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Flag followup Published: 5/25/2021 8:28:34 AM Weather permitting, you should notice, by the time that you read this, that the new flags are up once again on Federal and Main Streets. The members of Republican Lodge would like to extend our gratitude for the outpouring of support we received from companies, civic organizations and the citizens in general who responded to our plea for donations to our flag fund. We received many touching letters with these donations (from as far away as Hawley) which we read at our meeting and entered into our permanent records. We achieved our goal and a littl...

Flags in downtown Greenfield Published: 4/4/2021 3:50:26 PM Almost 20 years ago, our friend and brother, D.R. “Woody” Tyler, with the assistance of our local Masonic Lodge, assumed the lead role in making sure that Main and Federal streets (and Bank Row) were adorned with American flags for the spring through fall holiday seasons. Although Woody has sadly passed, the local Masons continue this tradition. Under the direction of Charles “Chuck” Vassar, the Masons of Republican Lodge (Chartered in 1795 by then Grand Master Paul Revere) have diligently put up the flags before Memorial Day...