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By DIANE BRONCACCIO

It’s showtime again for Pothole Pictures, a community-based movie series that showcases classic movies, live local music, occasional interviews with relevant film-makers, and sells popcorn that’s still only $1.Named for Shelburne Falls’s Glacial...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

ROWE — Two write-in candidates are vying for an open three-year Selectboard seat, as the current chair, Chuck Sokol, is not seeking reelection.Polls will be open on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Rowe Elementary School.Meg PallottaSelectboard...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

SHELBURNE — Although there are no contested races on the ballot for the annual town election on Tuesday, May 21, voters will usher in a new Selectboard member.Polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Cowell Gymnasium, 51 Maple St. In-person...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

ROWE — Annual Town Meeting voters will consider creating a two-town fire district with Charlemont, expanding the town cemetery and enlarging Pelham Lake Park when they meet Monday at 7 p.m. in the Rowe Elementary School, following a Special Town...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

HEATH — Annual Town Meeting voters will be asked to consider an overall $1.6 million fiscal year 2025 spending plan for town government services on Saturday, along with another $1 million assessment for its share of the $26.7 million Mohawk Trail...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

SHELBURNE — Residents packed the Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School auditorium Tuesday night to give unanimous approval to a plan to buy the town’s streetlights from Eversource and replace them with low-wattage LED lights that could save the town...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

HEATH — Two candidates with years of town service between them are vying for the Selectboard seat of Susan Lively, who is not seeking reelection to another three-year term.Michael Smith, 55, is a lifelong resident. He was the town’s highway...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

COLRAIN — Both a Selectboard seat and the town moderator position are contested as voters head to the polls on Tuesday, May 7, from noon to 7 p.m. in Town Hall.Katie Korby and Howard Phelps are vying for a three-year Selectboard term to fill a vacancy...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

ASHFIELD — Longtime Moderator Stewart “Buz” Eisenberg handily defeated opponent Evan Barth by a vote of 164 to 31 during Saturday’s town election.The race for a one-term term as moderator was the only contest on the ballot. Voters also supported a...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

ASHFIELD — When Bill Ryan moved to town 25 years ago, an old-timer told him, “In Ashfield, we only have two seasons: winter and the Fourth of July.”“In my first year here, we had 120 inches of snow,” Ryan mused. “Not now.”On Saturday, Ryan was among...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

SHELBURNE — Will Shelburne buy its 101 streetlights from Eversource, replacing the sodium-vapor lights with low-wattage LEDs that would cut the town’s utility bills and energy use?Annual Town Meeting voters will decide on Tuesday, May 7. They will...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

HEATH — A pre-election “Meet the Candidates” event will be held Sunday, May 5, at 3 p.m. in the Jacobs Road Municipal Center.William Emmet and Michael Smith are vying for the three-year Selectboard seat currently held by Sue Lively, who is not seeking...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

HAWLEY — Only three names are printed on this year’s town election ballot, but additional residents have stepped up to fill the empty seats as write-in candidates.Polls will be open on Monday, May 6, from 11:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Town...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

BUCKLAND — Voters will consider adopting a new bylaw to better regulate short-term rentals and will review budget requests totaling nearly $5.88 million for fiscal year 2025 during Annual Town Meeting on Saturday.The meeting will be held at 10 a.m....

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

ASHFIELD — Will residents see a ‘greener’ Ashfield in 2050?Three articles on Saturday’s Annual Town Meeting warrant will play a role in making that vision a reality, as voters will be asked to consider a decarbonization resolution in Article 30, and...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

ASHFIELD — Longtime Town Moderator Stewart “Buz” Eisenberg is facing competition to retain his seat this year, with Evan Barth throwing his hat in the ring for the role’s one-year term.All other candidates are running unopposed in the May 4 town...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

SHELBURNE FALLS — The Bridge of Flowers will be closed this season for extensive repairs, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be things to see and do in the village.Community organizers have started a beautification project called the “Village of...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

Zeal, a soulful-eyed chocolate lab, may well be “man’s best friend” to 15-year-old Rain Sanborn. But if all goes well, Zeal will also be a great comfort to the boy who suffered through years of trauma and anxiety brought on by a near-fatal ski...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

BUCKLAND — Despite all the trees felled by storms or cut down for utility access, about 13,000 rural households in Massachusetts still experience “energy insecurity,” according to the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). But a fairly...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

BUCKLAND — Residents will be able to weigh in on a proposed bylaw later this month that would allow short-term rentals while ensuring public safety, maintaining neighborhood character and preventing possible nuisances for abutters.By the end of 2022,...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

The groundhog predicted an early end to winter: did that also mean an earlier start to maple sugaring? Apparently so, according to several maple sugarers in the Pioneer Valley.“This is the earliest we’ve ever started,” remarked Chip Williams of the...