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Gill voters choose school board members

Monday, May 20, 2013

GILL — By narrow margins, Gill voters put their weight behind incumbent Marjorie Levenson and non-incumbent Charles Kelley in the three-way race for two Montague resident seats on the Gill-Montague School Committee. The school committee results are not final until combined with the votes cast in Montague, which were not available for this story. Gill and Montague residents vote for one another’s representatives on the nine-member committee, and the Montague … 0

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 … 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

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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 Barton Cove Bald Eagle takes off from tree on the island. On eagle’s wings
Joshua Cerone age 2 with mom Elizabeth and Dad Ben check out the aferican wildlife Faraway lands
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
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Recorder/Paul Franz Tom White stands in his Northfield studio with a finished teapot and several works-in-progress. He’ll host several potters at his Northfield studio and gallery at 205 Winchester Road.

Hit the pottery trail

Thursday, April 25, 2013

The Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail is back for its ninth year this weekend, and features nearly twice as many potters as before. With nine stops in Shelburne Falls, Greenfield, Northfield, Northampton, Florence, Hadley and Pelham, the annual event … 0

Turners Falls HS ranked 40th in state

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

TURNERS FALLS — On Tuesday, U.S. News & World Report magazine released its 2013 Best High School rankings, rating Turners Falls High School the 40th in the state, placing it in the top 12 percent of the state’s 358 public high schools and alone on that list in … 0

Prescription  Take Back Day sites  open on Saturday

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

If you have old, leftover, expired or unneeded medications around the house, don’t flush them or throw them in the garbage. Take them to a National Prescription Take Back Day drop-off point instead. The program is a collaboration between the Franklin and Hampshire County sheriffs departments, the Franklin … 0

Submitted photo Farmers and farm agents from around the region took part in an all-day workshop Wednesday at the University of Massachusetts Crops Research and Education Farm to look at ways to tap into the soil’s natural capacity to be a vital living system.

Workshop taps ‘secrets of the soil’

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

SOUTH DEERFIELD — When you get right down to it, there’s almost nothing as basic and magical as soil. It’s easy to take for granted, but 30 or so farmers and farm agents from around the region took … 0

Recorder/Paul Franz Lauding the charging station on Miles Street in Greenfield for electric and hybrid vehicles are Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Rick Sullivan, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Ken Kimmell and Deputy of Energy Resources Commissioner Mark Sylvia with Greenfield Mayor William Martin on Monday morning.

State plugs in electric car program

Monday, April 22, 2013

GREENFIELD — What better day than Earth Day for the state to announce its new grant program to help towns and cities buy electric vehicles and what better place than Greenfield, in front of two recently installed electric … 1

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

Gill-Montague Notebook

Friday, April 19, 2013

Street sweeping slated for next week GILL — Whether this information prompts relocation of a parked car or the sweeping of winter’s debris from the driveway into the streets for convenient disposal, residents of the Riverside neighborhood should be aware that street sweeping is scheduled for one day … 0

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