What a special property!! This charming custom built ranch, in the Frank Lloyd Wright style, is in a prime Williamsburg location. Sitting atop a knoll this handsome home is surrounded by both spacious lush lawn & breathtaking woods on three sides. Only moments from downtown Williamsburg, the best of both worlds awaits you here with [...]
Deciding on siding
GAZETTE STAFF / KEVIN GUTTING
Tim Uhlig, pictured in photo at left, from Wilcox Builders in Hatfield, primes a new edge on a fiber cement soffit
board being installed on a home in the Village Hill development at Northampton. At right, and below, Michael
Cendrowski, works on the soffits while Uhlig cuts the siding, shown above [...]
NOT TO BE MISSED! The ChiliFest at Mike's Maze in Sunderland is happening this weekend! What a great way to ring in the fall. Great food and great music, all in the idyllic New England setting of Mike's Maze in Sunderland. We Northampton-area locals look forward each year to the unveiling of the latest maze to be navigated. This year, in [...]
Charming, updated 5 bedroom farmhouse, spacious and beautiful yard with lovely plantings, heated workshop/studio. All of this just a stone's throw from Amherst center! 45 Spaulding street is a gem of a home. Scott Rebmann with be hosting an open house here this Sunday, September 11th from 12-2 pm. Come take a [...]
Summer is a wonderful time to enjoy all that the Hilltowns of the Pioneer Valley have to offer. There are so many activities to enjoy: hiking, swimming, kayaking, tubing, antiquing, art galleries, and county fairs, to name a few. Today is the opening day of the 148th Cummington Fair. It is my personal favorite, because the setting is lovely [...]
Maple and Main Realty was mentioned in an article in the Boston Globe yesterday, August 11th. The article, written by local writer/author Debra Jo Immergut, is about screened-in porch design and function. It focuses on screen porch projects in the Northampton and Pioneer Valley areas, and features local architect, Tim Stokes of Stokes [...]
As a frequent visitor to the "Dog Park" here in Northampton (the land which is leased by Smith Voc where many local dog owners currently take their dogs for off leash walks), I was tickled by the presence of The Goat Girls of Amherst, MA at the park, earlier this summer. The goats were contained within a well marked electric fence, and [...]
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One of the earliest horse breeds developed in the United States, the Morgan horse, originated with a colt named Figure, who was born in 1789 and acquired by Justin Morgan, a musician and horseman who lived in Springfield before moving to [...]
If you are looking for something fun to do with your family in Northampton this weekend - check out Circus Smirkus at the Three County Fairgrounds. There are shows tonight at 7 pm, and tomorrow at 1 pm and 7 pm. Though based in Vermont, this talented troupe boasts some local performers. See the article from the Daily Hampshire Gazette to [...]
Happy Independence Day weekend! In case you missed the annual Northampton Family Fourth Celebration last weekend, we wanted to give you a chance to catch some fireworks this holiday weekend. To follow is a list of Fourth of July celebration venues throughout the Commonwealth. Luckily, there are a number of places to enjoy fireworks in the [...]