The following events calendar was compiled as a public service by MassDEP and includes Earth Day activities held in Massachusetts, listed alphabetically by community.  For more information about a particular event, please contact the individual or group listed as a sponsor.

Agawam

First Annual Earth Day Event
Saturday, April 18, 2009 (rain date Saturday, April 25)
11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
School Street Park

This is an outdoor, fair style event featuring green practices in gardening, energy saving tips, energy companies showcasing their green products, recycling information, food, and fun events for the kids. Contact:  Jill Messick at 413-786-8125 or info@JillMessick.com.

Trash to Treasure! Story Time & Art Activity
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
Agawam Public Library
Children's Department

For ages 3 to 7.  Pre-registration required.  A representative of the Agawam Department of Public Works will read an Earth Day Story and provide an art activity for children to take "trash" and create a "treasure."  Contact:  Your Services Department at 413-789-1550 x4

Greening Your Business Workshop
Thursday, April 23, 2009
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
OMG Inc.
604 Silver Street

Pre-registration required for this workshop, which is free to the first 25 participants.  Hosted by OMG Inc. and sponsored by the Agawam Department of Public Works in partnership with the West of the River Chamber of Commerce.  Through local case studies, presenters from the Center for Ecological Technology will discuss practical ideas for reducing energy consumption and obtaining financial incentives; recycling, composting and waste reduction opportunities; environmentally-friendly purchasing; reducing travel costs; and starting a company Green Team. Contact:  Tracy DeMaio at 413-821-0624 or tdemaio@agawam.ma.us.

Rain Barrel Distribution
Saturday, April 25, 2009
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m
Agawam DPW
1000 Suffield Street. 

Orders your rain barrel now and pick it up on Saturday, April 25, at the Agawam DPW.  Contact: Tracy DeMaio at 413-821-0624 or tdemaio@agawam.ma.us  More information: Town of Agawam web site 

Attleboro

Earth Day Recycling Event
Saturday, April 25, 2009
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
DPW Yard
28 Wall Street 

Residents will be able to take advantage of a shredding event, mercury thermometer and thermostat exchange, rain barrel distribution, and composting demonstration.  Contact:  Cheryl Perry at 508-223-2222 x3245 or rubbishcollection@cityofattleboro.us. More information: Attleboro Recycles web site

Auburn

Auburn Spring Cleanup
Saturday, May 2, 2009
9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Auburn Fire Station
Drury Square

In honor of Earth Day, the Town of Auburn will be holding a Spring Cleanup. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Auburn Fire Station at 8:30 a.m. to register and pick up trash bags, safety vests, gloves, confirm route assignments, and go to work. The Outback Steakhouse is providing lunch for all volunteers following the cleanup.  Contact: Eleanor Houbre at 508-753-2924 x224.

Bolton

Earth Day Recycling Special Event
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
1:00-7:00 p.m.
Bolton Transfer Station
95 Forbrush Mill Road

Celebrate Earth Day by recycling unwanted bicycles, crayons and athletic shoes.  As a special Earth Day event, the transfer station will be accepting these items.  Bicycles are $10, crayons and athletic shoes are free.  The materials will be sent to Bikes Not Bombs, Crazy Crayons and the Nike Reuse a Shoe program.  Contact: Shelly O'Toole at 978-779-6402 or dpw@townofbolton.com.  More information: Bolton Earth Day Special Recycling Event flyer

Boston

Suffolk University Earth Day 2009 Kick-Off
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Suffolk University
Amenities Conference Room, 1st floor
73 Tremont Street, Boston (2 minute walk from Park Street MBTA station) 

Join us for a viewing of The Appalachians, an informative documentary highlighting the detrimental impact of coal mining and coal-fired power plants.  The film will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session.  Learn how you can make a difference in the important shift toward a sustainable energy economy.  Free and open to the public.  Sponsors: Suffolk Sustainability, Sierra Club, Environmental Law Society, and Suffolk University Environmental Club.  Sign up via email by April 17:  recycle@suffolk.edu.  More information: Suffolk University Earth Day web site 
 
Brockton

5th Annual Keep Brockton Beautiful Day
Saturday, April 25, 2009
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Heights Crossing
Christy's Drive

Teams of volunteers will help beautify the city by picking up litter along the streets. A free cookout with drawings, prizes and music will follow. Registration 7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.; cookout at 12:00 noon.  Contact: Mayor's Office at 508-580-7123 or DPW 508-580-7135.  More information: Keep Brockton Beautiful Day flyer

Byfield

Earth Day Special - Ansel Adams Presentation
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Governors Academy
1 Elm Street

Lance Hidy, Northern Essex Community College professor, gives a presentation on photographer Ansel Adams as an environmentalist.  Contact:  Linda Guthrie at 978-255-2287 or lindag@ecocollaborative.org.  More information: Eco Collaborative web site

Chelmsford

Earth Day Litter Cleanup & Earth Day Fair
Saturday, April 25, 2009
All Day
Chelmsford Common
Chelmsford Center 

Residents spend the morning picking up litter and debris in an area of town they choose (children may not clean up roadside), using bags and latex gloves provided by the town (while supplies last).  Afterward, everyone is invited to the Earth Day Fair to see presentations on environmentally friendly subjects such as solar energy, recycling and composting, and to hear music and stories.  Contact:  Jennifer Almeida at 978-250-5203 or jalmeida@townofchelmsford.us.  More information:  Chelmsford Recycles web site

Chicopee

Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Day/Parks Cleanup Day
Saturday, May 2, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  
Chicopee DPW
115 Baskin Drive

200 residents will bring their unwanted hazardous products to the DPW to be disposed of appropriately.  Volunteer squads will clean up parks throughout the city.  Contact:  Barry Brouillard at bbrouillard@chicopeema.gov. More information: City of Chicopee web site

Danvers

Massachusetts Recycles Day 2009
Saturday, April 25 & Wednesday, April 29, 2009
9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Parking opposite Town Hall. 

Join the town's residential recycling event.  Bring your books, textiles, paper (for shredding and then recycling), and electronics for reuse, recycling and proper disposal.  Girl Scout Troup 977 will collect redeemable containers with profits going to the Danvers Community Council.  Contact: Pamela Irwin at 978-774-0005 or pirwin@mail.danvers-ma.org. 

Framingham

Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 25, 2009
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
255 Mount Wayte Avenue

Tables will be set up highlighting local businesses such as REI, Whole Foods, Target, Big Fresh and Trader Joe's each giving away promotional items.  The Framingham High School Environmental Club and the town's Public Works Department will be offering free face painting, composting workshops and demonstrating hands-on crafts aimed at protecting our environment.  The day will be full of free stuff, education and entertainment for both young and old.  Contact:  Department of Public Works at 508-532-6001.  More information:  Town of Framingham web site

Georgetown

Parker River Clean Water Associating Canoe & Kayak Trip 
Saturday, April 25, 2009
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
The bridge on Thurlow Street

It is possible to see wood ducks, signs of beavers, turtles and early migratory birds in this lovely freshwater wilderness section of the Park River.  Put-in at the Bridge on Thurlow Street in Georgetown, take-out on River Road in Byfield.  To register or for more information contact:  Marlene Schroeder at 978-462-2511 or parker.river@verizon.net. More information: Eco Collaborative web site

Gloucester

Earth Day Cleanup for Stage Fort Park
Saturday, April 18, 2009
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Stage Fort Park 

Meet at the bottom of Stage Fort Park and help keep Gloucester clean.  Bags and refreshments will be available for anyone who wishes to venture through beautiful Stage Fort Park and pick up litter.  Contact: Patti at 978-412-4201 or litterlady1@verizon.net.

Gloucester & Rockport Students Team Up To Celebrate Earth Day 
Sunday, April 19, through April 25, 2009
Stop & Shop & Shaw's (Eastern Avenue), Gloucester & IGA, Rockport

Students from five schools in Gloucester and three in Rockport have decorated more than 2,000 paper grocery bags with environmental messages in the 16th Annual Earth Day Groceries Project, supported by Stop & Shop and Shaw's Market (Eastern Avenue) in Gloucester and IGA in Rockport.  Bags decorated by students from Beeman, East Gloucester, Plum Cove, Veterans and West Parish Schools in Gloucester and Rockport Elementary, Middle and High Schools have been returned to the three supermarkets, where they will be used to bag customer purchases in observance of Earth Day.   Contact:  Kathy Middleton at 978-281-9785 or kmiddleton@ci.gloucester.ma.us  More information:  Earth Day Bags web site  

Drop Off Day at the DPW
Saturday, April 25, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
18 Poplar Street

Rresidents and small businesses can drop off white goods including air conditioners, refrigerators, de-humidifiers, washers, dryers, stoves, etc., as well as TVs, computers, propane tanks, clothing and books, and personal papers for shredding - at a minimal cost of between $5 and $10.  Vendors include: North Shore Scrap Steel, Universal Shredding, Got Books, Clothing donation box, Propane tank station, CRT Recycling.  Contact: Kathy Middleton at 978-281-9785 or kmiddleton@ci.gloucester.ma.us

Groton

Annual TLC (Town-wide Litter Cleanup)
Saturday, April 18, 2009
9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Between Groton Electric & Rail Trail 

Honor Earth Day!  Get a friend , wear gloves and bright clothes, pick a messy spot, fill bags with litter, and take it to the dumpster.  A member of Groton Grange will greet you (bags and gloves are available).  Police will patrol.  Contact: Brad or Sally Smith at 978-448-3418.  More information: Groton Grange web site

Hanover (South Shore Recycling Cooperative)

Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 18, 2009
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (Indoor Events)
11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (Outdoor Collections)
Hanover Mall. 

Bring your old sensitive documents to be shredded and recycled, old clothing, shoes, linens, stuffed animals, books, tapes, DVDs, and electronics to be repurposed outside the mall.  Then come inside and check out exhibits, essay contest awards and entertainment.  Contact: Claire Sullivan at 508-785-8318 or ssrcclaire@comcast.net.  More information: South Shore Recycling Cooperative web site

Hull

6th Annual Earth Day Sustainable Living Festival
Saturday, April 18, 2009
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
DCR Mary Jeanette Murray Bathhouse
204 Nantasket Avenue

This free festival will provide education on the following topics: renewable energy, geothermal, solar, wind, etc. Sustainable living-related companies will be represented and literature from many environmental organizations will be available. Kids eco-fun, kite festival, Hull Wind 1 Turbine tours (11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.). Contact:  Nancy Kramer at nancy@sustainablesouthshore.org.  More information: Sustainable South Shore web site

Leicester

Earth Day Cleanup
Saturday, April 25, 2009
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Leicester Recycling Center

Are you a team player?  Form an Earth Day Team.  If you and your family want to do roadside cleanup for Earth Day, pre-register your team and your street and join the fun.  Teams meet at Leicester Recycling Center at 9:30 a.m. and leave for roadside cleanup at 10:00 a.m.  Bags are provided and some reflector vests, too.  After, meet back at the Recycling Center at 1:00 p.m. for a pizza party.  Contact: Ruth Kaminski at 508-892-3121 or kaminksik@charter.net.

Stormwater Management Program "Name the Frog" Contest
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Deadline

"Name the Frog" Contest Rules:  1. Must live in Leicester (Cherry Valley & Rochdale too!)  2. For multiple suggestions of same name if chosen: Earliest submittal of the same name wins 3. Must agree to have photo taken and be video taped receiving prize and allow photo to be used on Town of Leicester's Web Site and Cable Access TV.  Email submittals to woodt@leicesterma.org or snail mail submittals to T. Wood, Leicester Highway, Peter Salem Rd, Leicester 01524.  Contest Deadline: Earth Day April 22, 2009.  Prize:  $100 American Express Gift Card. 

Longmeadow

Annual Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, May 2, 2009
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. 
Recycling Center
Pondside Road

Town's annual celebration and thank you to residents for recycling. Giveaways include recycling information, pencils, magnets, tree saplings and a gift basket of reused items (which will be raffled off).  Contact:  Arlene Miller at 413-567-5027 or arlenem773@aol.com.

Paper Shredding Event
Saturday, May 2, 2009
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Longmeadow High School parking lot
Grassy Gutter Road. 

ProShred will accept paper for shredding and recycling at this free event.  A raffle for a free shredder will be held. This is a regional event; everyone is welcome.  Contact:  Arlene Miller at 413-567-5027 or arlenem773@aol.com.

Mansfield

4th Annual Earth Day Event
Saturday, April 18, 2009
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Comcast Center (formerly Tweeter Center and Great Woods)
885 South Main Street

This reuse-recycle-donate event is your opportunity to clean up the clutter in your home and yard.  Please donate only USABLE items that are in good condition.  The list of items you can bring includes (but is not limited to) bikes, books, paper to be shredded, clothing and household items.  Organizations participating: Bikes Not Bombs, Boomerangs, Boy Scouts, Building Materials Resource Center, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Cradles to Crayons, Got Books, Area Animal Shelters, Play It Again Sports, Salvation Army. This event is sponsored by the Southeast Regional Recycling Partnership (SERRP) including the towns of Foxborough, Mansfield, North Attleborough, Plainville and Wrentham.  Contact:  Debbie Revelle at 508-695-3142 x16 or Sharon Kishida at macse2@tmlp.net.

Marblehead

Earth Day - Arbor Day
Saturday, April 25, 2009
9:00 a.m.-12 noon
30 Abbot Street

Plant tree seedlings and pick up trash from a 10-acre site called the Robinson Farm, where invasive species are being removed and trails are being created.  Contact: Maureen Ashley at 781-631-8902 or maureenashley@gmail.com.  More information:  Marblehead Conservancy web site

Marlborough

Earth Day Fair
Saturday, May 2, 2009
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Ghilioni Park & Recreation Area
Concord Road

Marlborough's Earth Day Fair is free and educational.  Clean up the city in the morning, then enjoy the Fair in the afternoon.  You'll find exhibits, energy experts, family activities, free green giveaways, fun, music and art.  Contact:  Jennifer Boudrie at 508-481-0569 at Jen@GreenMarlborough.org. More information: Green Marlborough web site

Milford

Cartridge World Milford E-Waste Collection & Friends of Milford's Upper Charles Trail Cleanup & Fundraiser
Saturday, April 18, 2009
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Fino Field
80 Granite Street

Recycle your computers, monitors, printers and phone e-waste for $0.20 a pound, clean up Milford's Upper Charles Trail, enter the Lake Louisa Fishing Derby, and have a fun day at the park.  Contact: Will Roper at 508-478-7283 or   CWMilford@gmail.com  More information: Cartridge World Milford E-Waste Collection flyer 

Milton

Trash Talk
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Milton Library
476 Canton Avenue (corner of Randolph Avenue & Route 28)

Story and fun craft for children project using recycled/reused materials; money-saving tips for adults on reducing trash by buying smarter, recycling more, and even turning yard trash into yard treasure by composting.  Presentation will also address recent concerns over plastics safety for food and drinks containers, advising which plastic numbers to avoid and the safest ways to reuse them.  Contact: Tara Manno Richer at tmatr@verizon.net or Sarah Mills at jsclmills@mac.com. More information: Sustainable Milton web site 

Needham

Electronics Recycling & Paper Shredding Event
Saturday, May 9, 2009
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Memorial Park Parking Lot
1174 Highland Avenue

The Needham Community Council and Needham Rotary Club host this event.  Bring your old computer monitors and hard drives, TVs, printers, VCRs, and boxes of papers and sensitive documents, for recycling and disposal in a secure, environmentally responsible way. Volunteers will break down your electronics, wipe your hard drives clean, and shred your confidential documents in an industrial shredder.  Don't want to schlep your junk to Memorial Park? See the website for recycling fees and to schedule a pick-up.  The electronic recycling at the Recycling & Paper Shredding Event will be managed by Electronic Recyclers International, and the paper shredding will be managed by Doc Shredding Corp. Contact: Debbie Winnick at 781-444-2415 or dswinnick@needhamcommunitycouncil.org.  More information: Needham Recycles web site 

Natick

Eco-nomics: Going Green Makes Local Cents
Thursday, April 16, 2009
7:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Crowne Plaza Natick

4th Annual Community Leadership Forum presented by Leadership MetroWest.  Expert speakers, round table discussions and exhibitors will focus on green careers, alternative energy, home energy savings, EPA Community Challenge, the Green Communities Act and money-saving practices for businesses.  Lead sponsor is Framingham Co-operative Bank.  Admission is $30 for the general public and $25 for alumni of the Leadership Academy.  Contact:  508-872-6161 or info@leadershipmetrowest.org

Newburyport

EarthFest Organic Food Tasting & Cooking Demonstrations
Friday, April 24, through Sunday, April 26, 2009
Jewett Farms Studio's Kitchen
58 Merrimac Street

Organic Appetizers & Drinks:  4/24, 5 -7 p.m.  Grand Trunk Imports Old World Market & Appledore Cove Handmade Gourmet Foods
Organic Brunch & Drinks:  4/25, 11-1 p.m., 10 Center Street Restaurant & Appledore Cove Handmade Gourmet Foods 
Organic Appetizers & Drinks:  4/25 , 5-7 p.m., Joppa Fine Foods &Appledore Cove Handmade Gourmet Foods
Organic Appetizers & Drinks:   4/26  12- 2 pm, Not Your Average Joe's Restaurant & Appledore Cove Handmade Gourmet Foods
Contact: Elena Ruocco Bachrach at 978-222-3110 or elena@jewettfarms.com.  More information: Eco Collaborative web site

Earth Day Special Programs at the Public Library
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Newburyport Public Library

John Brown gives an Introduction to the Transition Town Initiative: Peak Oil, Climate Change, and the Global Transition Movement; Transitioning Communities From Oil Dependency to Resiliency and Self Reliance. An Inconvenient Food: The Link Between Animal Agriculture and Global Warming, Newburyport Public Library Public Program Room.  New Hampshire resident Louisa Dell'Amico leads the PPT presentation.  Contact:  Linda Guthrie at 978-255-2287 or  lindag@ecocollaborative.org. More information: Eco Collaborative web site

Earth Day Celebration 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Flower Market
Bartlet Mall

Flower market, live music, public mural painting, earth finger painting, eco info center, green energy and design tours.   Contact:  Linda Guthrie at 978-255-2287 or  lindag@ecocollaborative.org. More information: Eco Collaborative web site

1st Annual Earth Expo
Sunday April 26, 2009
11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Maudslay State Park
Curzon Mill Road

More than 20 green artisans and other vendors will sell, distribute samples and provide information about their products.  Contact:  Linda Guthrie at 978-255-2287 or  lindag@ecocollaborative.org.  More information: Newburyport Earth Day Expo web site 

Northampton

Compost Bin & Rain Barrel Distribution
Sunday, April 23, 2009
5:00-7:00 p.m.
80 Locust Street

Northampton is offering a regional distribution of compost bins (Earth Machines) and Jack's Rain Barrels.  Prepaid orders only.  Deadline for ordering is April 17.  Contact:  Karen Bouquillon at 413-587-1059 or kbouquillon@nohodpw.org.  More information: Compost Bin/Rain Barrel Order Form

North Andover

Earth Day Extravaganza at the DPW
Saturday, April 18, 2009
9:00 a.m.- 2:00 noon (until 1:00 p.m. for hazardous waste drop off)
North Andover DPW
384 Osgood Street

Residents can stop by and drop off household hazardous waste, town-purchased rain barrels distributed at discount, and educational materials.  There will also be an annual town collection of old used sneakers. 
Contacts:
Hazardous Waste - Bruce Thibodeau at 978-685-0950 or bthibodeau@townofnorthandover.com
Rain Barrels - Keith Alter at Kalter@alternativesolutionsonline.com
Recycling Education - Tina Klein at tinaklein@comcast.net
Shoe Collection - Lisa Conti at 781-844-3259 or larconti@yahoo.com

7th Annual town-Wide Litter Cleanup
Saturday, May 2, 2009
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Check in at the DPW, 384 Osgood Street, for this volunteer town cleanup.  For each of the last six years, an average of 150 volunteers have filled two 30-yard containers with litter.  Sponsors include Whole Foods and Wheelabrator North Andover.  Contact:  Norm Bagley at 978-208-1068 or recyle@townofnorthandover.com.

Annie Sargent Elementary School Waste Audit & Earth Day Educator/Entertainer Show
Friday, May 1, through Friday, May 8, 2009
8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Annie Sargent Elementary School
300 Abbott Street

All trash from each classroom on April 30 will be collected at the end of the day.  Each grade will sort and weigh its trash.  When this was last done in November 2008 (to celebrate America Recycles Day), results showed that 40 percent of the trash by weight was recyclable.  The following week, there will be a brief presentation in each classroom.  On May 4, Jack Golden will perform for grades 3 through 5.  His "Garbage is My Bag" show raises awareness for the environment in a fun and direct way. 
Waste Audit contact: Lisa Conti at 781-844-3259 or larconti@yahoo.com
Educational/Entertainer contact: Bonnie Wolstromer at bonwolstromer@verizon.net  More information: Garbage is My Bag web site

Quincy

G-Town is Green-Town Recycling Carnival
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
2:30-5:30 p.m.
Germantown Community Center
333 Palmer Street

Sponsored by the Department of Public Works, the Quincy Housing Authority and the Germantown Community Center.   Come join friends and family for a free and exciting learning experience.  Play games, win prizes and enjoy refreshments.   Lean how recycling saves money and makes money.  Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.  Contact:  John Sullivan at 617-376-1953 or  johnsullivan@ci.quincy.ma.us.

Randolph

Town-wide Cleanup Day
Saturday, April 18, 2009
8:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
Randolph Board of Health
One Turner Lane

Volunteer and invite a friend to help clean up the town.  Meet at the Randolph Board of Health.  Adults with cars are also needed to drive cleanup volunteers to different locations.  Contact: Paula Steward at 781-961-0924 or randolphhealthdept@juno.com

Rockport

Gloucester & Rockport Students Team Up To Celebrate Earth Day 
Sunday, April 19, through April 25, 2009
Stop & Shop & Shaw's (Eastern Avenue), Gloucester & IGA, Rockport

Students from five schools in Gloucester and three in Rockport have decorated more than 2,000 paper grocery bags with environmental messages in the 16th Annual Earth Day Groceries Project, supported by Stop & Shop and Shaw's Market (Eastern Avenue) in Gloucester and IGA in Rockport.  Bags decorated by students from Beeman, East Gloucester, Plum Cove, Veterans and West Parish Schools in Gloucester and Rockport Elementary, Middle and High Schools have been returned to the three supermarkets, where they will be used to bag customer purchases in observance of Earth Day.   Contact:  Kathy Middleton at 978-281-9785 or kmiddleton@ci.gloucester.ma.us  More information:  Earth Day Bags web site 

Royalston

Royalston Cleanup Day
Saturday, April 25, 2009
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Royalston is celebrating Earth Day with a town-wide cleanup.   The transfer station is waiving all fees for roadside cleanup trash for the day.  Checkpoint Charlie will host a BBQ at Bullock Park at the entrance to the transfer station afterwards.   Contact: Charlie Scribner, 978-249-2649. 

Somerville

B2Green Somerville Green Business Fair
Thursday, May 7, 2009 
4:00-7:00 p.m.
Somerville Holiday Inn
30 Washington Street

GoGreen Somerville and the Green Committee of the Somerville Chamber of Commerce are hosting a business networking and green fair. There will be opportunities to present green expertise, learn about green options for your business and network with other businesses. Presentations and fair from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; social hour to follow until 7:00 p.m.  Contact:  Vanessa Rule at 617-628-2571 or vanessarule@gogreensomerville.org.  More information: Go Green Somerville web site 

Southbridge

Drop & Swap
Saturday, April 25, 2009
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Southbridge Community Center

Bring items that are new or gently used (small and large furniture, books, audio books, videos, clothes, shoes) and pick up items that you can reuse in your home.  What is left will be donated to The Center of Hope, Massachusetts Housing Coalition, Got Books, and Salvation Army.  Contact:  Melissa Joyce at 508-764-4252 or mjoyce@southbridgemass.org.

South Hadley

Earth Day 2009 Celebration
Saturday, April 25, 2009
8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Town of South Hadley Recycling Center
10 Industrial Drive

Compost demonstrations and free giveaways.  You can purchase one of the compost bins for sale at the recycling center, learn how to build your own out of old pallets, or how to build a worm bin for composting food waste inside.  Contact Veronique Blanchard at 413-538-5033 at shrecycle@comcast.net. More information: Town of South Hadley web site

Townsend

Townsend Earth Day
Saturday, April 25, 2009
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Town Common
Main Street

Townsend celebrates Earth Day with an endangered species theme this year.  There will be live performances, animals, and recycling bins, compost bins and sharps containers for sale.  There will also be a plant swap and can drive at the event.  Contact: Irene M. Congdon at 978-597-9191 or irene_congdon1@yahoo.com.

Truro

Second Annual Shredding & Recycling Event
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
9:00 a.m.-12 noon
Truro Transfer Station
Town Dump Road

Thanks to the cooperation of Cape & Islands Shredding Service, every citizen of Truro may bring a maximum of two cardboard cartons of sensitive personal papers per household to be shredded on the spot and 100 percent recycled. NO commercial firms, not even home businesses.  Contact:  Bob Holt, at 508-349-2120 or capebobholt@comcast.net.  More information: Truro Energy web site

Woburn

Woburn Celebrates Earth Day
Saturday, April 25, 2009
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Woburn Mall
300 Mishawum Road

The Woburn Residents Environmental Network (WREN) and Woburn Mall are sponsoring an exciting event at Woburn Mall.  For the 19th year, this informational and environmental day will enable residents to learn about environmental events in and around Woburn.  There will be a grocery bag coloring program for children from local schools, with the Market Basket store at the mall making those bags available to customers.  Contact: Paul & Lori Medeiros at 781-938-0297 or paulderman@verizon.net.  More information:  WREN web site