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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
I see on the local news that our senator, Elizabeth Warren, stood up in support of criminals recently. I am referring, of course, to her standing up and showing her support and vowing to help illegal aliens. This is direct violation of her vow to uphold the Constitution …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Hello neighbor. I wrote a story, which ran on April 12, about 5-year-old Ella Bartlett of Montague and the many physical struggles she has endured throughout her short life. Through the efforts of her many doctors, Ella was …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
MONTAGUE — The town will hold a special election to fill the unexpired term of Selectman Patricia Allen on June 25, in concert with the state election to fill Senator Kerry’s vacant seat. Allen announced recently she will step down June 24. Residents interested in running for the …
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The bombing of the Boston Marathon, and the grisly images broadcast in its aftermath, could have lasting effects for some of those who were there or witnessed it second-hand. “(Traumatized) people may have an overwhelming sense that danger could lurk anywhere,” explained Dr. Amy Kahn, a Northampton psychologist …
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
TURNERS FALLS — Longtime selectman Patricia Allen announced at Tuesday’s meeting of the Montague Board of Selectmen that she will resign her post effective June 24. Allen said she had every intention of completing her term when elected, but circumstances within her family have changed dramatically within the …
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
TURNERS FALLS — If you hoped to shake off winter’s grip in the Franklin County Spring Parade this Saturday, hang in there for a day. Citing impending weather, organizers have shifted the parade to Sunday. “It stinks to have to do this, but as the old saying goes …