MONTAGUE It sounds crazy, but Montague has been singing daily since COVID-19 lockdowns began two years ago.Not the entire town, of course. Yet it seems to boggle many minds: a group with typically eight or more singers on the Town Common in.
We have just lost one of the nation’s foremost peacemakers, Leverett resident Dr. Paula Green.I first met Paula in the 80’s when the Greenfield Harmony chorus led by Mary Cay Brass would go to the School for International Training in Brattleboro at.
On common ground
People gather on the Montague Center Common at 2 p.m. to sing. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
People gather on the Montague Center Common at 2 p.m. to sing. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
Ben Fink leads people on the Montague Center Common in a little ditty about poisoning pigeons in the park shortly after 2 p.m. on a recent sunny day. Fink moved to Montague from Connecticut after hearing about the daily singing group from a friend. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
Members of the community sing on the Montague Center Common last spring, around the time the daily sings started. Staff FILE Photo/PAUL FRANZ