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By CHRIS LARABEE

Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder is beginning to publish stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2024. Prior to July, if you had asked the four southern Franklin County towns of...

I’ve been ruminating about the difference between jealousy, envy, indignation, vicarious pleasure, and altruism. You observe a person eating what looks like a scrumptious ice cream cone. If jealous, you are angry that the person has the cone and you...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — With LEGOs, tablets and a little bit of teamwork, Conway Grammar School students took to coding robots and their classmates earlier this week.Tying all these coding activities together was the school’s STEAM Day, which brought science,...

Peter Haas’ astute analysis of the recent climate summit in Dubai (”Was COP28 a transition point?” Dec 18), summarizes what successes there were and where the convention fell short. Countries agreed to transition away from fossil fuels, but with no...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Roads were left closed due to flooding and a voluntary evacuation was called for two Greenfield Gardens apartment buildings, as torrential rainfall swelled rivers and pounded the region Sunday night into Monday afternoon.Greenfield called...

When I read the article, “Couple co-chairs DeSantis campaign,” [Gazette, Dec. 7] I thought at first it was a parody. Jay Fleitman called DeSantis “principled, effective [and] incredibly intelligent” and claimed that DeSantis is a “nice guy — someone...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CONWAY — With few in opposition, Special Town Meeting voters approved borrowing up to $1.5 million to cover emergency deficit spending in the wake of July’s heavy rainstorms that damaged miles upon miles of road in town.“We will only borrow the amount...

By PETER ROSNICK

In retirement, I bicycle almost every day, 22 miles over the hills of Conway and Ashfield. I do so alone, partly because I am slow (real bicyclists pass me by so quickly that I appear to be going backward) and partly because I enjoy the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — At Conway’s Special Town Meeting this weekend, voters will be asked to authorize borrowing up to $1.5 million to cover emergency deficit spending in the wake of July’s heavy rainstorms that damaged miles upon miles of road in town.The...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Prepare for a visit from the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future, as a group of local actors put on a performance of “A Christmas Carol” while raising money for two causes.Michael Haley, a Conway resident and Hollywood veteran,...

Deerfield Academy fixing Frontier’s fields SOUTH DEERFIELD — With a one-person field crew at Frontier Regional School, Deerfield Academy is offering the school a hand — and equipment — to help prep the fields for winter and spring.Superintendent...

By CHRIS LARABEEStaff WriterCONWAY — With two events wrapped up in the last month, Conway’s Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) grant project will move to the visioning stage as the town looks for flood-mitigation strategies in the village...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CONWAY — With the state Department of Transportation’s Project Review Committee having approved a repair project for the closed Bardwell’s Ferry Bridge, a timeline is taking shape for potential design work and construction.“MassDOT is working through...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — With a Special Town Meeting weeks away, the Selectboard and Finance Committee have voted to recommend the town borrow up to $1.5 million to cover deficit spending as the town continues to repair roads that were damaged over the summer.The...

Nov. 25: 40th annual Holiday Craft Fair SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Deerfield Police Association’s 40th annual Holiday Craft Fair will be held at Frontier Regional School on Saturday, Nov. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fair will feature more than 65 local...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — With signs held high and loud chants, Conway Grammar School’s eighth annual mini Monte’s March signaled another year of thousands of dollars being raised for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.The elementary school’s march coincides each...

By CHRIS LARABEE

With towns across Massachusetts suffering millions of dollars worth of damages due to torrential rainstorms throughout the summer, local legislators Rep. Natalie Blais and Sen. Jo Comerford have introduced legislation that could take some of the...

By CHRIS LARABEE and JULIAN MENDOZA

In anticipation of Veterans Day on Saturday, some Franklin County schools took the time to thank locals for their military service early.Erving Elementary School Reprising tradition, Erving Elementary School staff and students celebrated the military...

Nov. 12: Photo essay, presentation on Deerfield’s transformation throughout its history SOUTH DEERFIELD — A panel of local historians will be presenting “And That’s the Way it Was,” a photo essay and audience discussion event where folks can learn...

Brick Church Music Series continues DEERFIELD — The First Church of Deerfield’s “Brick Church Music Series” continues on Sunday, Oct. 22, with organist Amanda Mole.Mole will perform at 3 p.m. at the First Church of Deerfield, 71 Old Main St. Mole has...