Hilltown Families 
Look Park Offers Half-Price on Wednesdays and Family Entertainment Look Park announces that all Wednesdays between Memorial Day and Labor Day will be 1/2 price for all paid attractions. Paid attractions...
Solar Power Seminar: Homeowners to Learn How Solar Power Is Cheaper than Utilities Alteris Renewables and GREEN Northampton will host a free public seminar on solar energy for homeowners in the...
Get the Kids a Cookin’ for the Blueberry Bake Off Hosted by the CISA and Greenfield Farmers’ Market On Saturday, August 1, CISA and the Greenfield Farmers’ Market will host a...
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...
Click HERE for the 2010 4th of July Schedule 2009 Fireworks & More in Western Massachusetts Here is a schedule of firework displays and parades happening in Western Massachusetts. Click on...
Food, Inc.: Discover What “Big Agriculture” Doesn’t Want Farmers to Tell You Tomorrow, Monday June 29, at 7:00pm at the Amherst Cinema there will be a special screening of Food, Inc....
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...
Emily Russo of the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA writes: This Little Mommy Stayed Home by Samantha Wilde. The Mother of all Motherhood novels. In this riotously funny, ruefully honest,...
Students who don't read or engage in other educational opportunities can lose as much as 2.5 months of learning over the summer, according to the Institute of Museum and Library Services...
CISA Announces: Strawberry Season has Started! Those delicious red berries are waiting for you. The sweet juicy taste of a locally grown, fresh-picked strawberry beats those well-traveled California berries anytime. You...
Nicolas Frischer of Chesterfield, MA writes: “Let Freedom Ring” will be the theme of this year’s July 4th parade and promises all the fun and family attractions that have made this...
Do you grow fruits or veggies at home? Take the lead… Plant more seed! The Hilltown Home Garden Exchange (HHuGE) invites you to encourage home gardening by planting extra and sharing...
Notes from Nan: Roosters and Cowboys BY HF Contributing Writer, Nan Parati The only good thing is that I figured out the purpose of winter: That’s when you close your window...
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...
Maribeth Ritchie of Ashfield, MA writes: On Sat May 23rd the Ashfield Farmers’ Market begins on the Town Common, Route 116 in Ashfield, MA. Market hours are 8:30-12:20. Rhubarb Pie will...
Hilltown Food Pantry donations to be collected at Hilltown Spring Festival May 30, 2009 The Hilltown Food Pantry, located in Goshen, MA, will be collecting donations of food and money for...
How Does Your (Child’s) Garden Grow? This is the first year our family will have a “family garden” where our daughter can have her very own little plot of dirt for...
Senator Downing Offers a Public Form in Chesterfield, MA To further his goal of being fully accessible to constituents from all cities and towns in his district, State Senator Benjamin B....
Jamie Godfrey of Shelburne Falls, MA writes: What is the goal of education? There are many different, often competing, answers to this question. Is it the job? The productive worker? The...
HF listserv member, Patricia Donohue of Ashfield, MA writes: The Ashfield Community Preschool will hold a May Fair Celebration and a benefit concert with The Nields at the preschool on Saturday...
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...
Corky Klimczak, Hampshire County Family Network Coordinator, writes: I want to remind everyone that Jeanine Fitzgerald will be at the Amherst Family Center tonight (6-8) to present the workshop “Raising Better...
Williamsburg Launches Campaign to Save Energy On Saturday, April 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon, Meekins Library on Main Street in Williamsburg, MA, will host the launch of Take Charge!...
Nicolas Frischer of Chesterfield, MA writes: “Let Freedom Ring” will be the theme of this year’s (2009) July 4th parade in Chesterfield, MA, and promises all the fun and family attractions...
Beth Fairservis of Northampton, MA writes: Join the Fourth Annual Peaceable Planet Mother’s Day Puppet Parade in Northampton, MA on Mother’s Day. The task is simple. Take some time to consider: ...
CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE 2010 TOUR IN WESTERN MASS 2nd Annual Local Chicken Coop Tour On Sunday, April 19th, 2009, spend an afternoon in the hilltowns and Pioneer...
Berkshire Fools Festival 2009 The Berkshire Fool’s Festival marks the 33rd anniversary of the Greasepaint Treaty of 1976, signed in Pittsfield, MA, which marked the end of the Clown Wars, the...
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...
Ratios as a Sweet Treat! By CISA As one of his first orders of business, CISA’s new Executive Director, Phil Korman, has offered to share a maple syrup-based math lesson that...