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Library hosting cafe to talk about climate anxiety CHARLEMONT — Tyler Memorial Library at 157 Main St. will host a Climate Cafe on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 1 p.m. The Climate Cafe is a space for people who are concerned about climate change and its...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BOSTON — With the long-awaited announcement of storm damage relief funding at the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s annual conference this past weekend, Deerfield and Conway, as well as 35 other communities around the state, are finding themselves...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2024. Details about projects in the western part of the county were shared in two installments. This...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Parks in Ashfield and Montague are getting upgrades thanks to a pair of state grants totaling $436,100.The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs recently awarded Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC), Local...

By BELLA LEVAVI

With winter just beginning, bars and eateries across Franklin County are inviting people in for specialty drinks inspired by the cold season. Each venue, with changing menus, has a different take on what winter cocktails mean. But all are showing up...

ASHFIELD — A new conservation restriction held by the Franklin Land Trust will protect 46 acres of land owned by Ashfield resident Peter Corens from future development and subdivision.According to the Franklin Land Trust, the property, located along...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — For 39 years, a band of local storytellers has been presenting a Solstice Storytelling and Songfest Celebration to spread joy as the weather gets cold.This year, the celebration will be held on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 6:30 p.m., with doors...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Many disrobe when they go swimming, but these all-season swimmers put on far more than just their bathing suits, donning wetsuits, multiple pairs of socks, gloves and hats for their dip in the Ashfield Lake.A group of swimmers meet daily, as long as...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — The property at 634 Bellus Road, home to a small glassblowing studio since 1996, is expected to stay the course under new ownership. In a joint meeting between the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals on Nov. 29, Michael Schunke and...

Church holding Bob Manners benefit dinner SHELBURNE — The First Congregational Church is holding a benefit dinner for Bob Manners, Selectboard chair and former EMT, to raise money for costs associated with his cancer treatment.The benefit dinner —...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — Voters approved the town taking ownership of the deteriorating retaining wall at the old Sanderson Field and replenishing the Highway Department budget with $130,000 at Tuesday’s Special Town Meeting. The 56 voters in attendance at Town...

By BELLA LEVAVI

The Massachusetts Forest Alliance, a Marlborough-based organization that advocates for a strong, sustainable local forest economy, has honored two Franklin County land stewards for their notable work in the industry. With nearly 80% of the county...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — Replenishing the Highway Department budget, taking land from Sanderson Academy to fix a retaining wall and authorizing the Selectboard to sell a parcel of town-owned land are among the eight warrant articles coming before Special Town...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The holidays are around the corner and apparel, gift cards and electronics are expected to top the list of presents exchanged during the season of giving. But local business owner Jeremy Goldsher hopes for something a little more...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — The Franklin Land Trust has closed on its purchase of the Edge Hill Golf Course, adding approximately 160 acres of conservation land under its stewardship in the area.“We are thrilled to share this news with our supporters and friends, who...

By CHRIS LARABEE

ASHFIELD — Like many Americans after Thanksgiving, crowds of Franklin County residents left their homes on Black Friday to knock out some holiday shopping.In Ashfield, though, it wasn’t to purchase electronics or other big-ticket items, but rather one...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — The Transfer Station book exchange had amassed nearly 1,000 books — that is, until Nov. 10, when volunteer Frank Dufresne showed up to find all the books were missing. “I can tell you it was quite a surprise,” Dufresne said.Dufresne...

These five coterminous West County towns — Ashfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Hawley, and Heath — are equivalent in size to that of the Gaza Strip (approximately 141 square miles). Whereas the population of Gaza is estimated at nearly 2.1 million, that...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — The Energy Committee will host a public forum on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall to discuss expanding solar power in town. Members of the Energy Committee have a draft solar action plan, came up with several proposals and will now...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE FALLS — Executive Office of Elder Affairs Secretary Elizabeth Chen visited with members of the state’s first regional senior services district on Thursday to talk about addressing the needs of the region’s seniors, including housing. Chen...