Maple High Gets a Little Greener
Maple High Six Corners Neighborhood Council President Melvin Edwards accepts a grant from WMECO officials last June. Last June, the Western Massachusetts Electric Company awarded a $1,000 grant to the Maple High Six Corners Neighborhood Council for the planting of four trees in their community. This past week, those trees began to take root at [...]
River Walk Talk Keeps Riverfront in Springfield Redevelopment Picture
These days, activists supporting the upkeep and further development of the Springfield segment of the Connecticut River Walk and Bikeway can’t help but be encouraged by the commitment shown by local city officials in seeing their vision of a vibrant riverfront come true. From the Parks Department to the City’s Planning and Economic Development Office, [...]
An Informal Survey of the CT River Walk & Bikeway (Part 3)
On Part Three of our journey along the Connecticut River Walk and Bikeway, we explored the North End section of the pathway leading up to the Chicopee line. We started out on Wason Street, about a couple of hundred yards south of the city line, and walked southward to the North End Bridge and Bassett [...]
Exploring the Tantiusques Mines
A couple of months back, we came upon this old mining site in Sturbridge, MA, while out on a Geocaching expedition. As it turns out, the site has quite a bit of history behind it. These are the Tantiusques Mines (“tan-tas-qua”). They were first mined by the local Native Americans here at the time, the [...]
An Informal Survey of the CT River Walk & Bikeway (Part 2)
On Part Two of our ‘”citizens survey” of the Springfield section of the Connecticut River Walk & Bikeway, we began our journey at Riverfront Park’s main entrance and trekked northward, with our final destination being West Street (Rte. 20), next to Bassett Boat. Our group included Sheila McElwaine, Mark Hambley, Bob McCarroll, Herb Singleton, Heather [...]
An Informal Survey of the CT River Walk & Bikeway (Part 1)
On Wednesday, May 14th, I joined a small group of concerned citizens as they undertook an informal survey of a section of the Connecticut River Walk and Bikeway. Their purpose was to takes notes and swap ideas, and then present those thoughts and opinions to the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, which oversees planning for the [...]
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