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AREA MEETINGS

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Amherst TODAY: Historic District Commission, 3:00 p.m., Town Hall; Recycling and Refuse Management Committee,4:30 p.m., Public Works Meeting Room; Select Board, 6 p.m.; Finance Committee, 6:50 p.m, both at Amherst-Pelham Regional Middle School TUESDAY: Jones Library Investment Committee, 9 a.m., library; Public Transportation and Bicycle Committee, 4 p.m., Town Hall; La Paz Centro Sister City Committee, 7:30 p.m., Bangs Center WEDNESDAY: Housing Authority, 2 p.m, at the housing authority; Select … 0

AREA MEETINGS

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Amherst TODAY: Finance Committee, 6 p.m.; Amherst Middle School music room; Select Board, 6 p.m., Amherst Middle School TUESDAY: Disability Access Advisory Committee, 11:30 a.m., Stavros conference room; Jones Library Building and Facilities Committee, 1 p.m., library; Public Shade Tree Committee, 4 p.m., Town Hall; Design Review Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall; Agricultural Commission, 7 p.m., Town Hall; Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee, 7 … 0

Army Sgt. First Class Jack Miller of Goshen, left, and Thomas Pease, Sr. Vice Commander of VFW Post 8006 in Florence, walk Saturday to close the ceremony portion of the Small Town Veterans Expo at the Cummington Fairgrounds. Miller and Pease are Vietnam veterans. SARAH CROSBY

Veterans services highlighted at expo in Cummington

Saturday, May 11, 2013

CUMMINGTON — Iraq war veteran Alonzo Swift lived in his car for close to four years after becoming unemployed soon after his return from duty in 2005. This changed when he learned about Soldier On, an organization that provides services for homeless veterans, at an outreach event in Springfield in 2010. Soldier On … 0

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Rafael Cottom, left, and Connor Paradis rehearse for Northampton High School's production of "Fahrenheit 451" Tuesday at the school. JERREY ROBERTS 'Fahrenheit 451' at Northampton High School 
Gregory Stone talks about his show of new works, "Journey of the Thumbnail", at A.P.E. Gallery in Northampton through May 25. KEVIN GUTTING Painter Gregory Stone seeks to turn bad news into beauty
Dan Drollette Jr., at his Northampton home, visited Vietnam twice to do research for his book, "Gold Rush in the Jungle." CAROL LOLLIS Science writer Dan Drollette Jr. pens book about the race to discover and protect the exotic animals of Vietnam
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Guitar-player Daniel Cutler of Ashfield was one of the performers at a Magic Portal event, held on Thursday evenings at Elmer’s Store in Ashfield. Cutler helped found the event with Jane Goodale of Greenfield and Kaylia Lydgate. LAURA RODLEY

Reading readiness aim of new Central Berkshire program

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

A new program offered by the Central Berkshire Regional School District seeks to help parents get their toddlers better prepared for school and learning how to read. The Parent-Child Home Program, which is free, coordinates home visits by … 0

Nine-year-old Tyler Dubreuil of Shelburne caught a 13-inch-long rainbow trout at the Annual Children's Ice Fishing Derby in Ashfield last weekend, where 78 children competed for prizes. LAURA RODLEY

Annual Children’s Ice Fishing Derby at Ashfield Lake hooks crowd

Monday, February 18, 2013

On Saturday morning, families bundled in thick coats, hats and mittens covered the ice of Ashfield Lake, where their members, young and old, tried to stay warm while keeping a close eye on holes drilled into the 12-inch-thick … 0

AREA MEETINGS

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Amherst TUESDAY: Historical Commission, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall WEDNESDAY: Planning Board Public Hearings, 7 p.m., Town Hall THURSDAY: Jones Library Investment Committee, 1 p.m., Jones Library Belchertown TUESDAY: Water District, 6 p.m., 206 Jabish St.; Community Preservation Committee, 7 p.m.; Finance Committee, 7 p.m.; Agricultural Commission, 7:30 p.m., … 0

Richard Meyer of Cummington faces a dozen counts related to alleged sexual abuse of a child

Thursday, February 14, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — A Cummington man has denied allegations he sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl in Oct. 2012 and over a three-year span that began in 2006. Richard B. Meyer, 52, of 54 Porter Hill Road, pleaded not guilty in Hampshire Superior Court last week to 12 counts related … 3

Cummington rallies for local fire victims

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

CUMMINGTON — The family of three who live at a Stage Road home destroyed by fire Saturday have vowed to rebuild. Fire officials meanwhile, believe the fire that gutted the Stage Road cabin was a chimney fire. Homeowner Eric Driver, owner of Sustainable Builders in Cummington, said he … 0

School Lunch Menus

Friday, February 8, 2013

Amherst-Pelham (Elementary) MONDAY: Pancakes with sausage, Tater Tots, oranges, cucumber coins, applesauce TUESDAY: Beef burger, vegetarian beans, veggie dippers, romaine salad, peach cup, pears WEDNESDAY: Pasta with meat sauce, green beans, romaine salad, cinnamon applesauce, pears THURSDAY: Crispy beef taco, spinach salad, rice and beans, oranges, strawberry cup … 0

left, Bob Isotti, Priscilla , "Perky" Greeley, Paul Schratter Sue Dorshimer, Elaine Streeter and Bill Streeter, residents at Rockridge retirement community in Northampton talk about the storm and their memories of past storms.

At Rockridge, seniors are unconcerned by nor’easter

Friday, February 8, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — In a community room at Rockridge Retirement Community Friday afternoon, a television was tuned to a news report about the severity of the nor’easter. No one was watching. Residents shrugged their shoulders when asked about the … 0

Cutlines: Top left, behind Kaya is Aliana Pierce, resident of Windsor, Cummington twins Kaya Farrington in pink with Nathan Farrington, Olivia Mason in pink from Worthington, and Paloma Hsiao-Sheldon in blue from Plainfield, students in Deborah Fitzroy’s first-grade class study animal tracking with Student Conservation Association members Hannah Colbert of Cornwall, Conn., and Kyle Plummer of Nashville, Tenn. In the little round tins are animal prints of woodchuck, bobcat that the students were studying. LAURA RODLEY

Dogs are the champs in first-ever keg pull at Greenfield Winter Carnival

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Dogs — big, little and in-between — drew cheers from a crowd of about 200 Sunday at the 91st annual Greenfield Winter Carnival, where canine contenders vied for prizes in the first-ever K9 Keg Pull. Dogs pulled empty … 0

Friday Night Café returns to Cummington

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Cummington FRIDAY NIGHT CAFE: The free Friday Night Café returns Friday, with music by Cummington musicians Peg Cowan and John Bye. Enter through the side or back doors of the Village Congregational Church on Main Street in Cummington. The music starts at 7 p.m. and runs through 9. … 0

AREA MEETINGS

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Amherst TODAY: La Paz Centro Sister City Committee, 7:30 p.m., Bangs Center TUESDAY: Jones Library Board of Trustees, 1 p.m., library; Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods Working Group, 3 p.m., Town Hall; Amherst School Committee, 7 p.m., ARHS; Historical Commission, 7:15 p.m., Town Hall WEDNESDAY: Housing and Sheltering Committee, … 0

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