Greenfield Recorder
Ripples through time: Nipmuc-led organization hosts an Indigenous canoe-making event in Ashfield
A mishoon burn, an Indigenous practice of making a dugout canoe from a single tree using fire, water and hand tools, was held at Ashfield's Belding Memorial Park over the course of three days.
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6mBoys soccer preview: Mohawk Trail Regional returns to varsity action under Jake Thurber
In a one-year co-op with Greenfield, the Mohawk Trail Regional boys soccer program makes its triumphant return this season. New coach Jake Thurber made a concerted effort to get the program off the ground. “We’ve got 37 boys in grades 7-12 playing soccer this year,” Mohawk athletic director Greg Lilly said. “Five years ago we […]
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2mBulletin Board: Turners Falls golf outlasts Pioneer
The Turners Falls golf team defeated Pioneer by way of a tiebreaker on Thursday at Thomas Memorial Golf & Country Club. Trevor Lyons beat Liam Bassett, 48-51, to preserve the the Bi-County East win for the Thunder. Weston Jones shot a 41 for the Panthers. Jameson Betters carded a 43 for the Thunder (1-1, 0-1). […]
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7mDolly Parton's legacy drives 75 new local enrollments for Imagination Library
Following the death of Dolly Parton on August 25, the Imagination Library program coordinated by New Salem Academy saw 75 new enrollments among children in nine Massachusetts communities.
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8mNew 60-home subdivision proposed for Log Plain Road in Greenfield
The Greenfield Planning Board recommended a one-year moratorium on data center construction and reviewed preliminary plans for a 60-lot single-family home subdivision called Evergreen Trail Estates.
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7mAs I See It: All men are created socialist
The recent rise of socialism apparently prompted two opposite political responses: For conservatives, Trump declares that “(socialism) is the opposite of the American system.” For liberals, our own U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren publicly demanded, “Give us more of that socialism!” (Greenfield Recorder, Aug. 17). For thinking Americans, by rediscovering socialism, we are merely coming home to our original creed, and that socialism is, in fact, the mother of all Americanisms. To be a bona fide American, you must believe in equality for all, and if you unconditionally believe in it, then you are not only “American,” but also “socialist.” If Thomas […]