Hilltown Families 
HILLTOWN FAMILY VARIETY SHOW Bill Harley Guest DJ Episode WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Northampton, MA Saturday mornings from 9-10am 04/04/09 PLAYLIST listen via streaming audio |...
SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family-friendly event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know about, post your event on our “Suggest An...
Easter Symbols, Icons, Legend, Lore and Customs Many traditions of Easter, a religious holiday, have their origins in pagan rituals and beliefs. The result is lots of legends and lore behind...
Vote Earth: Your Light Switch is Your Vote Last year we lit candles and placed them through out the house as we shut the lights off for one hour. We were...
Brittni Reilly of Amherst, MA writes: This year, UMass Amherst is hoping to join together the larger Pioneer Valley Community to celebrate Earth Day (April 22nd, 2009) with festivities, workshops, information...
Sean Chapel writes: How do we know when a good night will be to see salamanders hatching at a vernal pool? Sheri Rosenblum of Plainfield, MA replies: Trying to guess what...
FREE TICKETS Special Family Performance with the Pioneer Valley Symphony featuring 2009 Grammy Storyteller BILL HARLEY and Peter and the Wolf Greenfield High School Auditorium in Greenfield, MA On Saturday, March...
SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family-friendly event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know about, post your event on our “Suggest An...
Thanks to Sue Cairan from the Hampshire Educational Collaborative for sending this in: February 24th, 2009 -(Source: Join Together) Join underage drinking prevention advocates in calling on the teen accessory store...
Organize a Food Drive Organizing a food drive with your family, kids school or community can be very rewarding volunteer activity. Click here to see if there are any food drives...
Blog connects out-of-the-way Hilltown families, community By Ben Storrow, Hampshire Daily Gazette CHESTERFIELD, MA (Feb. 9, 2009) – Connecting with neighbors in the HIlltowns can be a daunting task. People are...
SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family-friendly event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know about, post your event on our “Suggest An...
SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family-friendly event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know about, post your event on our “Suggest An...
Will You Be Mine? An Exhibition of Early Valentines An Exhibit, Ground Floor of Dwight Hall at Mount Holyoke College February 3 – February 22, 2009 Each year, the Mount Holyoke...
Young Scientist Challenge for Middle School Students Do you know a middle school student (grade 5-8) who is eager to explore the wonders of science? Research shows that science test scores...
100 Links (January 2009) Nearly every day I add recommended links to the Hilltown Families bank of on-line resources. Some of you might find these links well suited for your family,...
SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family-friendly event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know about, post your event on our “Suggest An...
SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family-friendly event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know about, post your event on our “Suggest An...
Lights dimming or flickering could signal that your power may be interrupted. A short circuit within your home, an impending storm or simply a tree branch that has dropped on a...
A pre-winter ice storm with high winds downed trees and power lines throughout Western and central Massachusetts overnight, and Gov. Deval L. Patrick declared a state of emergency Friday morning. More...
Every year I send my parents a gingerbread house for their solstice dessert party, complete with their last name iced on the front door. The door with their name is left...
Giving thanks … “For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. “...
Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday, sweeping away the last racial barrier in American politics with ease as the country chose him as...
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You Did It: Scholastic Expels the Bratz From Schools By CCFC Thanks to you, Scholastic, Inc. will no longer be promoting the highly sexualized Bratz brand in schools. In April, 2007,...
Unsung Heroines of the Hilltowns The recent Hilltown CDC Quarterly Newsletter congratulates eight HIlltown women who were honored at the State House in 2008 as “Unsung Heroines” for their outstanding community...
The National Wildlife Federation website offers “Wildlife Watch” for families interested in observing and sharing their seasonal nature experiences. Click here to access the “Wildlife Watch” page. Once on this page,...
Free Outdoor Family Concert with Recess Monkey in Northampton on Saturday! Recess Monkey has released another wonderful family album, Tabby Road – and we are in luck! They will be in...
Tony(a) Lemos of Ashfield writes: Hi everyone, Some of you may already know about Candle 4 Tibet who are organizing a light protest on August 7th, just prior to the opening...