Fall art workshops offered at Gray Catbird Pottery & Art Studio
HUNTINGTON — Gray Catbird Pottery & Art Studio has announced the schedule of fall art workshops by local artisans in different media at its studio on 22 East Main St. in Huntington.
Potter seeks to fill Empty Bowls for food pantry
HUNTINGTON — Dale Rogers, proprietor of the Gray Catbird Pottery Studio, has been making bowls all summer, recently completing her 150th, which her students are glazing.
Westfield, Gateway Regional awarded state preschool grants
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration announced last week that 30 school districts, in partnership with over 100 community-based preschool programs, will receive a total of $20.3 million in Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative grants to expand access to high-quality, affordable preschool for children and families across Massachusetts.
Group hike Sept. 7 to Chester and Becket Railroad Granite Line
CHESTER — Western Mass Hilltown Hikers is offering a group tour of the Chester and Becket Railroad Granite Line on Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. Parking is on Hampden Street at the Chester and Becket Trailhead.
After 156 years, the Blandford Fair is better than ever
BLANDFORD — There will be no better place to be on Labor Day weekend than the 156th edition of the Blandford Fair as it celebrates the agricultural heritage of New England with a schedule of events over three and a half days of horse, sheep, cattle and art shows, tractor and oxen pulls, games, entertainment, music, fabulous food and much more.
New superintendent starts at Gateway Regional
HUNTINGTON — Melissa Matarazzo, chief administrative officer for Studer Education in Rochester, New York, began Aug. 18 as the new superintendent for the Gateway Regional School District.