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		<title>Celebrating the First Harvest with Shavuot in Western MA</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shavuot: Celebrating the First Harvest The holiday of Shavuot celebrates two seemingly unrelated events &#8211; the gathering of the first harvest of the year, and divine revelation &#8211; the day the Hebrews received the gift of Torah at Mount Sinai....]]></description>
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		<title>ECA+ Artist Creates Collectible Bear Fest Platters</title>
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		<title>PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT: Michael Franti and Spearhead at the Calvin Theatre in Northampton</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enter to win a pair of tickets to see&#8230; Michael Franti and Spearhead Calvin Theatre in Northampton Thursday, May 31st at 8pm Hilltown Families and Iron Horse Entertainment Group have partnered up to offer a chance to win free tickets to see adult ...]]></description>
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		<title>Affirming What’s Essential  ❥ Love in Western MA</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<title>ECA+ Artist Create Collectible Bear Fest Platters</title>
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		<title>Summer Arts in Easthampton</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Easthampton City Arts+ presents the Summer Arts in Easthampton, a calendar packed with fun cultural activities held throughout the city of Easthampton. The summer programming is created in collaboration with organizations and city departments such as ...]]></description>
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		<title>Family Contra-Dance at the 6th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Passport to Chemistry Adventure Experiment with science at home, and work towards a chance to participate in a special chemistry adventure day at Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA. Families can sign out chemistry kits from their local library and...]]></description>
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		<title>5 Western MA Parks Go Organic!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 16:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[5 Local Parks to Implement Organic Lawn Care Practices Five municipal parks in the Hampshire and Hampden county areas will transition from using synthetic petrochemical fertilizers and pesticides to using organic practices and materials. These parks at...]]></description>
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