Monday, May 6, 2013
WENDELL — Christine Heard will return to the Selectboard seat she has held since 1998. Voters returned Heard, of 149 Wendell Depot Road, to office for a three-year term with 202 votes, versus 77 cast for rival Nancy “Nan” Riebschlaeger of 74 Lockes Village Road. According to Town …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Picture yourself swimming under murky water, unable to see your own hand in front of your face. The only way you can find your way through the depths is by relying on a signal rope held in your …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Your front page AP article on May Day, “Shoppers face hurdles in finding ethical clothing” couldn’t have been better timed. I am a firm believer in “shop locally” and pratice what I preach. I particularly treasure our locally-owned businesses especially Wilson’s, The World Eye Bookshop and the Magical …
Friday, May 3, 2013
The Pioneer Valley Symphony, the 74-year-old community symphony and orchestra based in Greenfield, will be honored next week as one of the area’s “outstanding organizations.” The symphony will be one of four recipients honored at New England Public Radio’s 5th annual Arts and Humanities Gala on Tuesday night …
Friday, May 3, 2013
ASHFIELD Annual town meeting/election: Today 10 a.m. in Town Hall. Board of Assessors: Monday 6 p.m. in Town Hall. Conservation Commission: Wednesday 7:30 p.m. in Town Hall. BERNARDSTON Planning Board: Monday 6:30 p.m. in Antonio’s Pizza. Cultural Council: Monday 6:30 p.m. in Town Hall. Agricultural Commission: Tuesday 7:30 …
Friday, May 3, 2013
Six Franklin County towns have made the Boston Globe’s “Top 25 Places to Live in Massachusetts” list. Shelburne, Leverett, Rowe, Greenfield, Northfield and Gill all made the list, which can be found on Boston.com. The Globe did an online survey of its readers, saying it wanted to match …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
WENDELL — Voters Monday will be presented with two options for the Selectboard, as long-time incumbent Christine Heard faces a challenge from Nancy Riebschlaeger. There are no other races on the ballot, but there are two vacancies for which Town Clerk Gretchen Smith would like to encourage write-in …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Hello neighbor. I have spent a good deal of time with dinosaurs over the past six months or so. Grandson Justin is absolutely fascinated and sometimes mesmerized by them. He calls them “Big Das,” because he can’t quite say “dinosaur” yet. I mention this because on Wednesday at …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
ORANGE — A Mahar Regional High School social studies teacher says he was suspended without cause and without pay for 21 days. Now Michael Magee is speaking out against the unfair treatment he said he received from outgoing Superintendent Michael Baldassarre, and plans to take his appeal to …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
DEERFIELD — Voters here have overwhelmingly supported a resolution calling on Baystate Health System to keep services and resources at the Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. At its Monday annual town meeting, Deerfield was the first of 10 Franklin County towns to vote on the resolution. It …
