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An Inside Look at Hatfield’s Fall Festival

Ghost town, fiber arts, sauerkraut and more! An Inside Look at Hatfield’s Fall Festival by Kathie Gow If you’re looking for a traditional New England Fall Festival with bits of local history, antique cars, art and archaeology thrown in, then Hatfield’s Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct. 7 from 11am-3pm is the place. I’m biased, of course, because I’m curator of one of the two museums involved, but I’m also a frugal, busy… Read More

Category: Guest Writer, Hampshire County, Suggested Activity Tags: Fall Festival, Hatfield, hatfield farm, History, Massachusetts, western massachusetts

Youth Group in Hatfield Raising Money for Endangered Animals

Hatfield Youth Take Action! Raising Funds to Save Panda and Polar Bears Did you know that there are more people in Hatfield than there are pandas in the world? The Youth Action Committee at the Hatfield Library is doing a group project to help save polar and panda bears from extinction, and they will be holding a yard sale to raise money to donate to the cause. The sale will take place… Read More

Category: Hampshire County, Hilltown Families, Take Action Tags: animals, Environment, Fundraiser, Hatfield, Massachusetts, Panda Bears, Polar Bears, western massachusetts, Youth Action, Youth Action Committee

Western MA Library Issues Town a 100,000-Page Challenge!

Hatfield Public Library Host Town-Wide Reading Challenge Cheri Hardy, Children’s Librarian at the Hatfield Public Library writes: Starting January 3rd, 2012, the town of Hatfield is being issued a challenge by the Hatfield Public Library: 100,000 pages to be read in 5 months. Citizens of the town, as well as school-choice families, start reading January 3rd and finish May 31st. Participants read as much or as little as they are able, logging… Read More