Hilltown Families

The Biggest and Best Little Fair in the Country! New this year: Fireworks and Firemen’s Muster! Go to CummingtonFair.org for vendor booth information, buy tickets online, entry forms, directions, contact information,...

Northern Hilltowns Awarded $1.073 Million in Federal Block Grants On August 13, 2009, the Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) awarded $1,073,340 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)...

Mettawee River Theater Company to Perform New Outdoor Production in Western Massachusetts Beyond the High Valley: A Quechua Story Beyond the High Valley: A Quechua Story is a Peruvian folk tale...

Vegetables Needed For HHuGE Garden Wagon Exchange By HHuGE Coordinator, Kathy McMahon Ah, folks. We’ll always be attempting to reach for some perfect balance of too much/too little produce to exchange....

Share the Abundance of the Hilltowns! Introducing Hilltown Home Garden Exchange (HHuGE) Wagon opens July 20th, 2009 at the Old Creamery in Cummington, MA. BRING YE! BRING YE! Your carrots and...

Take Charge! Hilltowns Raffle to Be Drawn July 4th, 2009 The community wide campaign Take Charge! by Cummington, Worthington, Plainfield, Williamsburg and Chesterfield wraps up on July 4! To take the...

One in Six Young Children Live at Risk of Hunger in 26 U.S. States According to New Feeding America Report: More Than 3.5 Million Children Under the Age of Five Are...

Hilltown Spring Festival Music Schedule Saturday, May 30th, 2009 from 10am-6pm Cummington Fairgrounds, Cummington, MA 10:30 Hampshire Chamber Singers & Hampshire a Capella Marla BB Kids rock ‘n’ roll band –...

HF listserv member, Sean Kimball of Windsor, MA writes: Hi everyone. This is just a reminder to please consider joining us tomorrow evening (April 28th, 2009 beginning at 7:30 PM) for...

Thank you to Erin White of Cummington, MA for sharing this event! Eating’s Not Optional A Workshop and Networking Luncheon on Expanding Food Security in the Hilltowns When: Friday, April 24th,...

Amy Pulley of Cummington, MA writes: Greetings all! There is a seed exchange happening upstairs at the Old Creamery in Cummington, MA in the sustainability library. So far, it is going...

Cummington Family Center Silent Auction March 21st, 2009 Discover some of the wonderful local services and treasures being offered at this fundraiser by clicking HERE.

Leni Fried of Cummington, MA writes: The Bagshare Project is ramping up. I’ve been researching a movement called PBF. This stands for Plastic Bag Free. The first town to do this,...

Leni Fried of Cummington, MA writes: Our monthly Hilltown Sustainability meeting is coming up, this Wednesday (02/04/09) at 7:30pm at the Village Congregational Church on Main Street in Cummington, MA.  I’d...

The Fairy Circus Tanglewood Marionettes Catch the Tanglewood Marionettes at the Cummington Community House in Cummington, MA, for a free family performance this Sunday (01/04/09) at 3pm.  Featuring over twenty beautifully...

Sheri Rosenblum of Plainfield, MA writes: 2nd ANNUAL COMMUNITY HOLIDAY POTLATCH (Potlatch: A word of Chinook origin that means GIVING) Saturday, 6 December 2008 Cummington Village Congregational Church in Cummington, MA...

Carleen Perkins of Ashfield, MA writes: For those of you looking to recycle unneeded items, or pick up a few choice goodies for yourself: Saturday, August 30th, 2008 – Save the...

Ba Ba Black Sheep… This past weekend saw the 33rd Annual Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft Fair. There were lots of animals, woolcrafts and workshops at the fair. [rockyou id=70920227] Several children’s...

HILLTOWN SPRING FESTIVAL 2007 The Hilltown Spring Festival is a free event and will be happening on May 19th, 2007 in Cummington, MA. The festival’s roster is packed with non-stop entertainment,...

Self-Defense & Martial Arts for Hilltown Girls A free self-defense & martial arts class for girls ages 5-12 is being offered by Sisters Ink and the Worthington Health Center. This free...

Hilltown Spring Festival – May 19th, 2007

2007 Earth Day Celebration in the Hilltowns On Sunday, April 22nd, hilltown families are invited to gather at the Community House in Cummington for a day full of fun activities to...

Step it Up 2007 in Western Mass Step it Up is the largest day of citizen action focusing on global warming in our nation’s history. A truly infectious grassroots movement, organized...

Hilltown Spring Festival – May 19th, 2007 Marking its 25th year of service to the region, Hilltown CDC will present its first-ever Hilltown Spring Festival on May 19 at the Cummington...

Next week there will be a great opprotunity for families to support their community while paying their overdue fines at the library. The Forbes Library in Northampton, MA, will be holding...

Farming in the Hills A photo exhibit by Cynthia Poirier A reception for a photographic exhibition by Cynthia Poirier was held at the Cummington Community House on Saturday evening. Children ran...