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NORTHFIELD — The town is at the “forefront” of municipal accessibility as it prepares to install audio equipment in several rooms.Using a $50,000 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) appropriation, the town intends to equip the Selectboard meeting room,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

As the town celebrates its 350th anniversary, three separate photo projects are taking a look at Deerfield’s past through the camera lens.In “Remembering Deerfield, People, Places and Events” and “This is Deerfield 2023,” residents are invited to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Saturday and Sunday will mark the official kick-off of Northfield’s 350th anniversary activities, ushering in the more than 40 events that are lined up throughout the year.Festivities start with Family Fun Day at 9 a.m. on Saturday at...

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DEERFIELD — The Planning Board kicked off the special permitting process for a proposed “cannabis campus” on Monday, as SunnyDayz Inc. presented the initial plan for its three-building site.The company, which signed a host community agreement with the...

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GREENFIELD — The weekend’s freezing temperatures led to burst pipes across Franklin County, including at businesses and schools. Four Rivers Charter Public School is expected to reopen Tuesday following a burst sprinkler in one of the school’s...

By CHRIS LARABEE

While campaigning, one of Gov. Maura Healey’s climate priorities was to place a moratorium on commercial logging on state-owned forest land, a move that foresters and environmental advocates say would be detrimental to forest health, the state’s...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — With the former Whately Center School’s request for proposals (RFP) left unanswered, the Selectboard plans to discuss the future of the 113-year-old building at its next meeting.The town issued the RFP for the Center School, located on...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Newell Brands, the parent company of Yankee Candle, announced the closure of the South Deerfield corporate offices on Monday, citing a need to adjust to “the reality of the economic environment.”In a letter from Newell Brands CEO...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Many North Quabbin residents were greeted by a snowstorm to start their work week, as several inches of snow fell Sunday night into Monday, causing tough driving conditions and knocking trees onto power lines.As of Monday at noon, nearly 57% of both...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — In recognition that Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a day of service, dozens of attendees at Greenfield Community College’s annual celebration on Monday were reminded that every action taken should be...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners’ grant paperwork signed, the town has appointed a Library Building Committee and is seeking a temporary location for Tilton Library materials and operations for when construction begins...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After several months of discussion, the town has appointed an eight-person ad hoc group that will be charged with outlining the role and responsibilities of a full Human Rights Committee.The ad hoc committee will be tasked with...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Each year, the graduating senior girls of Frontier Regional School would walk across the street to join Principal Martha “Marti” Barrett for a traditional tea time at her home.“She used to invite the graduating girls to her house for...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A Franklin County Superior Court judge has ruled that a resident appealing the town’s North Main Street park project can conduct an independent review of the property’s wetlands, as an appeal of the project continues.In a decision...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Just a few years after Deerfield became the first community in the state to be approved for the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program (MVP), the town is again at the front lines of climate resiliency with an award-winning soil...

By CHRIS LARABEE

COLRAIN — The state Department of Fire Services has determined a Colrain fire that badly damaged a single-family home last week started in a trash barrel, but has yet to determine a specific cause.“They’re gauging between a couple of things,” said...

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GREENFIELD — The city and Police Chief Robert Haigh Jr. have officially filed their appeal of the May 6 jury verdict in Hampshire County Superior Court that found the chief and the Greenfield Police Department racially discriminated against former...

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GREENFIELD — A Franklin County Superior Court judge has taken arguments under advisement following a hearing seeking to appeal the special permits for three solar arrays that were approved for Pine Meadow Road in Northfield.Judge Karen Goodwin said...

By CHRIS LARABEE

ROCHESTER, N.H. — A Whately man has died of his injuries following a Sept. 17 motorcycle crash in Rochester, New Hampshire.Kevin Komosa, 41, died at Frisbie Memorial Hospital on Sept. 18 due to injuries he sustained when his 2016 Harley-Davidson...

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GREENFIELD — A 19-year-old accused of a shooting in Energy Park last Thursday is being held without the right to bail following a dangerousness hearing in Greenfield District Court on Tuesday morning.Gabe Adams appeared Tuesday before Judge John...