*Following up on our story yesterday, about a group of Tibetan Monks blessing Shelburne Falls and the Bridge of Flowers to help them recover from Tropical Storm Irene, we direct your attention to a fundraiser for the bridge.  This Saturday, May 19th, from 9am to Noon, the Bridge of Flowers annual plant sale will take place.  For more information please see http://www.bridgeofflowersmass.org/.
*If you read the article about line dancing in this past weekend’s Recorder, and would like to check it out for yourself, head on down to the Greenfield Savings Bank in South Deerfield this Saturday.  The North Country Line Dancers will be performing there at 10:30am.

From Greenfield Human Rights Commission Chairman Lew Metaxas:

The Greenfield Human Rights Commission will be initiating a public hearing into the status of homeless citizens residing in Greenfield hotels pursuant to the state Housing Stabilization assistance program.  The public hearing will be on Monday, May 14th at 6:00 P.M. in the second floor meeting room of the Greenfield Town Hall.  The focus will be on the apparent increase in the numbers of individuals and families so temporarily housed despite the stated policy change and funding increase by the Patrick administration in favor of permanent housing.