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Northfield government forum draws experts, advice

Friday, May 24, 2013

NORTHFIELD — No matter what type of government runs the town, it won’t work without informed, active citizens. That was the overarching theme at a forum on possible changes to the structure of Northfield’s government. “There’s no magic in changing the form of government,” said panelist Donald Robinson. “It all depends on who’s in those positions.” Northfield has been researching … 0

16-year-old singer gets ‘The Voice’ audition

Friday, May 24, 2013

CHARLEMONT — Mohawk sophomore Holly Mae Brown, a local pop-country singer from Charlemont, is heading for Boston on June 22, for a live, call-back audition … 0

Local store robbed by gunman

Friday, May 24, 2013

GREENFIELD — Police continue to search for a man wanted in the armed robbery of a local convenience store. At 7:40 p.m. Thursday, police received … 0

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Recorder/Paul Franz Reinforcing bar waits for concrete in one of the last sections of the Gill Montague Bridge decking to be finished.

Gill-Montague Bridge to reopen in Nov.

Friday, May 24, 2013

TURNERS FALLS — The Gill-Montague Bridge, the downtown’s main connection to points elsewhere, should reopen to two-way traffic in November, according to Massachusetts Department of Transportation spokesman Michael Verseckes. The multi-million dollar renovation project has limited traffic on … 0

The Rev. David Levandusky, current pastor, and the Rev. Ralph Jelley, the founder of Living Waters Assembley of God Church in Greenfield, in a photo taken in earlier years.

Living Waters founder to give sermon on his 100th birthday

Friday, May 24, 2013

GREENFIELD — On Sunday at 10 a.m., Living Waters Assembly of God Church’s past and present will converge. Parishioners will take their seats to hear from the founder of the church, who just happens to be turning 100 … 0

Recorder/Anita Fritz Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Richard Davey talks with Franklin County Chamber of Commerce members Friday morning about projects throughout the county.

Local public transit a priority

Friday, May 24, 2013

GREENFIELD — Transportation is about jobs and economic development, and Massachusetts plans to make an investment in transportation in Franklin County to bring and keep people here, local business leaders were told by the state’s top transportation official … 0

Recorder/Paul Franz Greenfield's Michael Aldrich will portray Civil War Brigadier General Augustus James Pleasonton at Whitney Hill Antiques and Consignment's Saturday flea market.

Civil War re-enactor to visit Bernardston antiques shop

Friday, May 24, 2013

BERNARDSTON — Civil War General Augustus James Pleasonton will visit a local antiques shop Saturday, where he will regale visitors with tales of the war between brothers. From 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Michael Aldrich, of Greenfield, will … 0

Greenfield school officials OK with final budget amount

Friday, May 24, 2013

GREENFIELD — School officials are confident they can work with the $16.54 million budget the town allocated to the department this week — an amount that is $905,000 higher than last year but $560,000 less than the department’s request. Incoming state aid, which will be at least $1.3 … 0

Sequestered federal budget prompts possible fish lab furloughs

Friday, May 24, 2013

MONTAGUE — Congress’s inability to pass a budget should make itself felt locally beginning next month with furloughs of Conte fish lab employees. Run by the U.S. Geological Survey, the Conte Anadromous Fish Research Laboratory, at One Migratory … 0

Recorder file photo A bear goes after a sweet treat by way of a hummingbird feeder in a local back yard.

Bears showing up everywhere

Thursday, May 23, 2013

The Brothers Grimm collected many fine fairy tales illustrating the dangers of antagonizing woodland creatures by, for instance, stealing their porridge. They neglected to mention, however, the dangers of enticing them with birdseed, garbage or undersized pets. The … 0

submitted photo/Yuri Since the catastrophic earthquake in January 2010, Baystate Franklin Medical Center nurse Alison Childs has taken 12 trips to Haiti to help people, like this child, overcome poverty and improve their health care.

Local nurse keeps close to Haiti

Thursday, May 23, 2013

GREENFIELD — Less than one month after the January 2010 earthquake that displaced and killed hundreds of thousands of Haitians, a Baystate Franklin Medical Center nurse joined the relief effort to help provide medical assistance to the country’s … 0

Area workshop set on medical marijuana

Thursday, May 23, 2013

With new state regulations on medical marijuana set to take effect today, some towns have been looking to control or prevent treatment centers from siting in parts of their communities, or anywhere in town. But while the state forbids outright bans on the dispensaries, there are still zoning … 0

Recorder/Paul Franz Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray arrives at the Buckland Town Hall on Thursday.

Towns thank Murray for western Mass. focus

Thursday, May 23, 2013

BUCKLAND — A day after announcing his resignation from state office, Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray met with Franklin County officials who thanked him for his western Mass. focus during his years in office. He and the heads … 0

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