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State puts conditions on virtual school

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

GREENFIELD — State officials have classified Greenfield’s cyber school application as “weak,” but will recommend the town be allowed to host a new state-authorized virtual school for the next three years. But local virtual school leaders must send the state three documents for approval in the coming months: the school’s bylaws by July 15, a draft contract with for-profit curriculum provider company K12 by Aug. 1 and an annual goals … 0

Town will not buy Lunt; ball fields up in air

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

GREENFIELD — The town has decided not to buy the former Lunt Silversmith property, but will go after about $500,000 owed on it in back taxes. The problem is, town officials say, that this leaves everyone wondering the fate of the three ball fields, and the entire property, which is currently in the … 0

Letter: Our drug problem

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

I hope its not too late to compliment The Recorder and Chris Curtis for the great series on the major drug crisis in Greenfield. Yes, it runs through all our lives now, regardless of class or race. I live on School Street, in one of those back-lot houses chopped into small apartments that are common in town. Twice in the past year, I’ve … 0

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Recorder/Paul Franz Puffy clouds and red maple leaves make for colorful symmetry at The Zion Korean Church on Main Street in Greenfield. Eye on the sky
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
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