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Union 28 supt. tapped for new job in eastern Mass.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

ERVING — Joan Wickman, the seven-year superintendent of Union 28 schools, is in contract negotiations to take a new job as superintendent-principal of a public PreK-grade 8 school in Carlisle. The Carlisle School Committee voted unanimously late last week to appoint Wickman to the post, according to a notice on the school’s website. If contract negotiations are successful, she is expected to start Aug. 1. Wickman, a Westhampton resident, said … 0

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 … 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
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
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
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Letters tell a Franklin County love story

Thursday, February 14, 2013

They shared birthdays two days apart, and they lived about a mile from one another — he in Charlemont and she in Colrain. She was 33 when they saw one another that special September day at the Catamount … 0

Still digging out across county

Monday, February 11, 2013

While most hunkered down for the storm Friday night, Greenfield resident Terri Kerner reached for her skis and, leaving her Leyden Road home at 9:30 p.m., made the two-mile trek in time for the 11 p.m. start of … 0

Recorder/Peter MacDonald A pedestrian admires a large snow sculpture of the clown fish Nemo created in front of Tim’s barber shop on Federal Street in Greenfield

Here are safety tips to keep in mind for post-storm

Sunday, February 10, 2013

While by now most will have dug themselves out from the weekend’s blizzard, there are some winter safety tips to be observed even after the initial excavation. To facilitate access in the case of an emergency, Greenfield Fire … 0

Recorder/Peter MacDonald Lilly Ross loses control of her sled while sliding on new snow at Beacon Field in Greenfield

Storm was real snow job

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Sore backs and narrowed streets were the major legacies of the weekend snowstorm that left Franklin County blanketed in snow but largely unscathed, with police and firefighters around Franklin County reporting little damage. Most credited the road travel … 0

The containment vessel for the Yankee Rowe Nuclear Reactor is being disasembled. 04/05/25 Franz

Nuke waste suit nets Yankee $38.3M

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

It took 14 years, but the owners of the now-decommissioned Yankee Atomic Electric plant in Rowe have won a $38.3 million settlement from the federal government for its failure to meet a contractual obligation to take possession of … 0

UMass research  casts doubt on fish ladders

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Thousands of fish ladders have been constructed in the U.S. since the 1700s — many using tax dollars — but few people have assessed whether the passages built to help fish travel over dams actually work. It turns … 0

Fire chiefs request money  to study regional fire service

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Franklin County fire chiefs have raised the possibility of creating a regional fire service, asking area towns to help secure state money for a regionalization study. “The time is upon us to talk honestly and frankly about regionalization … 0

Recorder/ Peter Macdonald Concerned citizens jam the Great Hall at the Discovery Center in Turners Falls for the relicensing hearing for the Turners Falls Dam and Northfield Mountain Story Peter MacDonald

Groups, individuals sound off  on hydroelectric dam relicensing

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

TURNERS FALLS — What might owners of the hydroelectric stations on the Connecticut River do for Franklin County in return for using the river to make money in coming decades? Whitewater paddling, better river access for paddlers, more … 1

Shutesbury Dems  to caucus on Feb. 9

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

SHUTESBURY — The town Democratic Committee caucus and annual meeting will be held on Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. at the Shutesbury Elementary School. Delegates to the Democratic state convention will be elected. Contact P. Kim 413-259-1326 for further information.” All registered Democrats in Shutesbury are eligible to … 0

“Every Year, Every Day, I am Walking,” an award-winning play inspired by the stories of refugee children, has been performed around Africa, and in Europe, Asia and South America. It will premiere in the United States at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst’s Rand Theater.

‘Delightful & beautiful’: ‘South African play explores art & the trauma of loss

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

From the Congo, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Barundi and other parts of South Africa, the refugee children told their “Suitcase Stories,” part of an art therapy research project that helped them come to terms with what they’d experienced while walking … 0

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