Greenfield’s 90th annual Winter Carnival will take place this weekend, February 3-5 with events at Beacon Field and other locations around town. Commemorative winter carnival buttons are available for $5 and will entitle purchasers to discounts in many local businesses during the carnival weekend. All proceeds will go directly to support the carnival. The winter carnival has always been a [...]

Looking for a tasty way to warm up on a cold winter day? The “Great Chili Cook Off” will be held 4-7pm this Sunday, January 29, at the Warfield House in Charlemont. Kim Blakeslee, one of the event coordinators, said there is usually 10 -12 chili entrees all competeing for 3 prizes – “most unique”, “spiciest” and “most original”. Enjoy the [...]

Greenfield, Massachusetts recently hired Ellen Boyer of Burlington, Vermont as its new library director. Boyer joins the Greenfield Public Library on February 6. Boyer has a solid background in library directorship having worked most recently as the director of the Mark Skinner Library in Manchester, Vermont. She has a master’s degree in library and information science from [...]

2011 was a year to remember (or forget!) with a hurricane, a tornado and the Halloween snowstorm all bringing much damage and many down trees in the area. Now is the time to start burning those piles of brush you’ve gathered around your yard as the 2012 Massachusetts brush burning season begins on Sunday, January 15 and will run through [...]

Greenfield, Massachusetts school and town officials are moving forward with preserving and renovating part of the current Greenfield high school building (built in 1957), and adding a new structure designed with flexible classroom space for 21st century learning. The school’s building committee has reviewed design options and hope to renovate the existing 1,000 seat auditorium and build [...]

You may have been reading about schools in the last year. On how students in school systems in various countries spend more time in school, as the foundation of anyone’s life starts in kindergarten in terms of schooling. In Korea, students spend more hours each day in class and more months/weeks per year in school. [...]

This Saturday, January 7, from 10am to 1pm local farmers will be selling their goods at the Second Congregational Church on Court Square in Greenfield. Seventeen local farmers and food producers will sell fresh locally grown vegetables, fruit, meat, cheese, honey, jam, maple syrup and much more. This is a delicious way to enjoy local produce year round and support [...]

Looking for something fun to do on New Year’s Eve? Local celebrations in Northampton and Orange, Massachusetts offer fun for the whole family. Northampton’s 27th annual First Night Celebration kicks off at noon on Saturday, December 31.  Festivities are family-friendly, with a variety of performances, and activities happening at 20 downtown venues.  Visitors will want to purchase [...]

During the holiday season, mistletoe is typically hung in doorways or entryways from one room to another. This tradition can be traced back several centuries to the Middle Ages when branches of mistletoe were hung from ceilings in homes as well as in stables to ward off evil spirits. Scandinavian history also suggests mistletoe was a symbol of [...]

The Pioneer Valley Symphoney Orchestra & Chorus  will celebrate it’s 73rd season with this years annual family holiday concert at 7pm on Saturday, December 17th at the Greenfield High School. Featuring the PVS chorus and the Greenfield High School Chorus, you are sure to enjoy music from the Hansel & Gretel Prelude, The Polar Express, Suite from Lord [...]