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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

Local Photography »
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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