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ROWE — What started as weekly hikes around Pelham Lake Park has evolved into a school in the forest where Rowe Elementary School students learn English, science and social studies.Principal Bill Knittle said outdoor education has been a fundamental...

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GREENFIELD — A real-life treasure hunt is underway in New England, and it may end with a 24-karat gold statue being found in the woods.Each day, Project Skydrop, a game created by New Hampshire game developer Jason Rohrer with help from creative...

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It’s never too late to follow a dream or pursue a passion, as proven by Haydenville artist Madge Evers, whose latest collection of mushroom spore prints, “The New Herbarium,” is now on display at Salmon Falls Gallery in Shelburne Falls.Evers said she...

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BUCKLAND — A Mohawk Trail Regional School senior has been recognized as one of the top-scoring PSAT takers across the nation and named as a National Merit Scholarship Program semi-finalist.Eliza Crowell, a senior from Buckland, took the PSAT...

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COLRAIN — Native shrubs and flowers have been planted in the town center, encouraging native insects to make Colrain their home.Elizabeth Erickson, an organizer behind the Colrain Pollinator Garden, said the project has been a work in progress for a...

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GREENFIELD — Innovintage Place, an antique and artisan collective at 76 Hope St., is holding a sale to clear out merchandise in preparation for a month-long closure due to construction. The store will be closed throughout the month of October amid...

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Following Superintendent Mark Shippee’s retirement after 33 years of service, Jeff Johnston has settled in as the Shelburne Highway Department’s new leader.Shelburne Selectboard member Andrew Baker shared during Monday’s board meeting that Johnston,...

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GREENFIELD — Recovering from a substance abuse disorder is a journey that takes people on many different paths. To recognize that journey and the various resources that are available to help people during National Recovery Month, The RECOVER Project...

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DEERFIELD — Larry, Moe and Curly are settling in at ServiceNet’s group home and are embracing their role not as a comedic trio, but as therapy professionals.The three Alpine goats, named after The Three Stooges, are providing residents with emotional...

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ASHFIELD — Opening night of the 16th annual Ashfield Film Festival brought Oscar-winning filmmaker Darius Marder home for a screening of his film, “Sound of Metal.” “Sound of Metal,” a 2019 film starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke and Paul Raci, follows...

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COLRAIN — The Colrain Fire Department is rolling out a program geared toward increasing safety by offering free smoke detectors, lock boxes and classes on what to do during an emergency. Volunteer firefighter Alex Lilly recently took a trip to the...

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SHELBURNE — Looking ahead to next year’s Annual Town Meeting, the Planning Board is getting a jump on developing new bylaws to present to voters that would restrict mobile food establishments, regulate battery storage for large-scale energy projects...

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HEATH — The Bruce Mattson Band will headline a benefit concert to raise money for the Heath Historical Society on Saturday, Sept. 28.“The Bruce Mattson Band draws freely from New Orleans R&B, jazz and blues,” the Historical Society wrote in an event...

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SHELBURNE FALLS — Organizers of the first-ever Shelburne Falls Oktoberfest plan to bring family fun while raising money for Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School’s annual trip to Nature’s Classroom. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on...

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SHELBURNE — Police are investigating a series of scam emails that threaten to share a resident’s personal information if they don’t pay the sender using Bitcoin.Detective Tucker Jenkins said the Shelburne Police Department has received eight reports...

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SHELBURNE FALLS — A steady flow of art is arriving to the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center at 53 Main St. this week for the Colrain Historical Society’s fifth annual Colrain on Canvas.The show, to be held Saturday, Sept. 21, and Sunday, Sept. 22,...

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BUCKLAND — Thanks to a $300,000 grant from the state Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Mohawk Trail Regional School is looking to hire one full-time and one part-time mental health clinician through the Bridge for Resilient Youth in...

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CHARLEMONT — Outdoor time anyone? Piti Theatre Co., an award-winning theater troupe, is launching “Bee and Blossom,” a program designed to encourage nature and arts exploration for children up to 8 years old.The program allows kids time to play...

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TURNERS FALLS — After Jess Marsh Wissemann moved to Sunderland in 2010 to work on her husband’s family farm, she took on creative jobs, such as crafting signs that Warner Farm could take to farmers markets. What began as sketching on chalkboards grew...

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COLRAIN — Construction on the Jacksonville Road slope stabilization project is set to begin on Monday.Work will include removing material from a failed slope along the road, constructing a new slope made up of layers of crushed stone and filter fabric...