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New Food Destination: Chesterfield General Store & Cafe There’s a new food destination in the Hilltowns, the Chesterfield General Store & Cafe. Serving wood fired pizza, bread, baked goods, soups, salads, beer and wine, basic groceries, and more. Sit down in the cafe or at the bar or take out. Open Wednesday-Sunday, on Route 143, stop …
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My dog, Maddy, and I visited these trails on Thursday January 15 in the midafternoon. It had been a few days since the last snowstorm, but there were still almost two feet of snow on the ground.
The Chesterfield Gorge is owned by the Trustees of Reservations. Most hikes…
The Hilltowns include areas of Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties west of and above the hills bordering the Connecticut River rift valley. This is a rolling, wooded, lightly populated area of Massachusetts, and contains several important wildlife habitat areas and watersheds. Residents of the area are intimately familiar with New England’s fifth season – mud…