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Rowe votes to build new school

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

ROWE — After hearing from all sides, residents weighed in on paper ballots, voting 104 to 72 in favor of building a new, $6.9 million … 0

Lights, camera, action

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

SUNDERLAND — Shelburne and Buckland may not be the only Franklin County towns to catch the limelight this summer. A stunt scene from the Warner … 0

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Drug raid leads to charges for local woman

Thursday, May 16, 2013

GREENFIELD — The district attorney’s new crime task force seized several thousand dollars’ worth of crack cocaine from a Bouker Street home Thursday morning and arrested a resident. Greenfield Police Detective Lt. Daniel McCarthy said the woman was … 0

Ambulance call leads to pot bust in Orange

Thursday, May 16, 2013

ORANGE — As police were investigating an unattended death on West River Street, officers came across a marijuana growing operation that filled the house. The original call came in as a possible heart attack at 7:49 a.m. Wednesday, but when EMTs arrived, they found a 42-year-old man had … 0

Moore wins 2nd term on Conway Selectboard

Thursday, May 16, 2013

CONWAY — Incumbent Jim Moore will keep his seat on the Selectboard after defeating challenger Elizabeth Braccia in a close race. Moore got 172 of the votes over Braccia’s 125 votes. In all, 300 of 1,487 registered voters, … 0

Neighbors: It’s time to get outside and meet one another

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Hello neighbor. I hope you had a great week, even if you had to work. The weather was perfect on Thursday, anyway, and I’m hoping it is today. I have been off since Wednesday and have had a lovely time. It’s that time of year, and I am … 0

Country Oil to hold benefit Saturday

Thursday, May 16, 2013

BERNARDSTON — Country Oil will hold an open house and food pantry benefit Saturday. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Country Oil will have food, entertainment, kids’ activities and more at 540 Northfield Road. Attendees are encouraged to bring a nonperishable food donation for the Center for Self … 0

Recorder/Paul Franz A Drug Court participant discusses his progress staying clean during his weekly meeting with Greenfield District Court Judge William Mazanec III.

Treating addiction as an ailment not a crime

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

So, how are the courts coping with heroin? While drugs account for relatively few criminal charges — the Greenfield Police Department logged 47 drug violations and 68 DUIs in 2010, in contrast to 215 break-ins or burglaries and … 1

Recorder/Mike Phillips Orange police raid the home of an alleged heroin dealer last month.

Crime task force hopes to take more direct approach

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Drug charges in Franklin County in recent years have less often been preceded by a battering ram at the door than by flashing blue lights in the rear-view mirror. Local police say they have not had the numbers … 0

Montague sees 3-way race for selectman post

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

MONTAGUE — There are three contenders for the three-year seat on the Board of Selectmen to be awarded in the regular town election Monday. Monday’s election is the first of two scheduled with a bearing on the board’s … 0

Recorder/Paul Franz Bruce Lessels and Karen Blom of Zoar Outdoor stand on the porch of their new storage building next to the Deerfield River in Charlemont. Tropical Storm Irene claimed the previous building.

CDC awards Zoar Outdoor entrepreneurs

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

CHARLEMONT — Since its founding 24 years ago as the first whitewater rafting company on the Deerfield River, Zoar Outdoor has become such a recreational draw that it may seem like it’s always existed. But in creating what … 0

The Keystone Market on Bridge Street in Shelburne Falls STORY 12/5/29 MacDonald

Movie permits OK’d in Shelburne Falls

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

SHELBURNE FALLS — On May 31, between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., film cameras for the upcoming Warner Bros.’ film “The Judge” will be shooting aerial views of a funeral procession down the village’s main streets. The cameras … 0

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