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Photo by Jane Beatrice Wegscheider Buckland Selectman Cheryl L. Dukes, near the Town Hall mosaic.

Buckland selectman’s essay picked for ‘This I Believe’

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

BUCKLAND — In 2007, Cheryl L. Dukes wrote an essay about living in a small town as a project for a media class at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. On Friday, that essay will be featured on “This I Believe,” on SiriusXM satellite radio’s Bob Edwards Show, and on National Public Radio’s “Bob Edwards Weekend.” The essay can’t be printed … 0

Recorder file/Paul Franz The United Congregational Church has asked the Conway Selectboard for $37,000 to renovate its bathrooms and install a ramp.

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

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

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 for $22,000 it would install a ramp. The proposals tie in with one of the trust fund’s purposes — … 0

This photo released by NBC shows finalist Michelle Chamuel performing on the singing competition series "The Voice," in Los Angeles. Chamuel was voted as runner-up to Danielle Bradbery on Tuesday night. AP Photo/NBC,Tyler Golden

Amherst singer runner-up on ‘The Voice’

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

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, as did their respective coaches, Usher and Blake Shelton. The Swon Brothers, also coached by Blake Shelton, finished in third place. Chamuel advanced … 0

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