Families Can Volunteer at the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum Help to preserve local history and an important part of the evolution of transportation by volunteering at the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum! The museum is home to trolleys, a pump car, and …
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Community Service: Horizons for Homeless Children
Volunteer Training for Teens with Horizons for Homeless Children Did you know that one in every fifty children in the United States lives without a permanent home? Horizons for Homeless Children helps children living in shelters across Western Massac…
Affirming What’s Essential ❥ Love in Western MA
Note 13, Civil Rights in Lesbianville The other day I was at our co-op and listening in at the checkout on a conversation between friends about exercise classes. The two women were lesbians and here, where we live in the town that earned its Lesbianvil…
A Few Ideas for Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day, 2012 If you’re looking for ideas for getting out on Mother’s Day, we have a few suggestions… Not up for breakfast in bed, then head out for breakfast or brunch. We asked our readers for family friendly rest…
2012 Spring Plant Sales & Swaps in Western MA
2012 Spring Plant Sales & Swaps Plant swaps and sales take place all over Western MA in the spring time. Here we’ve started a list of swap/sales happening in the region. Add your community or organization swap HERE. Friday, May 11th, 2012 11a…
Seasons at Our Table: Maple Sugar
Maple Sugar Season At the beginning of Maple Sugar Season we invited our readers to share with us how Maple Sugar Season gets their family outdoors and participating in the harvest with their community. We also invited them to share their favorite reci…
Seasons at Our Table: Maple Sugar
Maple Sugar Season At the beginning of Maple Sugar Season we invited our readers to share with us how Maple Sugar Season gets their family outdoors and participating in the harvest with their community. We also invited them to share their favorite reci…
Safe and Healthy Food Choices: Educating and Empowering Families in an Era of High-Tech Food Production
Hilltown Families presents… Safe and Healthy Food Choices: Educating and Empowering Families in an Era of High-Tech Food Production A Community Conversation with Local Food Advocates Tuesday, May 29th in Williamsburg Hilltown Families presents S…
Bully: Documentary Looks at Kids Under Attack at School
“Bully” — Heartbreaking Look at Kids Under Daily Attack at School By Mark R. Gould ‘The documentary “Bully” is opening in theaters throughout the country. If you have seen any of the clips from the film, you will know that i…
Edible Books Encourage Creative Free Play in the Kitchen
The Edible Book: A Benefit for the Friends of the Forbes & Lilly Libraries The Forbes and Lilly Libraries are holding their Edible Book event on Sunday, April 22nd this year, an annual event that crosses culinary arts and language arts with creativ…