by Tina Cole-Mullins Memorial Day will be a time of sadness and grieving in Stockbridge following the recent loss of another member of America’s Greatest Generation. Carl Manoogian, who had been one of the few remaining World War II veterans in the Stockbridge area, died Sunday, May 21, only eight days before Memorial Day. He […]

by Andrea Stickney It turned out to be a picture-perfect, sunny afternoon for the 2023 Easter Egg Hunt at Veteran’s Park. Held Saturday, April 8 this year,  the annual event was organized and hosted by the Stockbridge Lions Club. Fifty eager young participants ranging in age from 1 to 10 were accompanied by their parents […]

Summer attraction leads to a longtime marriage by Joan Tucker On August 24, 1970, Norma Jean Mitchell (Normi), of Leslie, and Frank Spadafore, of Stockbridge, attended an Italian picnic at SS Cornelius and Cyprian Church on Catholic Church Road. “Frank was so handsome,” Normi thought. In fact, she had noticed him in church for a […]

Neither snow nor distance have kept Jeral and Becky Whitaker from 50+ years of wedded bliss. by Shuyler Clark Like many small towns, Stockbridge has its fair share of longtime residents. Other denizens of the Stockbridge area may recognize Becky (née McKim) and Jeral Whitaker from their longstanding history with the town, as both have […]

Paul and Connie Risner: Romance of 50+ years spans Dairy Queen, wedding cake, and Burger King by Connie Risner (as told to Mary Jo David) Paul Risner and Connie Howard both grew up in Stockbridge and graduated from Stockbridge schools. The couple first met at the Dairy Queen in Stockbridge, where Connie had an after-school […]

Hackworths celebrate 50 years of love and worshipping together submitted by Larry and Betty Hackworth Larry Hackworth and Betty Clemons first met as students at Stockbridge High School. They were married August 4, 1972, at Bunkerhill Pentecostal Church of God, and celebrated 50 years together in 2022. The Hackworths currently live in Fitchburg in a […]