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The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District will hold its spring Clean Sweep Bulky Waste Recycling Day on Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m. to noon. The three drop-off sites are: Mohawk Trail Regional School at 26 Ashfield Road in Buckland,...

By TALIA HEISEY

BUCKLAND — Voters gave their blessing to all 24 articles at Annual Town Meeting on Saturday, including a budget enabling shared-policing services with Shelburne and a $151,262 override to support the fiscal year 2024 budget.About 70 residents attended...

Play reading focuses on pandemic life BUCKLAND — A play reading about life during the COVID-19 pandemic, written and directed by Carmela Lanza-Weil, will be held at Buckland Town Hall on Friday, May 5, at 7 p.m. “These first-person stories — sometimes...

The recent My Turn “The toxic effect of leftist ideology, Part II,” [Recorder, April 26] and letter “Column nailed it on problems of the left,” [Recorder, May 2] prompted me to reply.So-called communist countries have been totalitarian regimes. Marx...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — A $151,262 override for the operating budget and the final decision on whether to fold the town Police Department and merge with Shelburne are among the most significant items to come before Annual Town Meeting voters on Saturday.The...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — Mohawk Trail Regional School is back for its second year producing a musical after not having an active theater program since before the pandemic struck.The school will present “Guys and Dolls Jr.” in the auditorium on Friday, May 5, and...

By BELLA LEVAVI

The Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee has asked its eight member towns to add three articles to each of their Annual Town Meeting warrants that would amend the town assessment formula outlined in the regional agreement. However,...

Seventh Grade High Honors: Colten Bailey, Cole Bassett, Mason Bassett, Leo Boltz, Sophia Bourdon, Emily Churchill, Naomi DenOuden, Brady Gancarz, Jordyn Gilmore, Siddha Hoffenberg, Zephyr Jetzon, Claire Johnston, Rex Kuoppala, Aymeric Loucka, Joseph...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — Mohawk Trail Regional School will now offer a Seal of Biliteracy program for graduating seniors. “Students who are driven and highly motivated, and who want to demonstrate proficiency in two languages will be able to do so,” said teacher...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Drivers should expect detours while traveling in Shelburne and Buckland as a pair of construction projects get underway this week.Shelburne Phase 2 of the Bridge Street construction project, paid for by a Community Development Block Grant, is set to...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — Mohawk Trail Regional School opened its doors to students, families and community members on Wednesday, providing a glimpse into the kind of education — ranging in topics from robotics and engineering to civics and art — that happens during...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — With the proposed fiscal year 2024 budget of $5.65 million budget containing a deficit of $151,262, the Finance Committee is suggesting an override of $210,000 to cover the deficit as well as an expected increase in the fiscal year 2025...

April 3: ‘Understanding and Untangling Colonization’ASHFIELD — Community members are invited to attend the Forest Climate Resilience Program’s workshop, “Understanding and Untangling Colonization,” on Monday, April 3, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. led by...

Lenten Discussion Series coming to Shelburne SHELBURNE — The First Congregational Church of Shelburne will host the fourth session of the Lenten Discussion Series on Wednesday, March 22, at 7 p.m. This talk will be presented by the Rev. Randy Calvo,...

And the Lord said unto the Republicans … Fear not! For I bring you tidings of great joy! For I say now that I was wrong! A rich man may pass through the eye of a needle and enter the kingdom of heaven (or at least Florida)! The Lord provides for the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BUCKLAND — As Mohawk Trail Regional School District presented its fiscal year 2024 budget with several new student initiatives on Thursday, Plainfield officials raised concerns about the impact of their town’s increasing assessment.Superintendent...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — Mohawk Trail Regional School Librarian Emily Willis was honored with a Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award for her work creating an innovative curriculum, curating a diverse and student-centered book collection, and crafting a...

Kiwanis Club holding Sugar on Snow Supper SHELBURNE FALLS — The Shelburne Falls Kiwanis Club will host its annual Sugar on Snow Supper at the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center on Saturday, with servings at 5 and 7 p.m. Tickets for the event are $15...

BUCKLAND — A group of residents gathered last week to mark the anniversary of the birth of Mary Lyon, a staunch advocate for women’s education who was born on Putnam’s Hill on Feb. 28, 1797. The celebration, which has been organized on and off for...

By MARTHA THURBER

The news that Gov. Maura Healey is proposing an increase of $6.5 billion in Chapter 70 aid to education is certainly welcome. It fully funds the state’s FY24 obligation under the Student Opportunity Act, which passed in 2019. It’s also helpful that...