Tag: July 2024
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You can register to vote on July 15!
The Supervisors of the Checklist will be in session at the Meeting House from 4:30 pm to 5 pm on Monday, July 15, to make additions and corrections to the checklist in addition to registering new voters. No change in party affiliation will be accepted at this time.
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See you at our awesome fair on July 27!
As always, this year’s Canterbury Fair begins at 9 am with the ringing of the church bells on the last Saturday in July—the 27th this year. The 5K Woodchuck Classic and 2k Chipmunk Scramble start the day on the right foot. Ready, set, GO! The fair will also feature children’s…
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Summer at the Canterbury Church
Worship, every Sunday, 10 to 11 am. Please join us! Community fellowship offering following. Coffee, snacks and friendly conversation in the Parish House. Strength and Stretch classes, Mondays and Thursdays, 8:30 am in the Parish House. Ongoing and free. New folks always welcome! Shaker Hand Pie baking, Parish House kitchen,…
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Let’s not forget to take time for stillness
This morning, just as I was just finishing up my morning meditation and prayer, I opened my eyes to see a turkey head slowly floating through the long grass outside the glass basement door. I was sitting on the floor, and the bird was walking up the hill, so for…
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Get involved, have fun … and volunteer for the fair!
The Canterbury Fair (July 27) needs you! This Brigadoon community tradition is the work of many willing hands and hearts, and it’s a great way to make new friends and get to know your neighbors! Consider volunteering to help with the food tent, the book sale, the wonderful What-Not experience,…
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Black Pickup Truck (BPT)
Every Saturday Morning I make thesix mile trip to the dump and villagewhere I get paid for an hourto be a town character. I sit on the stepswith the other geezers and we countthe black pickup trucks coming and goingThe other day, coming in,there was a BPT in front of…
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Canterbury’s Abiel Foster: an American Founding Father
Abiel Foster was born in Andover, Massachusetts, on Aug. 8, 1735. His father was Captain Asa Foster, an early owner of substantial land holdings in Canterbury. Abiel came to Canterbury after graduation from Harvard in 1756. Studying for the ministry, he was called to Canterbury soon after his ordination. He…
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More plastics now recyclable at Transfer Station
Good news for the people of Canterbury! With the purchase of the new baler, we can now recycle more plastic at the Transfer Station. With a few exceptions, all plastics with recycle numbers 1-7 can now be recycled. Exceptions are “clamshell” containers and black plastic (the optics can’t see them…
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Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki Trio kicks off Music on the Green
On Sunday, July 7, at 4 pm, the Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki Trio will kick off Music on the Green, an annual concert music series hosted and presented by the Canterbury Shaker Village. Jordan grew up in Canterbury and lives here now. “Playing at the village always feels comfortable, like coming home,…
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Congratulations to Caroline Cress!
Our belated congratulations and best wishes to Caroline Cress, who graduated with Honors from Belmont High School on Friday, June 7. Caroline’s name was inadvertently omitted from the original list of BHS graduates we published in the June newsletter. You can also find several class of 2024 Canterbury grads from…
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