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GCC’s sustainable food initiative plants seeds for growth
The new triangular, 40-foot-tall greenhouse at the southern end of Greenfield Community College reaches skyward, and has a new, multi-pronged permaculture garden being planted at its base. It’s as if to say the sky’s the limit for this most grounded of GCC’s new initiatives: Farm and Food Systems. At the close of the first year …
Davol leaves RiverCulture for Chamber job
TURNERS FALLS — Having promoted arts, culture and the related economy in downtown Turners Falls for 7 years, Lisa Davol is headed off for similar work in a broader area. Davol has helmed the Turners Falls RiverCulture project — responsible for everything from the annual Turners Fall Block Party to the fish-themed crosswalk on Avenue …
‘You celebrate his memory’
DEERFIELD — At the bottom of Wapping Road, an American flag flutters above stone arches resting across a newly planted bed of shrubs and trees. A few feet in front, a second flag sways in the cool spring air above the word “freedom” and a picture of a South Deerfield man who gave his life …
Extras, extras: Read all about them
SHELBURNE FALLS — Hundreds flocked to the Buckland Town Hall Saturday, each seeking their 15 minutes of fame. “We’re looking for extras for a movie being made by Warner Brothers,” Aaron Kahl, casting director for Boston Casting, told the crowd. “I can’t get much more specific than that. But you probably already know what movie …
Pulling their weight
CONWAY — Pat was feeling his oats as he easily slid a log from one small pile at the edge of a field and toward another that was more out of the way. Or more likely, the 1,700-pound Belgian workhorse was feeling the call of the weeds near the second pile, which he was content …

Gill voters choose school board members

GILL — By narrow margins, Gill voters put their weight behind incumbent Marjorie Levenson and non-incumbent Charles Kelley in the three-way race for two Montague resident seats on the Gill-Montague School Committee. The school committee results are not final until combined with the votes cast in Montague, which … 0

Police patrol time increasing in New Salem; Swift River School finance formula changing

NEW SALEM — There will be about 20 additional hours of police patrol each week and the formula used to determine the town’s elementary school costs will be changed slightly, after voters had their say at a three-hour annual town meeting Monday. Forty residents — a turnout of … 0

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Recorder/Paul Franz Bleeding heart seems to drips off the vine next to the All Souls Church in Greenfield on Thursday. Purchase photo reprints »
Recorder/Geoff Bluh Marilyn Lorenzo of Greenfield gets a smooch from 3-year-old Romeo while she was training him at the Green River Swimming and Recreation area. Purchase photo reprints »
Recorder/Mike Phillips Pete Mallett releases some rainbow trout into an undisclosed location on the Millers River. Pete is president of the Millers River Fishermans Association in New Salem.
Recorder/Paul Franz John Graves of the Greenfield Department of Public Works flushes sediment from fire hydrants on Federal Street on Monday. Purchase photo reprints »
Recorder/Mike Phillips It looks like snow in May during this foam demonstration by firefighters.
Recorder/Paul Franz Barton Cove Bald Eagle takes off from tree on the island. Purchase photo reprints »
Joshua Cerone age 2 with mom Elizabeth and Dad Ben check out the aferican wildlife Purchase photo reprints »
Recorder/Paul Franz Ethan Monk, Gabriel Osciak, Lilly Savoie and Kailyn Santiago fill garden frames with soil and compost where the second graders and the rest of the Four Corners students hope to raise vegetables. Purchase photo reprints »
Recorder/Paul Franz Michaelene Sexton walks Scruffy and Lilith at the Green River Swimming and Recreation Area on Wednesday. Purchase photo reprints »
Recorder/Paul Franz A mute swan floats on Barton Cove Sunday morning. Purchase photo reprints »
Recorder/Paul Franz Ken Cook of Adams Donuts in Greenfield is now selling their donuts and other items out of the cafe at the Olver Transit Center in Greenfield. Sherman James of Springfield was one of his first customers on Monday. Purchase photo reprints »
Recorder/Mike Phillips These two deer were photographed at Quabbin Park.