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Float your boat

Friday, May 17, 2013

Ever since I moved to Franklin County in 2010 and started to explore its rivers from the shore, I’ve wanted to get out on the water. Thing is, boats cost money. Or do they? I had a small fishing boat, but my 8-foot plastic Bass Hunter and its puny electric trolling motor were more suited to placid ponds than roaring … 0

Shooting from the hip

Friday, May 17, 2013

"Say 'cheese!'" That about sums up my photographic expertise for the first 29 years of my life. I’d squeeze a few friends into an awkward … 0

Speaking of Nature: The chipping sparrow

Friday, May 17, 2013

It may be the result of the fact that I am 6 foot, 5 inches tall, but I have always been fascinated by the very … 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. A study in pink
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. Not part of the training
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. Stocking up
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Trail Mix: Nature activites in our area

Friday, May 17, 2013

Millers River Blue Trail Opening Day Saturday The Millers River Watershed Council invites all trail enthusiasts and relaxed paddlers for a run from Athol to Orange on Satruday, May 18, from 1 to 5 p.m. The group will check Blue Trail signage, pick up debris, check paddle stop … 0

Between the Rows: Growing up

Friday, May 17, 2013

Some people have small spaces for a garden. Some people can only care for a small garden. Some people are trying to make a big garden small. What all these people have in common is a desire to grow as many vegetables and flowers as they can in … 0

Lapointe — 70th

Friday, May 17, 2013

SARASOTA, FL — Former Greenfield, MA, residents Harold and Norma Lapointe will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The couple was married in Norfolk, VA, during WWII. They lived in Greenfield where Lapointe was … 0

Slowinski-Schatz

Friday, May 17, 2013

COLRAIN — Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Slowinski of Colrain announce the engagement of their daughter, Angela Marie, to John Brian Schatz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Schatz of Acton. Ms. Slowinski is a 2001 graduate … 0

Bridge in bloom

Friday, May 10, 2013

For the past 12 years, Carol DeLorenzo has been the guiding vision behind the changing bloom seasons on the Bridge of Flowers. However, she didn’t start her professional life thinking about flowers. “After I graduated from the College … 0

© David Bernz photo Singing with others is still a struggle but, thanks to Seeger’s encouragement, the two friends are planning for a June 16 performance for hundreds at the Hudson River Revival, at which Wyatt performed years ago.

Old apples

Friday, May 3, 2013

When Pete Seeger, at age 93, made his umpteenth recording last fall, capping a career as the granddaddy of American folk musicians, he was surrounded by a bevy of “glitterati” — Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris, Dar Williams and … 1

Awesome annuals

Friday, May 3, 2013

If you have a flower garden, chances are you grow a few annuals. For a while, perennials were the fashionable family and annuals were almost forgotten. At least they were forgotten in conversation and garden articles, but to … 0

Cathy Gouch of Greenfield won first prize with her poem, "Contemplating Field Driving through Gilbert, Arizona." Recorder/Trish Crapo

Poet’s Seat Poetry Contest

Friday, April 26, 2013

Cathy Gouch loves long poems — a fact that might not be readily apparent to those reading “Contemplating Field, Driving through Gilbert Arizona,” the eight-line poem that made the Greenfield poet this year’s adult winner of the Friends … 0

Between the Rows: Tool Time

Friday, April 26, 2013

When faced with the array of garden tools at the garden center, a new gardener can be forgiven for being confused and unsure of how to decide what is needed. There are all manner of shovels and rakes, … 0

Spring can be a fickle flirt

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Last week was a week of vacation for me; the famed (and much anticipated) spring break. In my mind, I had great plans and every day I awoke with the greatest of hopes for the day’s events. But … 0

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