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Goodbye, Carlinville: Filming ends in Shelburne
SHELBURNE — The “Crawford County Sheriff’s Dept” sign is gone from above the doorway of Memorial Hall, and the “Carlinville Savings Bank” is once again Greenfield Cooperative Bank. On Monday and Tuesday, production film crews for “The Judge” took down their props along Bridge Street, as filming in that part of Shelburne Falls came to …
Double Edge founder wins $225K award
ASHFIELD — Double Edge Theatre’s founder and artistic director, Stacy Klein, has received the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s 2013 Artist Award, presented to “20 of America’s most vital artists working in the fields of contemporary dance, jazz and theatre.” Klein is the only Massachusetts artist chosen by the New York-based foundation to receive the $225,000, …
Third Thursday in Turners Falls kicks off
TURNERS FALLS — The RiverCulture program’s latest venture, a monthly downtown cultural evening, begins Thursday with knights and photography taking center stage and closing with a free outdoor screening of “The Princess Bride.” RiverCulture Director Lisa Davol has described the new series, to be held every third Thursday of the month, as the logical extension …
Wet weather threatens Pioneer Valley crops
On June 1, the sun beat down on the valley, temperatures soared into the 90s, and residents got out their summer gear and beach umbrellas. But since then, they’ve traded them in for actual umbrellas. So far in the month of June, the area has received 6.5 inches of rain, according to Greenfield weather records …
Mohawk student named Recorder Youth Citizen of Year
HAWLEY — At 6:30 a.m. on school days, teachers and students would often see Jeremiah Jones and his teammates painting the hallways, fixing the trophy cases and cleaning classrooms of Mohawk Trail Regional High School. The 18-year-old three-sport athlete has helped create a culture of civic and community responsibility at Mohawk Trail Regional High School …

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Retiring principal makes bid for school board

GREENFIELD — With just a week to go before the town’s June 25 election, retiring Greenfield grade school principal Donna Gleason has launched a write-in campaign for School Committee. She’ll challenge the two previously uncontested candidates on the ballot for two available three-year seats: teacher Margaret Betts and … 0

Driver in fatal accident gets suspended sentence

GREENFIELD — The teenage driver of a car that struck and fatally injured a Connecticut motorcyclist last July has been given a suspended jail sentence and community service, speaking about distracted driving. Jacob M. Earl, 18, of 121 Elm St., Buckland, was initially cited for negligent operation and … 0

Council to vote on controversial reappointment

GREENFIELD — Mayor William Martin has said he is not going to play “political games” with town councilors who are trying to block a longtime Planning Board member’s nomination to a new term. After hearing that four members of the Town Council’s five-member Appointment and Ordinance Committee voted … 0

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Wed 19 Jun	Women's Nourishment for the Soul The Salasin Center - Greenfield 02:30 PM
Wed 19 Jun	Plants and Animals of the Connecticut River Valley Great Falls Discovery Center - Turners Falls 10:00 PM- 04:00 PM
Wed 19 Jun	Tea Talk: Ritual and Refinement in Early New England Parlors Historic Deerfield -
Wed 19 Jun	When Women Ruled Old Deerfield Memorial Hall Museum - Deerfield
Wed 19 Jun	Little Big House Gallery Opens for 2013 Season Little Big House Gallery and Gardens - Shelburne 01:00 PM- 04:00 PM

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Recorder/Paul Franz A visitor pauses to take a photograph on the Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls on Tuesday. Purchase photo reprints »
"I grew it specially for the occasion," Naomi Voldahl-Corliss (left) of Greenfield said of her mustache. In fact, she and friend Leah Boutotte picked up the 'staches from Curious Traveler Shandy, a beer company that features an handlebar mustache in its logo for its ale with lemon. Voldahl-Corliss and Boutotte were sampling brews at the 9th Annual Green River Brew Fest held behind Ryan & Casey Liquors in Greenfield on Saturday. Recorder/Trish Crapo Purchase photo reprints »
Recorder/David Rainville The Frog and Flower Parade winds its way down Bridge Street in Shelburne Falls during Saturday's 25th annual RiverFest. Greenfield's Maya Apfelbaum led a pre-parade workshop where kids and the young at heart made river-related masks, costumes and props. Purchase photo reprints »
Recorder/Paul Franz Duke and Cooper swim in the Green River playing fetch with their owner Mark Rowe of Greenfield. Purchase photo reprints »
Recorder/Paul Franz Ken Long of Turners Falls paddles in from some early morning fishing in a Wendell pond on Friday morning. Purchase photo reprints »
Recorder/Paul Franz Mohawk and Hawlemont fifth-graders got to experience colonial life at the Wilder Homestead in Buckland on Thursday. Jennifer Lee, a Narragansett descendent from Plainfield, talked about Native American life at her Eastern Conical Wigwam to students Evan Shippee, Hjordis Aho and Maitreya Smith. Purchase photo reprints »
Recorder/Paul Franz Paula Parsons of Northfield swings with her granddaughter Adele Ross, 4, of Greenfield, on Tuesday at Unity Park in Turners Falls. Purchase photo reprints »
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.

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