Eye on the sky

Conway Church asks for $37,000 in trust funds for renovations

CONWAY -- The United Congregational Church has asked the Selectboard for $37,000 out of the M and M Germain Trust Fund. For $15,000, the historic church off Whately Road would renovate its bathrooms and…

Selectmen vote to keep Egypt Road open

WHATELY -- Egypt Road will stay open. The selectmen voted recently to stick to their original decision. "We heard both sides," said Selectman Joyce Palmer Fortune. "It wasn't something we did lightly.…

Deerfield pig farm hearing delayed

DEERFIELD -- The hearing to set the rules for a Stillwater Road pig farm has been pushed off at the request of the farmer. The new date for Stanley Romanowski, of 97 Stillwater Road, to go before the Board…

Amherst singer runner-up on 'The Voice'

Amherst resident Michelle Chamuel was named runner-up on "The Voice" finale this week, coming in second to winner Danielle Bradbery. Chamuel and Bradbery clutched hands as they awaited the announcement,…

Orange votes balanced budget

ORANGE -- On the second evening of the annual town meeting, after hours of deliberation, a round of applause rang out in Town Hall when voters passed a balanced budget of $17,537,714. The decision gives…

Local woman accused of stabbing man in the eye

GREENFIELD -- A local woman has pleaded innocent to a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, after she was accused of stabbing her ex boyfriend in the eye with her keys. Felicia N. Atherton,…

Trail Mix: Nature events in our area

"Perched" Swamp Tree Exploration June 29 The Pioneer Valley Institute will present its final program of the spring with a hike in and around a portion of the Great Swamp in Whately on Saturday, June 29.…

Speaking of Nature: The Savannah sparrow

The theme for the past week would certainly have to be rain. It rained a lot last week, then it rained again this weekend, and then -- surprise surprise -- it rained again. Everything is wet and sticky,…