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Deerfield’s Tilton Library expansion ‘takes a village’
SOUTH DEERFIELD — With tosses of dirt, dozens of residents, town officials and legislators celebrated the start of Tilton Library’s expansion Friday morning.The ceremony was more than a decade in the making and officially kicked off the project as the...
From fair to fantastic: Memorial Hall Museum exhibit shows how Green River Festival blossomed over 37 years
In anticipation of Green River Festival in June, the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA) and former festival operator Signature Sounds are presenting a history of the region’s largest and most popular musical event.With a trove of...
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High Schools: Big sixth inning propels Franklin Tech past Smith Vocational (PHOTOS)
Leading Smith Vocational 3-2 going into the bottom of the sixth, the Franklin Tech baseball team's bats came to life. The Eagles put four across in the inning, and Kyle Begos closed things out in the seventh, allowing Franklin Tech to come away with a...
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My Turn: Valuing the grave work of funeral service providers
When my parents died unexpectedly 30 days apart, I never questioned if the funeral professionals caring for my father realized that they had also cared for my mother only weeks before. Are any of us, when in the vise grip of loss and grief, engulfed...
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Retired police officer, veteran opens firearms training academy in Millers Falls
MILLERS FALLS — The Western Massachusetts Training & Education Academy offers an array of firearm courses taught by certified instructor and U.S. Marine veteran Leon “Lee” Laster. But you won’t find live ammunition on site.That’s because the new...
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Valley Bounty: Fibers for farmers: Western Massachusetts Fibershed turns local ‘throw away’ wool into fertilizer pellets
Local wool for your wardrobe … and for your garden?That’s the idea behind a new project from Western Massachusetts Fibershed, an organization working to strengthen our local fiber economy, right alongside our local food economy.Peggy Hart is a core...
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Montague, MA - Cecile Anna (Ouellet) Chartier, 95 years old, of Turnpike Rd. passed away Wednesday April 24, 2024 at Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility. She was born in La Poca Tier, Quebec, Canada November 22, 1928, the daughter of ... remainder of obit for Cecile A. Chartier
Bedford, MA - On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Joan Clausen Vander Vliet, of Carleton Willard Village in Bedford, MA, went home to God surrounded by her loving family. Born in New Rochelle, NY on November 15, 1929, she was the daughter of ... remainder of obit for Joan Vander Vliet
Turners Falls, MA - Linda S. (Gravelle) Rodovich, 71, of Warner Street died Sunday 5/5/24 at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Greenfield on September 1, 1952, the daughter of Emil and Phyllis (Phelan) Gravelle... remainder of obit for Linda S. Rodovich
Alfreda "Sally" M. (Steven's) LaBier Greenfield, MA - Alfreda "Sally" M. (Stevens) LaBier, 79, of Greenfield, died Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at Bear Mountain Healthcare in West Springfield; after a long period of physical and mental decline ... remainder of obit for Alfreda M. LaBier