Michael Docter News Today

Mid50s. Heres the way it looks from the exploratorium. Proudly bearing the orange once again. Patchy fog at 7 00. 47. Our day planner through known 62 to 66 with just a high cloud or two. Sunshine this afternoon, 64 to 72. Close to average. But its going to be cool this evening. Youll need something to keep you warm. 60 to 64. How about the news of the day. Heres matt. All right. Thanks, mike. The worrellld series, game five at at t park. Last night a great comeback. The giants started chipping ...

On March 21, we attended a Hadley Zoning Board of Appeals meeting to show support for the Valley Community Development Corporation’s (CDC) project to renovate the EconoLodge on Route 9 into affordable housing. The room was packed, yet the Zoning Board...

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield School Department’s Food Service Director Greta Shwachman received a kale bouquet and a certificate on Tuesday, recognizing her work to increase locally grown food used in school lunches.Standing before Mayor Roxann...

HADLEY — Concerns about imposing new costs and regulations on farmers to address climate change prompted a majority of voters to reject a nonbinding resolution declaring a climate emergency Thursday at Special Town Meeting.By an 83-72 vote, residents...

HADLEY — Concerns about imposing new costs and regulations on farmers to address climate change prompted a majority of voters to reject a nonbinding resolution declaring a climate emergency Thursday at Special Town Meeting.By an 83-72 vote, residents...

HADLEY — It has been 17 years since Rosendo Santizo came to the United States from Guatemala to support his mother and siblings.Santizo, who began work harvesting, washing and packing vegetables on the Winter Moon Roots farm in 2010, is making a...

Residents claim Hadley Select Board’s vote on mosquito spraying against ‘will of the town’ Hadley Town Hall GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Published: 5/27/2021 2:31:44 PM HADLEY — A recent Select Board decision allowing the state to control mosquitos using aerial spraying may violate the spirit of an annual Town Meeting vote from three years ago, when residents approved taking a different approach to controlling mosquitos, according to a letter sent to the board this week. “In their vote on May ...

Valley Bounty: Hadley’s Winter Moon Roots grows locavore fare for the dark months  Owner Michael Docter and farm manager Rosendo Santizo sort seeds on Michael’s porch last spring. CONTRIBUTED photo/LYNN BOWMASTER Published: 12/2/2020 4:02:51 AM Winter Moon Roots, on 20 acres in Hadley, is known for some of the tastiest roots out there. Owner Michael Docter recently expanded on what makes their farm unique, the legacy of farm ownership in the region, and how some turnips are sweet enoug...

Changing reins: Immigrant farmhand-turned-manager to become owner of Hadley farm Rosendo Santizo, an employee of Winter Moon Roots who will be buying the organization from founder, Michael Docter, moves carrots into storage units in Hadley. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Michael Docter works with Rosendo Santizo, an employee of Winter Moon Roots, to move carrots into a storage unit. Docter, the founder of the farm, is selling it to Santizo, a long-time employee. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Michael Docte...