August 13, 1928-March 12, 2021
STUART, FL â Elizabeth Mitchell Montgomery was born August 13, 1928 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, the fourth child of Ulster-Scots parents from Northern Ireland and the farms of County Armagh. Sarah Mitchell had left for Belfast to work in the linen factories before boarding an immigrant ship to Boston from the port of Londonderry. Joseph Montgomery had done the same â sailing from Londonderry to the port of New York. Sheâd made her way to Wellesley, he to Brookline. She as a domestic and a dressmaker; he as a groom and then a chauffeur and a gardener.
Born at home in the chauffeurâs cottage on the Cummings estate, Elizabeth spent treasured summers in Topsfield; her father planted a Victory Garden, yearly they attended the Topsfield Fair. In the remainder of the year she was a Boston girl from the all-Irish triple-decker-householder neighborhood of Allston.
Plainfield seeks emergency authorization to shore up River Road
Nancy Franklin, left, co-owner of Riverview Farm, asks officials gathered on River Road in Plainfield, N.H., on April 27, 2021, whether they considered moving the road away from the Connecticut River instead of rebuilding the road bed caused by erosion. At center is Executive Councilor Joe Kenney and at right is engineer Erin Darrow. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Plainfield Town Administrator Stephen Halleran talks about the town s limited budget to repair the road bed on River Road due to erosion along the Connecticut River in Plainfield, N.H., on April 27, 2021. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
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Whose mountain is it?: State stakes claim on old Mount Tom quarry as owners seek bankruptcy protection
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HOLYOKE The state is moving to claim ownership of the former Mount Tom quarry to stop the current owners from converting the 16-acre site into a clean-fill operation in which truckloads of soil would be dumped in the massive crater on the side of the mountain over the next 20 years.
Officials with the state Department of Conservation and Recreation are laying claim to the title for the quarry parcel under terms of the state’s 2002 purchase of 144.7 acres of the former Mount Tom Ski Area for $1.3 million. They want to see the land preserved in its natural state and protected for future use for outdoor recreation.
Four Sunderland School Committee candidates introduce themselves in virtual forum
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The four candidates in the upcoming race for the Sunderland School Committee had an opportunity Wednesday evening to introduce themselves at a virtual forum hosted by the Sunderland Public Library.
The two seats on the School Committee are the only contested races on the ballot for the town’s May 1 election. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the library.
As outlined by Aaron Falbel, the library’s head of adult services and the interim director, each candidate was given 10 minutes to introduce themselves to the audience, and to explain their goals, qualifications and reasons for running for one of the two open seats.