BELCHERTOWN — Cold Springs Country Club announced an in-house restaurant would replace Tables on the Green after the golf course’s dining spot failed recent health inspections.
Club General Manager David Wright confirmed the restaurant and catering business would not reopen at an April 27 Board of Health meeting. The golf course staff would oversee and operate a food establishment.
“At least I’ll have control of what’s happening,” Wright said. “Before, I didn’t have any say.”
Former owner of Tables on the Green Tara Weagle declined to comment.
Tables on the Green opened in March 2025 as an expansion of Weagle’s Palmer restaurant, Tables on the Farm. In October 2025, Quabbin Health District Inspector John Prenosil failed Tables on the Green in two separate health inspections for unclean surfaces, uncovered meats and moldy produce in the refrigerator. The restaurant closed for the season at the end of October, but the updates continued to come to the Board of Health and Select Board.
In a previous phone interview, Weagle said she had fired her kitchen manager and closed the restaurant after seeing the state of the kitchen. Oversight on the kitchen suffered as Weagle balanced operations for dining and catering of Tables on the Green and Tables on the Farm. Tables on the Farm has not had the same food safety issues as Tables on the Green, Weagle said.
Buttery Brook Park to reopen with a party
SOUTH HADLEY — Buttery Brook Park will celebrate a grand reopening on Saturday, May 16, with a showing of the park’s new additions accompanied by food, music and fun.
Residents are invited to enjoy new playground equipment, accessible trails, a disc golf course and new pickleball courts, at the event that runs from noon to 4 p.m. Performances by South Hadley youth throughout the day will display the new facilities, culminating in a free concert by Aquanett at 5:30 p.m.
Renovation at Buttery Brook Park lasted a year and a half. This second phase of renovations focuses on bringing the park into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and expanding offerings. The renovation include a new bandstand for summer concerts, four new pickleball courts, a 9-hole disc golf course, 200 new saplings and an accessible playground with walkway.
As soon as the clock strikes noon on Saturday, the ultimate recess begins. Kids will have free reign of the new playground equipment, including a spinner for those with limited mobility. At 3 p.m., the Kids Fun Trail Run sends the energetic runners around the accessible trail, through the wooded disc golf holes and to the finish line where cake will await.
When children need a chance to sit down, Happy Face Painter will bring color to already bright faces, and the Tree of Life will host a crafting table for kite making. Magician Ed Popielarczyk will enchant children with jokes, tricks and stories at 1 p.m.
While people walk, play and chat with friends, music groups will populate the new bandstand for the first time. South Hadley youth bands and DJ Brady Cote take the stage throughout the day. Down by the soccer field, South Hadley Cheer and Ohana dance team perform at 2 p.m.
If visitors get hungry, food trucks Madd Eatz and Rustic Fusion Egg Roll Evolution will serve savory dishes throughout the event. Cherished Cookie Creations and Sweet Treats 413 will satisfy anyone with a sweet tooth.
For those interested in learning disc golf, a demonstration and practice session led by experts will start at noon.
Granby Library happenings
GRANBY — The month of May brings a plants, pets and pages to the Granby Public Library.
Children will explore pollinators’ role in the plant life cycle at Nature Time with Ranger Tasha. The story time starts at 10:45 a.m. on May 12. Festivities then transition from plants to animals when Quill the Standard Poodle visits the library on May 15 at 3:30 p.m. for a reading hour. Families can sign up for 10-minute slots.
On May 28 at 4 p.m., a vet clinic for plushie pets will open for aspiring veterinarians. Based the book “Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals,” children will receive a miniature veterinarian kit to practice diagnosing and treating real illnesses.
To cap off a month of nature-focused activities, environmental educator Arianna Alexsandra Collins will lead a forging walk around the property. At 11 a.m. on May 30, Collins will dive into local forging and identifying editable backyard eats.
S. Hadley Schools secure Fair Share grants
SOUTH HADLEY — The $1.57 billion Massachusetts Fair Share supplemental budget includes $62,500 for three different South Hadley Public Schools infrastructure projects and $100,000 for road improvements in Belchertown.
Sen. Jake Oliveira, Ludlow-D, earmarked the funds for his district while the Senate deliberated the legislation in March. The Fair Share bill leverages the surtax on incomes over $1 million to invest in education and transportation.
In South Hadley, the Henry J. Skala School, formerly Plains Elementary School, received $40,000 for playground improvements. South Hadley High School got $15,000 to upgrade the auditorium light board system, and Michael E. Smith Middle School received $7,500 to replace old digital signage.
Belchertown’s $100,000 will got toward road improvements and design work on Main Street and North Main Street.
