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In lieu of Festival of the Hills, Conway to hold fundraising ‘un-tag’ sale to support scholarships
Herb Thurber tosses an iron skillet during the skillet toss at Conway’s Festival of the Hills in 2016. The 2021 event is canceled, although there will be an “un-tag” sale on May 22 to raise money for the Festival of the Hills Scholarship Fund. Staff File Photo/Matt Burkhartt
Published: 5/13/2021 4:14:14 PM
CONWAY In light of the uncertainty around COVID-19 restrictions in the upcoming months and a lack of leadership for committee work, the Festival Board has decided once again to cancel the annual Festival of the Hills.
Editorial: Monday Shorts: ‘Never give up’
MJ Adams, Greenfield’s community development coordinator, outside of City Hall at Court Square. STAFF FILE PHOTO
Published: 5/9/2021 5:46:34 PM
Here are some brief thoughts on recent happenings in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region.
If there’s one take-away thus far from the nine-part series, “Homelessness: Our Housing Crisis and Call to Action,” sponsored by Greening Greenfield and Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution (FCCPR), it’s the virtue of persistence.
Last week’s seventh (of nine) forum focused on reclaiming municipally-owned abandoned buildings. Montague Town Planner Walter Ramsey, Athol Town Manager Shaun Suhoski and Greenfield Community Economic Development Director MJ Adams shared their long and winding paths toward creating affordable housing.
Saturday vigils in Greenfield focusing on tax use
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Published: 5/10/2021 3:06:55 PM
GREENFIELD With the new deadline for filing federal taxes now May 17, area peace activists are focusing on where the public’s money goes during two vigils this month.
The Tax Day vigils, called by members of Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution (FCCPR) and the Traprock Center for Peace & Justice, began on Saturday, May 8, and will continue on Saturday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to noon on the Greenfield Common, according to a Traprock press release. According to Pat Hynes of the Traprock Center for the Peace & Justice, 55 cents of each dollar in taxes “went to support the military, our wars, weapons and bases, including 800 military bases abroad and military operations in an estimated 150 countries. A few pennies of each discretionary tax dollar went to support each of these essential human security needs: environmental protection, education, housing, public health, food an
Forum speakers say persistence, flexibility and teamwork key to solving housing crisis
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The former Montague Center School was renovated into apartments by Mark and Barbara Zaccheo, seen in 2017. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz
Greenfield Community Economic Development Director MJ Adams, pictured outside City Hall, says that while Greenfield doesn’t have any large municipally owned properties, it is spending a lot of time looking at smaller properties. The housing stock consists of many two-, three- and four-family homes. Staff File Photo/Dan Little
Modified: 5/7/2021 2:34:56 PM
Athol Town Manager Shaun Suhoski says working to solve the local housing crisis is never a one-person task it takes an entire community.