Greenfield

Retiring principal makes bid for school board

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

GREENFIELD — With just a week to go before the town’s June 25 election, retiring Greenfield grade school principal Donna Gleason has launched a write-in campaign for School Committee. She’ll challenge the two previously uncontested candidates on the ballot for two available three-year seats: teacher Margaret Betts and public relations writer Wesley Blixt. Gleason, 65, of 31 Vernon St., will retire on June 30 as principal of the Discovery School … 0

Driver in fatal accident gets suspended sentence

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

GREENFIELD — The teenage driver of a car that struck and fatally injured a Connecticut motorcyclist last July has been given a suspended jail sentence and community service, speaking about distracted driving. Jacob M. Earl, 18, of 121 Elm St., Buckland, was initially cited for negligent operation and marked lanes violation in the July 21 crash, which sent two motorcyclists to the hospital. … 0

Submitted photo Executive Director Matthew Glassman performs in the development of Double Edge Theater's “The Grand Parade of the 20th Century.”

Double Edge founder wins $225K award

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

ASHFIELD — Double Edge Theatre’s founder and artistic director, Stacy Klein, has received the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s 2013 Artist Award, presented to “20 of America’s most vital artists working in the fields of contemporary dance, jazz and theatre.” Klein is the only Massachusetts artist chosen by the New York-based foundation to receive … 0

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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
Recorder/Paul Franz Duke and Cooper swim in the Green River playing fetch with their owner Mark Rowe of Greenfield. Buddy system
Recorder/Paul Franz Ken Long of Turners Falls paddles in from some early morning fishing in a Wendell pond on Friday morning. Fishing spot
Recorder/Paul Franz Mohawk and Hawlemont fifth-graders got to experience colonial life at the Wilder Homestead in Buckland on Thursday. Jennifer Lee, a Narragansett descendent from Plainfield, talked about Native American life at her Eastern Conical Wigwam to students Evan Shippee, Hjordis Aho and Maitreya Smith. A taste of colonial life
Recorder/Paul Franz Paula Parsons of Northfield swings with her granddaughter Adele Ross, 4, of Greenfield, on Tuesday at Unity Park in Turners Falls. Swing shift
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
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Volunteers, students team up in penpal program

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

GREENFIELD — C.S. Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” has been a classroom bookshelf classic for six decades, a blockbuster movie hit and, this spring, the topic of a series of letters between Greenfield sixth-graders and their pen pals around the community. In the third year … 0

Council to vote on controversial reappointment

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

GREENFIELD — Mayor William Martin has said he is not going to play “political games” with town councilors who are trying to block a longtime Planning Board member’s nomination to a new term. After hearing that four members of the Town Council’s five-member Appointment and Ordinance Committee voted … 0

Town Council to discuss election changes

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

GREENFIELD — Town Council will discuss possible changes to election dates and how long officials serve in town government at its regular monthly meeting tonight beginning at 7. The full council will discuss lengthening the terms of mayor, town councilors and School Committee members to four years, or … 0

Head Start cuts hit home locally

Monday, June 17, 2013

GREENFIELD — In the wake of federal spending cuts and a need to increase quality, anti-poverty agency Community Action is reorganizing its “Head Start” program — resulting in 129 fewer poor children across the Pioneer Valley who will be able to enroll in the free or discounted preschool/childcare … 0

Former Athol man going to prison for child rape

Monday, June 17, 2013

GREENFIELD — Seven to 10 years in a state prison followed by 10 years of probation was the sentence handed down for convicted child-rapist Joshua Matthews. Judge Mary-Lou Rup sentenced Matthews on Monday in Greenfield Superior Court following sentencing recommendations from the defense and prosecution lawyers. A jury … 0

Recorder file/Geoff Bluh In 2010, Ella Lester of Shutesbury, left, and Beatrice Gould of Pelham play on the beach at Lake Wyola State Park.

Neighbors: Get out and enjoy our parks

Monday, June 17, 2013

Hello neighbor. It’s time to get out and enjoy Franklin County’s parks. So many towns have pretty impressive parks, where children can play and adults can sit, relax or read ... whatever you feel like doing. Greenfield has … 0

State will back Greenfield’s virtual school

Monday, June 17, 2013

GREENFIELD — Greenfield’s quest to secure Massachusetts’ first state-authorized virtual school certificate will have the backing of a recommendation by the state education commissioner, an education official said Monday. But Commissioner Mitchell Chester’s memo — which will be sent early this week to members of the Board of … 1

Solstice events at UMass set for Thursday, Friday

Sunday, June 16, 2013

AMHERST — The public is invited to witness sunrise and sunset associated with the summer solstice among the standing stones of the UMass Sunwheel on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. for sunset and on June 21 at 5 a.m. for sunrise. These events will mark the astronomical change of … 0

Sticker soon to be needed at transfer station

Sunday, June 16, 2013

GREENFIELD — Residents will soon not only be required to buy stickers for every trash bag they place at the curb, but will have to buy a sticker to use the transfer station. The town will begin requiring the sticker, which will cost $5 and be good for … 0

Building better fathers, stronger sons

Friday, June 14, 2013

TURNERS FALLS — On Monday, once fathers have finished basking in the general glow of Father’s Day, they are invited to a discussion on the topic of raising boys to be healthier men. The day after Father’s Day, a variety of social service groups invite parents, professionals and … 0

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