The United Veterans of Holyoke and Veterans’ Services will hold a Memorial Day Tribute, Monday, May 27, 9:30-12:00 noon. Highlights include wreath placement and keynote speakers, Barry J. Farrell of Farrell Funeral Home and Anita Reed, MA State Commander for the Disabled American Veterans.
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Vermont audiences will have an opportunity to see the acclaimed Audra McDonald, up close and personal as the headliner of the Manchester Music Festival’s (MMF) gala closing concert of its Summer Series, Panoramas, on August 25. The Gala, to benefit MMF’s education and outreach programs, …
— by Bonnie Dundas
Spring took its time coming this year, but come it did and with an explosion, not a whimper. The spring bulbs and fruit trees have erupted in bloom, as have violets, Trout Lilies, Swamp Marigolds, trillium, lilacs, quinces, currents and gooseberries. In …
— by Bonnie Dundas
Do we dare think that spring has finally arrived? Will there be one last storm, one last flurry of snow? We hope not as our fruit trees are covered with flower buds this year. Tree leaves are swelling, new flowers appear every …
Manchester Elementary/Middle School recently joined the Vermont Safe Routes to School program and is participating in a state-wide walk to school on May 1. The event promotes healthy behaviors and improves the health of our school community. For those who live too far from the …
A couple of years ago our local environmental group, Transition Town Manchester, was casting about for a project that we could really get excited about. Theo Talcott tossed out the idea of clearing the brambled path down by the riverbank that wanders its way through …
