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Recorder/Peter MacDonald Wesley Blixt running for school committee in Greenfield

Meet Greenfield School Committee candidates Wednesday

Monday, May 20, 2013

GREENFIELD — The absence of a Greenfield School Committee race this year should not mean that residents miss out on the opportunity to get to know the two candidates, believes former Town Councilor Alfred Siano. That’s why Siano and his wife Mary are hosting an open meet-and-greet for candidates Margaret Betts and Wesley Blixt at their home at 10 Meadowood Drive on Wednesday night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. “It’s a chance for us to host them and provide an opportunity for people ... to come and listen to what they have to say regarding why they want to be a School Committee member,” said … 0

Recorder file photo The Greenfield Town Council will vote tonight on whether to borrow $1.5 million so the town can buy the former Lunt Silversmith property on Federal Street.

Greenfield looking at options for Lunt property

Monday, May 20, 2013

GREENFIELD — The town is looking at its options as it moves forward with plans for the former Lunt Silversmith property on Federal Street. Those options include negotiating a new contract with the owner, taking the property by friendly tax title, or buying the fields and design center first, and waiting to purchase … 0

Letter: Going hungry

Monday, May 20, 2013

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported me financially and with daily messages as I endured the program “Live below the Line.” For five days, I lived on $1.50 a day which had to include my breakfast, lunch and dinner. The point was to display what extreme poverty looked like worldwide. The money I raised will be donated to … 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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Letter: ‘Ag-gag’

Sunday, May 5, 2013

“Despicable, unconstitutional, ridiculous, immature, idiotic, and mendacious.” And that’s just how Tennessee newspapers characterized the state’s “ag-gag” bill now awaiting governor’s signature. “Ag-gag” bills criminalize whistleblowing that exposes animal abuses, unsafe working conditions, and environmental problems on factory farms. Instead of encouraging whistleblowing and preventing these violations, ag-gag … 0

Police: Local man faces kidnapping, other charges

Sunday, May 5, 2013

GREENFIELD — A local man faces kidnapping and other charges after allegedly violating a restraining order and preventing his ex-girlfriend from leaving her apartment, according to police. Sgt. David Rice said police received a report that a man might be holding his ex-girlfriend against her will in her … 0

Symphony named one of area’s ‘outstanding organizations’

Friday, May 3, 2013

The Pioneer Valley Symphony, the 74-year-old community symphony and orchestra based in Greenfield, will be honored next week as one of the area’s “outstanding organizations.” The symphony will be one of four recipients honored at New England Public Radio’s 5th annual Arts and Humanities Gala on Tuesday night … 0

Recorder/David Rainville The top to Greenfield's Boston Post cane recently turned up, a little worse for wear, after it went missing from Town Hall in October of 2011.

Cane top returns

Friday, May 3, 2013

GREENFIELD — More than a year after it mysteriously vanished from Town Hall, the rolled-gold top of the town’s Boston Post Cane has returned. Its discovery is almost as much of a mystery as its disappearance. Local historian … 0

Meetings for week of May 6

Friday, May 3, 2013

ASHFIELD Annual town meeting/election: Today 10 a.m. in Town Hall. Board of Assessors: Monday 6 p.m. in Town Hall. Conservation Commission: Wednesday 7:30 p.m. in Town Hall. BERNARDSTON Planning Board: Monday 6:30 p.m. in Antonio’s Pizza. Cultural Council: Monday 6:30 p.m. in Town Hall. Agricultural Commission: Tuesday 7:30 … 0

Parking available at GHS for concert tonight

Friday, May 3, 2013

GREENFIELD — With a large turnout expected for tonight’s Paul Calcari retirement music concert, more on-site parking has been opened up at the high school. It will be the final show for retiring music director Calcari and he will be joined by hundreds of his former students from … 0

Greenfield man dies after jumping from downtown building

Friday, May 3, 2013

GREENFIELD — A local man has died of injuries from jumping off a fourth-floor fire escape. The 51-year-old man, whom police have declined to identify, jumped from a fire escape on the rear of an apartment building on Chapman Street Wednesday night, according to Detective Lt. Daniel McCarthy. … 0

Recorder/Paul Franz Paul Calcari

One more show for retiring Greenfield music director and his many students

Friday, May 3, 2013

GREENFIELD — When Paul Calcari walked into the Greenfield High School’s music room at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, many of his students were already there — sitting on the floor chatting, eating breakfast or casually leaning on the … 0

Six area towns make list of ‘best places to live’ in Mass.

Friday, May 3, 2013

Six Franklin County towns have made the Boston Globe’s “Top 25 Places to Live in Massachusetts” list. Shelburne, Leverett, Rowe, Greenfield, Northfield and Gill all made the list, which can be found on Boston.com. The Globe did an online survey of its readers, saying it wanted to match … 0

GCC graduate among 29 honored at Statehouse

Friday, May 3, 2013

GREENFIELD — A recent Greenfield Community College graduate who incorporated his love for film into building up academic and extracurricular programs at his school was among the “29 Who Shine” who were honored at the Statehouse Thursday. Gov. … 0

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