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  • Patricia Gillepsie practices cantering with her horse at Stone Pony Farm in Leverett on June 16, 2013. She has been riding horses since 1989.

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    Patricia Gillepsie practices cantering with her horse at Stone Pony Farm in Leverett on June 16, 2013. She has been riding horses since 1989. AYRIKA WHITNEY Purchase photo reprints »

  • Center, from left: Sarah Dobrow, Sage Loomis, Heather Giguere
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  • Belchertown Head Coach Matt Stenuis calls a time out in the first inning after Wahconah scored four runs Wednesday at Sortino Field.
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    Belchertown Head Coach Matt Stenuis calls a time out in the first inning after Wahconah scored four runs Wednesday at Sortino Field. JERREY ROBERTS Purchase photo reprints »

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  • Abdou Sarr teaches the second graders of Bridge Street School in Northampton about African dances Friday during the school's Celebrate the World festival. The school received a grant from the Northampton Education Foundation to bring Sarr and Tony Vacca (not pictured) to the school for their international festivities.

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    Abdou Sarr teaches the second graders of Bridge Street School in Northampton about African dances Friday during the school's Celebrate the World festival. The school received a grant from the Northampton Education Foundation to bring Sarr and Tony Vacca (not pictured) to the school for their international festivities. AYRIKA WHITNEY Purchase photo reprints »

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