Roxbury

Steve and Nancy Mattice of Roxbury spent Easter weekend with their son Daniel, his wife, Jamie and two-and-a-half-year-old twins, Mason and Hailey, in Powell, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. More recently, they did sightseeing around the block in Vermont. Their trip included visits to Burlington, Montpelier, Brattleboro and Bennington. A tour of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream plant was a stop on their itinerary.

Writers in the Mountains will present Delhi poet Lynn Domina, who has taught several classes on writing poetry for WIM, at a reading and book signing at the Walt Meade Gallery of The Roxbury Arts Group on Sunday, May 18 at 2 p.m.

Color explodes from the walls of The Old Bank Gallery at The Roxbury Arts Group in a vibrant exhibit of paintings by Barbara Ardan and Marie Cummings. The exhibit, on display through May 17, will host an artists’ reception on Saturday, May 3 from 3 to 5 p.m.

Tabitha Gilmore-Barnes of Cornell Cooperative Extension in Hamden will offer a presentation on the dietary and nutritional benefits of low-salt, low-fat cooking on Tuesday, May 13 at 1 p.m. at the Roxbury Library’s Tuesday Forum.
Regular Tuesday Forum attendees will provide refreshments following Ms. Gilmore-Barnes’ presentation.

The Delaware County Department of Economic Development recently announced the approval of 10 projects for the first round of funding through the Micro Enterprise Program Start-up and Expansion Grant.‚ÄÇ
Through the start-up and expansion grant, new or expanding micro enterprise businesses are eligible to apply for a working capital grant of up to $5,000.

Business proposed for Grand Gorge spurred concerns

The Roxbury Town Board unanimously passed a local law “regulating construction and demolition debris processing facilities” after a short public hearing on April 14 to take comments on the law.
The impetus for the law came when a C&D transfer station was proposed for Grand Gorge, and area residents expressed concerns about the possible negative impacts of such a facility.

The Engaging the World Forum will be held on Sunday, April 27 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Carriage House, Gould Memorial Church, Main Street, Roxbury. It presents a filmed interview with Richard Cizik, vice president for governmental affairs at the National Association of Evangelicals.

 

The Roxbury Central School Junior High Science Olympiad Team finished 27th out of 39 teams in state final competition on April 11 and 12 at SUNY New Paltz.

The team of Brandi Carufe and Mickey McAfee brought home a gold medal in the category of mystery architecture. 

 

George and Julia Brower returned to their home on Lake Street this past weekend after spending the winter in Polk City, Fla. George told his neighbor, “It is good to be back home.”

 

“Share Your Life,” an installation project by David Kenny and Diana Cozzens, will open at the Walt Meade Gallery of The Roxbury Arts Group on Saturday, April 26. An opening reception will be  held from 2 to 4 p.m.