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Keepers of the valley

Friday, June 14, 2013

When state authorities rolled into the towns south of Orange and Athol and forced 2,500 residents out of their homes, the people of the Swift River Valley left behind many of their artifacts, their memorabilia, their signs and appliances, their photographs … and their memories of how life had been in the four towns that were flooded to create the … 0

Museum marks anniversary with free admission, special events

Friday, June 14, 2013

The Whitaker-Clary house, Prescott Church museum, and carriage shed, all at 40 Elm St., off Route 202 in North New Salem, will be open Sundays … 0

Between the Rows: A walk in the woods

Friday, June 14, 2013

I’ve always known we have many different types of bird habitat here at the End of the Road. We have fields that surround our house … 0

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Recorder/Paul Franz A visitor pauses to take a photograph on the Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls on Tuesday. Pictures in bloom
"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 Fashion trend
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. 25th RiverFest draws young and old
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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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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, May 24, 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, May 24, 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

Friday, May 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

What’s the deal with violets?

Friday, May 24, 2013

With the arrival of spring, I am quite certain that you kids out there are jumping for joy. Finally gym class can be held outside! Softball, soccer, kickball and Frisbee are now on the table once again and … 0

Voice of Audubon: May 2

Friday, May 24, 2013

Here are this week’s bird sightings from the Voice of Audubon for western Massachusetts. The list of newly arriving songbirds is very long. It includes crested flycatchers, warbling vireos, wood thrushes, catbirds, 10 species of warblers, rose-breasted grosbeaks, scarlet tanagers, Baltimore orioles and bobolinks. Other notable species reported … 0

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