Cheshire

CHESHIRE — Holly Bednarz has been named valedictorian and Laura Russett salutatorian for the Hoosac Valley High School Class of 2009. Commencement exercises will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in the school gymnasium.   Full Story

Wednesday, May 27 CHESHIRE — The honor roll for the third quarter at Hoosac Valley High School has been announced.   Full Story

Sunday, May 24 CHESHIRE — Hoosac Valley High School has announced its honor roll for the third quarter of the 2008-09 school year.   Full Story

CHESHIRE — A Maundy Thursday service will be held on Thursday at 6 p.m., at the First Baptist Church of Cheshire.   Full Story

CHESHIRE — Shaun Jennings, Victoria Hunt and Lindsay Desoteau, students from the Film and Media Class at Hoosac Valley High School, won first place in the Northern Berkshire Community Television's Studio Video competition in the One Minute PSA category.   Full Story

CHESHIRE — The Hoosac Valley Band Parents Association will present "Tour of Australia," an evening of wine and cheese tasting, accompanied by the music of Tom Corrigan on Friday, March 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Bounti-Fare Restaurant, Route 8, Adams.   Full Story

CHESHIRE — The honor roll for the second quarter at Hoosac Valley High School has been announced.   Full Story

Monday, February 16 The 2009 Annual Election offices for election are for one moderator, one selectman, one assessor, one tax collector, one town   Full Story

CHESHIRE — The honor roll for the first quarter at Hoosac Valley High School has been announced.   Full Story

CHESHIRE — Four members of the Hoosac Valley High School class of 2009 qualified for AP Scholar Awards.   Full Story

An adult exercise program will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, in the Cheshire Elementary School gymnasium.   Full Story

CHESHIRE — A voter registration session will be held from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Town Hall.   Full Story

CHESHIRE — Voters at Monday's special town meeting will be asked again to place land surrounding the town well on West Mountain Road in the hands of the Selectmen.   Full Story

With an idyllic setting in a peaceful valley between Mount Greylock's southern foothills and North Mountain, part of the Hoosac Range, Cheshire lies midway between Pittsfield and North Adams and serves as a bedroom community for both cities. With the 500-acre Hoosac Lake (also known as Cheshire Reservoir) and the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail along the shoreline, outdoor recreation is among the town's prime assets.   Full Story

Incorporated: 1793 Settled: 1766 Population: 3,401 (2000 U.S. Census); 3,357 (town census, 2005). Area: 27.55 square miles. Elevation: 961 feet (average). Average annual snowfall: 82 inches (estimated). Median resident age: 41.   Full Story