Greenfield

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

Kitchen confusion

Friday, May 17, 2013

GREENFIELD — Confusion over the Greenfield School Building Committee’s plans to move the high school’s kitchen during construction came to a head Tuesday — after the project’s architect sent a bill for work the committee wasn’t aware was being done. Lead architect Lee Dore asked the building committee to pay $6,380 for design work done by a Massachusetts-based food service consultant on a … 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
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

Other Local News

Letter: The message

Friday, April 26, 2013

I have been wondering when the perpetrators of the bombing in Boston were going to claim what they did and tell us why they did it. Usually they are trying to send a message of some kind. I have news for them. They did send a message loud … 0

Recorder/Paul Franz
Fourth-grade student Eric Dietz throws a shovel full of dirt on the elm tree planted in front of the Greenfield Middle School on Friday, Arbor Day, by the Greenfield Department of Public Works and the Greenfield Tree Committee.

Greenfield celebrates Arbor Day at GMS Friday

Friday, April 26, 2013

GREENFIELD — Greenfield celebrated the value and beauty of trees with Greenfield Middle School students at an Arbor Day celebration and tree planting on Friday at the school on Federal Street. There were presentations by fourth- and fifth-graders … 0

Arson suspect ordered held after hearing

Friday, April 26, 2013

GREENFIELD — The suspect in the Tuesday night arson of a Shelburne home was ordered held without bail at a dangerousness hearing Friday. Jeremiah Longe, 32, stands accused of setting his estranged wife’s two-family home on fire while she was out of the state on vacation. He was … 0

Neighbors: Plenty to do as warmer weather arrives

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Hello neighbor. I’m not going to take up a lot of your time today, because I have a lot of events to tell you about. Many of us got to see the Full Pink Moon Thursday night. I’m writing this before it happens, but I’m sure it’s going … 0

YMCA Healthy Kids Day Saturday

Thursday, April 25, 2013

On Saturday, the YMCA in Greenfield will celebrate YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day with a free community event that encourages children ages 6 to 12 in Franklin County to get moving and learning. The Y’s national initiative to improve families’ health and well-being, takes place at 1,900 Ys and … 0

Recorder file/Geoff Bluh
Jane Dorval of Greenfield buys some fresh picked asparagus from Richard Wysk of Hadley at the opening day of the Greenfield Farmers Market in 2011.

Greenfield Farmers Market resumes on Saturday

Thursday, April 25, 2013

GREENFIELD — Starting Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Court Square and the town common will once again be bustling with farmers and shoppers as the Greenfield Farmers Market opens for the season with 25 vendors. There … 0

Lights, camera, action!

Thursday, April 25, 2013

GREENFIELD — A music video featuring a rap on the history of Greenfield. A highlight reel of trick basketball shots. A stop-motion animation using Post-it notes. Thirty-four films — all made by Greenfield Public Schools students in kindergarten through Grade 12 — will be shown this weekend at … 0

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

Nurses: State’s proposal on overtime ban too lax

Thursday, April 25, 2013

GREENFIELD — A new statewide ban on mandatory overtime for nurses will allow for exceptions in dire cases like a natural disaster or terrorist attack but not in situations caused by holes in staffing schedules, a state agency is proposing. But because hospital officials across the state would … 0

Cafe to open in Greenfield transit center on Monday

Thursday, April 25, 2013

GREENFIELD — Bus passengers, and anyone else who wants a fresh doughnut with their hot or iced coffee will be able to get one at the new cafe opening Monday morning at 7 in the John W. Olver Transit Center on the corner of Bank Row and Olive … 0

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Float your boat

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