Open houses planned at 5 sites on ‘Tri-Town History Trail’
For the second year in a row, the Pioneer Valley History Network will sponsor a “History on the Go” day of open houses in the Westfield area, on Saturday, Oct. 5. The local event, dubbed the Tri-Town History Trail, will highlight local industrial history with stops in...
Huntington Food Pantry running raffle to meet year-end needs
HUNTINGTON — Since the spring, the Huntington Food Pantry has been reaching out to the communities that it serves for support, something that it has not often done in its decades-long service of providing food to families in more than a dozen area Hilltowns.
Wildlife rehabilitator helps kids open up to ‘one book’
HUNTINGTON — Reading specialist Margaret Petzold arranged a special visit to Littleville Elementary School on Sept. 12 in advance of the school participating in “One School One Book.”
Blandford administrator excited to be ‘making a difference’
BLANDFORD — Town officials and neighbors gathered at the new patio outside the Porter Memorial Library on Sept. 10 to get acquainted with Cristina Ferrera, the new town administrator who started in the position on July 8.
Volunteers worked hard to make Blandford Fair happen
Second year Blandford Fair Preservation Association President Matthew Ripley said Friday the fair had its largest truck pull ever, from trucks from northern Maine to Pennsylvania to New York competing, with a $4,000 payout for the modified class.