Greenfield Recorder
My Turn: Confessions of a Crossplayer
It was a sign of the times. On a Saturday evening long ago, four of us first-year law school classmates decided mid-Scrabble…
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7mSpeaking of Nature: Reaping the rewards: How to build a successful birdhouse for bluebirds and wrens
One of those delightful chores that signals the beginning of spring is the task of building nest boxes for the birds in my yard. For the past 21 years, I have deployed several nest boxes in the hopes of attracting bluebirds to my yard. This works because I live in an open area with a […]
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6mStaging Shakespeare in the vineyard: Valley Players bring a sold-out, storm-tossed ‘The Tempest’ to Hatfield
It was an otherwise cool and pleasant Thursday evening in Amherst, but inside Room 101 at the Bangs Community Center, a simulated storm repeatedly threw a half-dozen sailors across a ship’s deck. As the vessel neared a wreck, tempers flared. One man shouted at the boatswain, calling him a “bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog,” while another […]
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6mOn the Run with John Stifler: The joy of running and recalling a behind-the-scenes star
It was going to happen eventually. Sooner or later I would finish last again in a race. I accomplished that feat last month in the Tuesday night Northampton Cross-Country 5K. I finished last in some races my freshman year in college, when I was new to competitive running. Since then, I always finished ahead of […]
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My Turn: What it takes to sustain a public library
Municipal government asks a great deal of those who serve it. In a year like this one, that reality is especially visible. Budgets are tight. Choices are constrained. Every increase in one place carries a consequence somewhere else. There are no easy adjustments left to make. It is in that context that I want to […]
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7mBulletin Board: Franklin County Crush sweeps doubleheader at Murphy Park
The Franklin County Crush U-10 squad swept a doubleheader on Sunday at Murphy Park. In game one, the Crush defeated Berkshire Force, 13-1. Dani Zraunig (three runs) and Tayanna N’Dissi (four RBI) both tripled for the Crush. Penelope Gioules added a double with three runs scored. Makenna Ward struck out seven in the circle. Zraunig […]