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BOSTON — Nine farms across the state received $710,140 through the Agricultural Preservation Restriction Improvement Program (AIP) earlier this month, money that will largely help renovate and modernize barns essential to a healthy food system. Three...

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MONTAGUE — About 40 people convened at the Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area this past Saturday where they shared views and learned about forest management during a tour by the citizen-based group Save Massachusetts Forests.“Our vision about...

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SHELBURNE FALLS – After a four-year haitus, the Iron Bridge Dinner returned this past weekend with its iconic long dinner table set up in the middle of the street.“We decided to pick it up and resurrect it again,” said Jennifer Pease, president of the...

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HEATH — Town residents were in heaven this weekend as the 105th Heath Fair took place at the Heath Agricultural Society’s Fairgrounds.The fair is an annual event and prides itself on being an “old school” agricultural fair with classic displays in the...

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One of the many stories featured in Richie Davis’s third book focuses on a group of singers that meet every day on the Montague Common. The group, which includes Davis, has no leaders and has been singing continuously since the pandemic began.I...

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The picturesque boarding school campuses and Shelburne Falls village aren’t the only local features in the new “The Holdovers” film coming out Nov. 10. Ashfield’s Will Sussbauer, a Deerfield Academy graduate heading to Yale University this fall, got...

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SHELBURNE FALLS — Although the flashboards at the dam near the Glacial Potholes are designed to break in the wake of heavy flows, Great River Hydro has found itself coping with unusually frequent overflows during this summer’s rainy weather.According...

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ASHFIELD — The owner of Neighbors Convenience Store needs to correct 10 sanitary code violations, 14 food code violations and 18 fire code violations before the business is allowed to reopen.The 244 Main St. business owned by Sawkat Wally was shut...

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This summer’s heavy rains have left many recreation companies looking to tread water by getting creative in the wake of fewer customers and fewer amenable locations for paddling during what is ordinarily their busy season.“This season has sucked, to...

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After a successful first run last year, the Hilltown History Trail is back, with six museums opening their doors to transport visitors back in time. The tour, which is taking place Saturday, August 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will include museums in...

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Torrential downpours continued to plague the region on Friday, causing flash flooding that left residents pumping water from their basements, wading to their cars and even coping with collapsed roadways.On Lower Road in Deerfield, a culvert collapsed...

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The Ashfield Film Festival committee is inviting hilltown residents to get their cameras out once again and submit films for the 2023 Local Shorts Competition.“The festival is all about us. It is about people here in the hilltowns,” Harry Keramidas,...

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DEERFIELD — As farmers assess the impact of last week’s flooding on their livelihoods and the future of the season’s crops, federal lawmakers visited the area on Saturday to see the damage firsthand.U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Jim...

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The fourth annual Porchfest is set to take place on July 9, featuring over 30 artists who will perform throughout the day.The event is held in Shelburne Falls, where residents open up their porches to musicians, poets, and stand-up comedians for...

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John Petrovato thinks that successful bookstores can be anywhere. “People love traveling for a good bookstore,” Petrovato said. With this idea, Petrovato went on a search for a year, looking for the perfect remote location for his new shop. He settled...

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Nature is the inspiration for many artists. Two artists, Rosa Beryl and Carin Teresa, have solo shows on display at Salmon Falls Gallery in Shelburne Falls, both drawing from their love of nature.“The plant queendom has guided me through some of...

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GREENFIELD — Activists say a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday that local government can only retain tax debts owed, and no more, when seizing and selling private property should put an end to so-called “home equity theft.”Before this...

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After leaving her classes at the Greenfield Senior Center, Kathy Steinem is now helping seniors across the county get their steps in and live active lifestyles.Steinem left her teaching gig earlier this year when she refused to provide documentation...

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Delores “Del” Viarengo, a 32-year Heath resident who passed away in December, will be remembered in a retrospective this week with over 80 pieces of her art on display. “But Is It Art: A Retrospective of Del Viarengo’s Creations,” organized by the...

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SHELBURNE — After counting the ballots three times late into Tuesday night, Richard “Rick” LaPierre was elected to be the new member of the Selectboard, winning by a narrow margin.LaPierre defeated Tricia Yacovone-Biagi by six votes, getting 139...