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By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — For its first event of the season, the Charlemont Forum will host Westy Egmont, former associate professor and founder of the Immigrant Integration Lab at Boston College’s School of Social Work.Egmont’s talk will take place on Thursday,...

Zoar Outdoor hosts Pride Day on River CHARLEMONT — Zoar Outdoor will host Pride Day on the River on Saturday, June 10, starting at 9 a.m.The fifth annual event celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month with groups rafting and kayaking down the Fife Brook section...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — Despite some disagreements about school and cemetery funding, Charlemont residents approved all the financial articles, 1 through 15, on their Annual Town Meeting warrant Tuesday night. In the gymnasium of Hawlemont Regional School, 76...

CHARLEMONT — There is one contested race in the Tuesday, May 23 town election, and four positions on the ballot for which no one is running.Polls will be open at Hawlemont Regional School from noon to 7 p.m.Incumbent William Harker is running against...

At the end of the article regarding the visit of the state's education secretary, there was a mention that the press was excluded so the superintendents could share their feelings [“Ed secretary hears about rural school challenges,” Recorder, May...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — For the second year in a row, Annual Town Meeting voters tabled a proposed bylaw to recall town officials, with plans to present it again in a future year.After continuing this year’s Annual Town Meeting from the previous week, roughly 40...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

SUNDERLAND — Three years after a police officer murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis, his legacy survives his shortened time on Earth, even on the other side of the country.Rallies across Franklin County on Thursday, the anniversary of his death, were...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — Residents will decide if the town should add a recall bylaw, change tax exemptions for seniors, and purchase a police cruiser and fire truck at this year’s Annual Town Meeting. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m. at...

Cemetery walk set for Sunday COLRAIN — The Catamount Hill Association will host a cemetery walk on Sunday, May 21, to explore the lives of some early Colrain residents who are interred in West Branch Cemetery.The walk will explore the lives behind...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — Hawlemont Regional School’s Hawlemont, Agriculture, and You (HAY) program will host its sixth annual HAY conference this Saturday where a variety of new and repeating workshops will take place throughout the day.  The event will be held...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CHARLEMONT — The conclusion of a four-year study on the brown trout population in the Deerfield River has brought welcome news for anglers and river advocates.More than 80% of the brown trout population in the area of the Deerfield River from the Fife...

I read with unbelief the May 11 column entitled “Expose ‘crisis pregnancy centers.’” Quote: “We must expose and protest these centers’ deceptive practices, which, with their religious biases, deny their clients the religious freedom to make their own...

The Law Day article [“Law Day extols ‘cornerstones of democracy,” Recorder, May 2] was an important and useful teaching tool. An explanation of President Eisenhower's action as a counterpoint to the Soviet Union's May Day celebration of communism (on...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — The Tyler Memorial Library welcomes Charlemont and Hawley residents for an open house, in honor of National Library Week, on Saturday, April 29, from noon to 2 p.m.The open house is a chance for patrons to ask questions about services,...

By BELLA LEVAVI

COLRAIN — While lifelong Colrain resident Greg Herzig might have had a “gruff” appearance, his friends and family members say anyone who had even a brief interaction with him discovered his teddy-bear demeanor.“If there is a Harley heaven, he is in...

The Recorder on April 14 quoted the School Committee member Susan Eckstrom as saying, “In our attempts to sustain our schools, our budget is cut yearly by a single person.”Dare I say this but we live in a democratic republic and besides mob rule it...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

CHARLEMONT — Police say Gregory Herzig, a 66-year-old Colrain man, has died following a crash that temporarily closed Route 2 on Wednesday.According to a statement from State Police Trooper Brandon Doherty, the collision involved a 2005 Harley...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — As a result of an error in calculating the annual property tax rate, Charlemont is facing a $231,958 deficit in its fiscal year 2023 budget that officials plan to cover using free cash.While calculating the tax rate, officials forgot to...

By CARL DOERNER

There were those in the South who fought and lost a war over whether white-skinned people were superior to others. They also thought they were entitled to gain wealth from the labor of people they had shipped here from Africa.Defeated, some put on...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — The Zoning Board of Appeals has opted to continue its hearing about granting a variance for structures on Justin Maynard’s property that do not meet setback requirements, allowing him time to seek approval from the Conservation Commission...