday, May 20th at 3:00 p.m. Sawyer Hall
Board of Selectmen: Tuesday, May 21st at 7:00 p.m. Community Hall
Finance Committee: Tuesday, May 21st at 7:00 p.m. Sr. Center/Comm. Hall

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**For up-to-date news on your Town, please read various meeting minutes from Select Board, Finance Committee, Board of Health and others. Most are posted regularly on this website.  Any set of minutes is available by request.

Transfer Station Winter Hours Nov. 1, 2012 — Saturday,  8am - 4 pm and Wednesday 9am - 1pm. SUMMER HOURS begin May 29, 2013. The hours will be: Monday 9am-1pm; Wednesday 1pm-5pm and Saturday 8am-4pm.

There is now a Town-wide emergency notification system called CodeRed. CodeRed has the ability to reach all registered land-lines with emergency information. Please Click Here to sign up for this system. If you have questions, please call Town Coordinator at 337-4934, ext. 0.  If you did not receive a call during Hurricane Sandy and believe you have already signed up, please call Town Coordinator.

Is Your Number Clearly Visible from the Street? Seconds Count in an Emergency SEE IMPORTANT FLYER HERE

Senior Lunches are 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 12 noon at Community Hall. Please call 337-4896 before 10:30 am on Wednesday for reservations.

Also, Senior Exercise Class held every Tuesday from 11 am - 12 noon at the Senior Center  – This class is for Osteoporosis Prevention. It is for people 55 years and older and FREE.  Please call Claire Rabbitt for further questions 337-8309.

TOWN OF HEATH is looking for a SENIOR CENTER COORDINATOR ($500 annual stipend) JOB DESCRIPTION Please contact Board of Selectmen if interested.

Interesting Heath Facts

• H. P. Lovecraft spent time in Heath exploring the rocky hills. It is believed that he used the landscape as a reference for some of the scenes in his stories.
• Rev. Jonathan Leavitt, was the first minister of Charlemont and a longtime resident of Heath.
• Reinhold Niebuhr made his summer home in Heath, where, in 1934, he first delivered the famous Serenity Prayer.
• Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter made his summer home in Heath.

• “Heath, incorporated in 1785, is named after Revolutionary War General William Heath. The town comprises a total area of 24.9 square miles with a population of 706. It is a “Right To Farm Community” with rolling hills, stone walls, forests and streams. The Heath Agricultural Society Fair, held two week-ends before Labor Day annually, features a chicken barbeque, animal events, live music and lots of fun for young and old alike.”