Thursday Dec 3 | The Recorder - Greenfield, Massachusetts
Just Plain Neighbors: Holiday, winter fairs and markets easy to find all around county
Saturday is the day. No one could possibly visit all the fairs and flea markets that are scheduled.
The Recorder - Greenfield, Massachusetts
Just Plain Neighbors: Ice cream social to loosen tongues at library event
An ice cream social is planned for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Shutesbury Town Hall. However, enjoying ice cream is not the purpose of the gathering.
Sacred circle dance with Gwyn Peterdi, November 21
This Saturday evening, Gwyn Peterdi will be leading a Thanksgiving-themed dance circle in Shutesbury MA.
Senate race slow to grab small town's attention
This rural town 88 miles west of Boston has no traffic lights and no businesses, but it does have this - voters who turn out for elections at a higher rate than anywhere else in the state.
Inkberry and Papyri Books present Wordplay with Poets from Slate Roof Press
Saturday, November 14, at 7:00 p.m. Wordplay, a monthly reading series co-sponsored by Inkberry and Papyri Books , 45 Eagle Street, will present poets Janet MacFadyen, Susan Middleton, Susie Patlove, and Paula Sayword, who will read from their work.
Value of regionalization questioned in new report
The creation of a regional elementary school district makes little financial sense for the towns of Amherst, Leverett, Pelham and Shutesbury, according to a new report.
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Report shows little benefit to new regional district
The creation of a regional school district makes little financial sense for the towns of Amherst, Leverett, Pelham and Shutesbury, according to a report issued by the panel charged with studying the matter.
EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA
City hosts Native American powwow
You can join in on a traditional Native American dance, listen to songs and chants or bite into a buffalo burger this weekend when the 21st annual Intertribal Powwow comes to Haverhill.
Shutesbury could get solar panels at Town Hall
Solar panels could be installed behind Town Hall at little or no cost to taxpayers, saving $950 a year in electricity expenses for the building, according to town officials.
Change is the order of the day in the Amherst school system this fall, with the biggest being the unprecedented reduction in staff positions and the arrival of an energetic new superintendent.
Amherst Regional Middle and High School Bus Routes
The new superintendent, Dr. Alberto Rodriquez, began the school year on July 1; Amherst-Regional Regional Schools, Amherst Public Schools and Pelham Public School.
Change is the order of the day in the Amherst school system this fall, with the biggest being the unprecedented reduction in staff positions and the arrival of an energetic new superintendent.
Amherst Insider: Should sixth-graders attend middle school?
It's a deceptively simple question: Should the Amherst Regional public schools' sixth-graders be in middle school? The new superintendent, Alberto Rodriguez, says yes.
Rodriguez: Move the 6th grades
A second provocative report from Alberto Rodriguez, the new superintendent of schools, in his first month on the job shows that he's serious about being a "change agent." First, he brought in an outside educator to probe the school system for 10 days, culminating in a blunt report on its shortcomings.
Rodriguez: Move the 6th grades
A second provocative report from Alberto Rodriguez, the new superintendent of schools, in his first month on the job shows that he's serious about being a "change agent." First, he brought in an outside educator to probe the school system for 10 days, culminating in a blunt report on its shortcomings.
The big read: Amherst area librarians promote exchange of ideas around "Three Cups of Tea"
Libraries, schools and clubs in four towns want to promote a spirit of community this fall by getting more than 1,000 people to read and discuss the same book.
Police youth academy gets off the ground
Campers Ben Dragon, 12, Shutesbury, center, and Ariq Welch, 12, of Amherst, on the "Wild Woozie" station of the ropes course at the University of Massachusetts and Amherst Police Youth Adventure Academy.
Teen injured after fall from horse
A local teen was thrown from her horse and injured during a riding lesson on Tuesday night.
Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick unveils loan program for first-time homeowners
Gov. Deval L. Patrick announces a Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency program on Tuesday that makes the American dream easier for first-time home buyers.
NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA
The following item was recorded in the log of the Newburyport police: Caitlin McGarigal, 20, 379 Leverett Road, Shutesbury, was issued a summons Monday at 6:06 p.m. on charges of shoplifting by concealing merchandise.