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Food program slated to continue
After looking further into ways to continue its Tuesday food distribution program, the Salvation Army won't end the program as it originally stated earlier this week.
Salvation Army ends food service
The Salvation Army has been forced to end a food distribution program 10 years in the making after The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts stopped making food deliveries.
Hadley celebrates 350 years with giant parade
As he watched the floats and bands go by at Sunday's 350th anniversary parade, Daniel Dudkiewicz thought about his grandparents, who came to Hadley a century ago.
Photo: Thousands turn out for Hadley's 350th parade
The Hopkins Academy Band led the start of the parade. 2 The Hadley Public School float.
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School graduates receive advice from classmates
By DAVID A. VALLETTE dvallette@repub.com NORTHAMPTON - Earning their way into the Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School graduation program, a trio of students spent time Wednesday night giving advice to their mates.
Springfield, Three other Western Mass. School Districts Record Swine Flu Cases
Cases of Swine Flu have now been identified in students of schools in Springfield, Chicopee, Amherst and Hatfield.
Disaster was averted in Hatfield on Tuesday night thanks to the quick response of the Hatfield Fire Department.
Hopkins, Smith academies graduate 74 seniors
By CHRIS HAMEL chamel@repub.com Senior Andrea L. Klepacki, of Hopkins Academy in Hadley, struck a bittersweet chord that likely represented the feelings of her classmates, as well as the Class of 2009 at nearby Smith Academy in Hatfield.
Repealing helmet law is too much freedom
In one of its more baffling acts of the 2009 session, the Missouri legislature passed a bill repealing the statea s helmet law for motorcycle riders.
Photo: Homecoming for '70s Valley rockers
Members of The Deadly Nightshade, from left, Helen Hooke, Anne Bowen and Pamela Brandt, perform in Goshen last year.
Pleas increase, but so do gifts to Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
Predictably, requests for help to the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts have increased sharply during the recession.
Hadley honors its founders for 350th anniversary
Before the ceremony, from left, Stewart Marshall, of Orange, Neil Marshall, of Chicopee and Doris Aitkinson, of South Hadley, check notes about forebear John Webster.
Super's pay leads area schools
When complaints started pouring in about new Superintendent Alberto Rodriguez's salary being high at $158,000, it was deja vu for Amherst school officials.
Signs of fun times: Project creates markers for park
Ellen Dickinson of West Hatfield paints a sign for one of the trails in the Mount Holyoke Range State Park.
Monson taps Hatfield schools chief Patrice Dardenne as its next superintendent
By NANCY H. GONTER ngonter@repub.com MONSON - The School Committee has selected Patrice L. Dardenne, who has been Superintendent of Schools in Hatfield since 2005, to be this town's next superintendent.
Grant helps launch nutrition program for Springfield area low-income families
By PATRICK JOHNSON pjohnson@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - A grant for $186,574 from the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation will allow the Food Bank for Western Massachusetts and Springfield area religious groups to launch a program stressing proper nutrition and fresh produce for low-income families here.
The Recorder - Greenfield, Massachusetts
Community Meals program marks 25 years; need greater than ever
'It helps keep food in my stomach,' said 53-year-old Alice Ferrari, as she waited to pick up her monthly allotment of food from the Orange Food Pantry.
Massachusetts unemployment rate rises to 7.4 percent as 4,900 lose jobs in January
By JIM KINNEY Business writer jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - The state lost 4,900 jobs in January, according to statistics released by the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development on Thursday.
Wachusett Regional High School in Holden will be one of 14 locations where high drama will unfold Saturday.
Storm leaves slippery roads in Western Mass.
A mix of snow and rain in the region on Sunday created slippery road conditions for some northern communities, but police throughout Western Massachusetts reported no major accidents on Sunday night.
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