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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

More than 200 children darted energetically from the starting line at Bernardston Elementary School on Wednesday morning to take part in the community’s longstanding turkey trot tradition.As fifth graders held hand-drawn mile-marker signs, a stampede...

By THE REV. JULIE G. OLMSTED

I have watched and listened over the past several years, as public discourse and the language used by elected officials and their followers has steadily slipped into a kind of exchange that once would have never been allowed to see the light of day....

Families invited to build gingerbread houses NORTHFIELD — The Recreation Commission invites Northfield families to make their own gingerbread houses in the Northfield Elementary School cafeteria on Saturday, Dec. 21, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.CPA...

Library hosting Children’s Holiday Bazaar NORTHFIELD — Dickinson Memorial Library will host a Children’s Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to noon.Children in kindergarten through sixth grade can come to the library for their holiday...

Tomato soup on Dec. 11 menu NORTHFIELD — The monthly meal at the Northfield Senior Center, set for Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 12:30 p.m., will include a salad bar, rolls, homemade tomato soup and dessert.The cost is $7. Reservations are required by...

By AMALIA WOMPA

BERNARDSTON — From the moment she became director of the Bernardston Senior Center, Jennifer Reynolds observed a theme not just in her own town, but in other communities with significantly higher populations of senior citizens: a chronic lack of...

Warwick to host holiday craft fair WARWICK — Approximately 40 craftspeople and vendors will be at Warwick Community School, 41 Winchester Road, for a holiday fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, also known as Small Business...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — After a few weeks of sorting out write-in votes and tracking down winners to accept their election, results are finally in for the Pioneer Valley Regional School District’s School Committee election, which saw six seats on the ballot...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

BERNARDSTON — An elderly man was transported to Baystate Franklin Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries Monday morning after his blue Ford Fusion collided with a gray Toyota Camry on Route 10. According to Bernardston Police Officer Jordan...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BERNARDSTON — In his ninth year of providing Thanksgiving meals to residents, local DJ Robert “Bobby C” Campbell is helping to feed an estimated 3,000 people across Franklin County. On Friday afternoon, Campbell and a group of volunteers gathered...

The historic dam controversy is back in the news again. Some are destined to rid the beautiful Green River of its very unique dam. The thought of the Green River having improved habitat and better connectivity is bunk. Having better public...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Join the Pioneer Valley Regional School theater program this weekend as students explore the twisting relationships of “This Changes Everything.”In the 2015 play by Joel Horwood, a group of young women who are fed up with living on the...

Unless the residents of Northfield and Bernardston have had occasion to need the services of Northfield’s emergency responders they may not know how fortunate they are to have this group available to them.Recently, I required their services due to a...

By DOMENIC POLI

NORTHFIELD — Voters at a Special Town Meeting this week opted to acquire a Bernardston parcel to house Northfield EMS, allowing the service to move out of a converted gas station on Main Street.The fourth article on Wednesday’s Special Town Meeting...

Community lunch on tap for Nov. 13 LEYDEN — This month’s community lunch at Leyden Town Hall will be held Wednesday, Nov. 13, at noon.Ahead of Thanksgiving, the menu will consist of turkey rolls and gravy, winter squash, salad, garlic knots and...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

BERNARDSTON — A portion of Route 10 was closed and roughly 400 Eversource customers lost power on Monday after a Mack dump truck took down a utility line. The Bernardston Police and Fire departments assisted Eversource and Verizon crews as they...

Library program to discuss green burials NORTHFIELD — Learn about green burials, how they are different from conventional burials, and environmental and economical reasons for burial choices during a program led by a local representative from Green...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Alongside casting their vote for president and congressional representatives, residents living within the Pioneer Valley Regional School District also will vote for representatives to the district’s School Committee on Election Day.While there are six...

The reasons for Donald Trump not to be our next president are many and here is just a short list. His attitude during the whole COVID thing was completely unprofessional and disrespectful to the science field. You see, Trump is a know-it-all, and one...

Two puzzle swaps planned in NovemberNORTHFIELD — The next two puzzle swaps at Dickinson Memorial Library will be held Saturday, Nov 2, and Saturday, Nov. 30, both from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There will be no December puzzle swap, so attendees are advised to...

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

BERNARDSTON — Valley Concrete & Construction opened its doors for Northfield residents on Saturday afternoon, giving them an opportunity to explore the space before they vote on whether to pursue acquiring it as a new home for Northfield EMS.Over the...