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Orange votes balanced budget

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

ORANGE — On the second evening of the annual town meeting, after hours of deliberation, a round of applause rang out in Town Hall when voters passed a balanced budget of $17,537,714. The decision gives the nod so officials can move forward in setting the tax rate and filing a balanced budget with the state over the next few weeks. Finance Committee Chairwoman Linda Smith told voters Tuesday committee members … 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

Motion to slash preschool opposed

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

ORANGE — While some tweaks to budget line items were approved at the annual meeting this week, tempers wore thin as the hour grew later and a major cut in school spending was suggested by a Finance Committee member. Bob Anderson made the most drastic of all proposed changes to next year’s budget sometime around 10 p.m. Monday. Speaking “as a private citizen,” … 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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Young birthday neighbor meets ‘Iron Man’ in S.F.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Hello, neighbor. You all know by now that one of my favorite places in Franklin County is the Quabbin Reservoir. The reason I bring this up at this time is because, as you will see below, there is … 0

Recorder/David Rainville The Leyden Knights, minus two stray teammates, pose proudly at the Franklin County Fairgrounds Saturday after completing their first Relay for Life, and beating their $500 fundraising goal. Team captain Melissa Adamski, front and center, rallied her troops for thier first relay, after losing her mother and two friends to cancer.

Relay for Life raises $210,000 and counting

Sunday, June 9, 2013

GREENFIELD — After a night of downpours, the sun broke through the clouds Saturday morning, shining brightly for the last laps of the 18th annual Relay for Life of Franklin County. Many of those who walked in the … 0

Transition Towns seeks short films

Sunday, June 9, 2013

GREENFIELD — Transition Towns will roll out the red carpet for its second annual film festival in a few months. But, before it holds its Oct. 25 festival at Greenfield Community College, it need films. That’s where you come in. The 2013 Pioneer Valley Transition Towns Film Festival … 0

Proposed Orange budget has money to turn streetlights back on

Friday, June 7, 2013

ORANGE — Finance Committee members put $25,000 into next year’s budget so the town can relight streetlights. “People really want the streetlights turned back on…,” said Finance Committee Chairwoman Linda Smith, “Whenever someone comes up to me to talk about town finances, it’s usually about streetlights.” While Smith … 0

Watershed council monitors river conditions

Friday, June 7, 2013

TURNERS FALLS — As of Thursday, bacteria levels at the Barton Cove state boat ramp had returned to “clean for boating and swimming” after elevated conditions one week earlier, according to the Connecticut River Watershed Council’s weekly monitoring program. But then came the rains overnight Thursday and Friday … 0

Regional Notebook

Friday, June 7, 2013

Today’s car wash rescheduled  to Sunday because of weather SUNDERLAND — Due to a forecast of rain for today, the Pioneer Valley Juniors car wash fundraiser at Warner Brothers, 112 Amherst Road in Sunderland, has been rescheduled to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fundraiser will … 0

Backpack troubadours

Friday, June 7, 2013

Some musical groups take private jets from show to show. Others ride in posh tour buses, with all the comforts of home. Some fledgling acts travel in minivans packed like sardine tins. Then there’s Mark Mandeville and Raianne … 0

Area’s strawberry season  set to open

Thursday, June 6, 2013

The berries are in. But if you want to pick your own strawberries, you’ll have to wait, at least a few days. Growers in Montague, Sunderland, Gill and Whately have begun picking this year’s berries, generally the second crop after asparagus. Thanks to unseasonably warm weather last week, … 0

Photo courtesy of www.patandtex.com/Alan Thornton Tex and Pat LaMountain will be performing at Saturday's farmers market at Court Square in Greenfield.

Neighbors: Former longtime coach, teacher hurt in crash

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Hello neighbor. I got some disturbing news this week. I’m sure many of you remember Jack Zabek, who arrived at Frontier Regional School in 1972 as a physical education teacher. He coached boys’ basketball until 1994 and began … 0

Editorial: Shameful turnout

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Two recent attempts at holding a special town meeting in Orange have failed to attract the necessary number of residents for a quorum. It’s a disturbing series of events to say the least ... and one, we hope, that is a coincidence rather than a sign that Orange … 0

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