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Money for machines

Friday, May 17, 2013

TURNERS FALLS — Manufacturers’ effort to secure $500,000 for new metal-working machines at Franklin County Technical School — to help train 21st century metal workers for local industries desperate for such workers — won another victory Wednesday: a $250,000 proposed allocation from the state’s Senate Ways and Means Committee. The Senate committee’s budget proposal said, “that not less than $250,000 shall be used for a pilot program in Franklin County … 0

Elder services gets boost in Senate budget

Friday, May 17, 2013

TURNERS FALLS — Programs that allow poor elders to receive care in their own households, instead of turning to nursing homes, will see increases in funding next year — a much needed step in the right direction, said officials that help administer elder services. “The last four years have been hard for elder services. This year, we are seeing long overdue emphasis on … 0

Recorder/David Rainville Northfield Dive Rescue Team members help each other out of the water during a swift-water rescue training on the Miller's River in Erving April 21.

Dive team raises money for underwater radios

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Picture yourself swimming under murky water, unable to see your own hand in front of your face. The only way you can find your way through the depths is by relying on a signal rope held in your hand as you search through the darkness. For the Northfield Dive Rescue Team, this is … 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
Recorder/Paul Franz John Graves of the Greenfield Department of Public Works flushes sediment from fire hydrants on Federal Street on Monday. Spray zone
Recorder/Mike Phillips It looks like snow in May during this foam demonstration by firefighters. Fire engine fans
Recorder/Paul Franz Ethan Monk, Gabriel Osciak, Lilly Savoie and Kailyn Santiago fill garden frames with soil and compost where the second graders and the rest of the Four Corners students hope to raise vegetables. ‘Plant a radish’
Recorder/Paul Franz Michaelene Sexton walks Scruffy and Lilith at the Green River Swimming and Recreation Area on Wednesday. Out for a walk
Recorder/Paul Franz A mute swan floats on Barton Cove Sunday morning. Floatin’ feathers
Recorder/Paul Franz Ken Cook of Adams Donuts in Greenfield is now selling their donuts and other items out of the cafe at the Olver Transit Center in Greenfield. Sherman James of Springfield was one of his first customers on Monday. Rolling in
Recorder/Mike Phillips These two deer were photographed at Quabbin Park. Quabbin denizens
Recorder/Paul Franz Four Corners students Maelin Manning, Matt Provencal and Lilly Savoie chase a playground ball in a field of dandelions on Wednesday at the Greenfield School. Dandelion romp
Recorder/Geoff Bluh Northfield potter Tom White, left, held a pottery show at his studio on Saturday for the annual Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail. At right, musician Jenny Smith of Greenfield looks over some of his work. Smith was among a group of traditional musicians playing “old-time” music during the event. Three other potters were showing as well: Angela Fina, Sam Taylor and Hayne Bayless. White said the show was very well attended throughout the day. Pottery sale
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Free legal advice available

Monday, April 22, 2013

Interested residents of western Massachusetts can receive free legal advice on May 21 through the Massachusetts Bar Association’s semiannual Dial-A-Lawyer call-in program. Volunteer lawyers from the MBA will field phone calls from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. from residents of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties who have legal … 0

Kevin Gifford from Greenfield plays his violin during the Artspace first annual String Celebration held at Greenfield High School ROP 12/5/6 MacDonald

Neighbors: Intense week, never to forget

Monday, April 22, 2013

Hello neighbor. A very tense, pins-and-needles-type of week is behind us — although I don’t think last week will ever be forgotten. We all heard the news on Monday, whether we were listening to the radio at the … 0

Conway  to consider moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries

Monday, April 22, 2013

BOSTON — State Sen. Stanley Rosenberg was honored recently for his work to benefit children and families of Massachusetts during the Step Up For Prevention ceremony held by the Children’s Trust Fund at the Statehouse. Senate President Therese Murray said “Senator Rosenberg is a leader on many important … 0

Preservation grants available for Civil War monuments, sites

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Applications are being accepted for a Civil War Preservation Grant program, offered by the Massachusetts Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War. Funded by the Legislature, the program is designed to preserve objects and sites in the state that are … 0

Recorder/David Rainville John Lepore takes in the view from the top of the 84-acre Charity Lot off Bald Mountain Road in Bernardston Tuesday.

Charity Lot to be surveyed for future planning

Friday, April 19, 2013

BERNARDSTON — Before the town can decide what to do with the Charity Lot forest, it has to answer some questions, the first being “how big is it?” It’s anywhere from 78 to 99 acres, depending on where … 0

Letter: Presidential disgrace

Thursday, April 18, 2013

“Obama himself flew to Connecticut for a new gun-control speech, and he was bringing relatives of Newtown shooting victims back to Washington on Air Force One to lobby members of Congress,” quoted from The Recorder April 9/Obama’s agenda on line this week — Julie Pace AP. Keep in … 0

Area psychologists offer free trauma counseling

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The bombing of the Boston Marathon, and the grisly images broadcast in its aftermath, could have lasting effects for some of those who were there or witnessed it second-hand. “(Traumatized) people may have an overwhelming sense that danger could lurk anywhere,” explained Dr. Amy Kahn, a Northampton psychologist … 0

Tech students earn cosmetology licenses

Monday, April 15, 2013

TURNERS FALLS — Four Franklin County Technical School cosmetology students have earned their cosmetology operator’s license allowing them to practice professionally. That includes the first male student to do so. Milton Rock IV, 18, of Shelburne Falls, Leslie … 0

Neighbors: Montague woman celebrates 100th birthday

Monday, April 15, 2013

Hello neighbor. One of our neighbors in Montague celebrated a huge milestone this past weekend. Stachia Plaza turned 100 on Saturday. From what I hear, her family threw her quite the birthday bash at St. Kaz’s in Turners Falls with more than 100 people attending. Stachia was born … 0

Recorder/Paul Franz April snow coats the Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls.

Give me a (spring) break!

Friday, April 12, 2013

Around the county, people looked out of their windows Friday, and uttered an all-too-familiar four-letter word. Snow. Friday’s wintry weather came as a shock to many, and kept emergency workers busy as cars slid off the road, one … 0

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