Saturday, March 2, 2013
When blizzard Nemo blew into the region earlier in February, dumping a couple of feet of snow on the county, it left a heavy mark on several farms, causing thousands of dollars of damage by bearing down on …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
NORTHFIELD — After more than 18 months of negotiations, the teachers in the Pioneer Valley Regional School District have a contract. “This negotiation was long and difficult for a number of reasons, not the least of which was the lack of money on our part, the state’s part, …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
GREENFIELD — From pickles to granola to beverages, a few local food makers are mixing up the recipe for how to own their growing businesses. In each case, spokesmen for the businesses say there are advantages, in taxes …
Monday, February 18, 2013
It sounded like a frighteningly ambitious goal five years ago: siting 2.87 megawatts of renewable electricity production in Franklin County by the end of 2009. But the region hit the target and went further, siting an estimated 3.18 …
Monday, February 18, 2013
A draft budget for the upcoming school year calls for an increase of $781,905 across the Pioneer Valley Regional School District. The proposed budget, presented at a public hearing Thursday night, represents the maximum amount the district can ask for to fund the coming school year. Several capital …
Sunday, February 17, 2013
WARWICK — Ice cutters Sunday mined the frozen surface of Moore’s Pond for the second time in about half a century, banking cold for a second attempt at ice cream made from scratch the old fashioned way. Warwick …
Friday, February 15, 2013
TURNERS FALLS — The Franklin County Technical School’s tentative budget for the coming school year calls for a 2.5 percent total increase in assessments to member towns and includes a cut to the teaching staff of the business technology shop and the creation of a new administrative position. …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
They shared birthdays two days apart, and they lived about a mile from one another — he in Charlemont and she in Colrain. She was 33 when they saw one another that special September day at the Catamount …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
WARWICK — The town’s weekend plans have been in the making for a quarter of a millennium. The little town in the hills will celebrate its 250th birthday Sunday, but the party starts the night before. The town’s …
Monday, February 11, 2013
While most hunkered down for the storm Friday night, Greenfield resident Terri Kerner reached for her skis and, leaving her Leyden Road home at 9:30 p.m., made the two-mile trek in time for the 11 p.m. start of …
