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By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — As smoke from Canadian wildfires has drifted into Franklin County throughout the last month, one Franklin County resident has gotten a first-hand look at the blazes, while another has recently been deployed.Department of Conservation and...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — In honor of the enslaved man who sued for his freedom in the 18th century in a case that laid the foundation for the abolition of slavery in Massachusetts, July 8 is officially Massachusetts Emancipation/Quock Walker Day.Following the lead of...

South County Senior Center hosting romance scams talk SOUTH DEERFIELD — The South County Senior Center is partnering with the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office to hold a talk on romance scams on Wednesday, June 28, at 10:30 a.m.The DA’s Consumer...

Construction to close Mountain Road at Sugarloaf SOUTH DEERFIELD — Mountain Road at Mount Sugarloaf is expected to be closed daily through Wednesday, June 21, as the state Department of Conservation and Recreation conducts drainage work. The road will...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Residents elected George Forcier to the Board of Assessors in the only contested race in this year’s town election, while three other seats remain vacant.Forcier, a former and longtime editor at the Greenfield Recorder, defeated incumbent...

Deerfield Inclusion Group co-sponsoring second annual Pride party SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Deerfield Inclusion Group is co-sponsoring the second annual Pride party at Deerfield Elementary School on Sunday, June 11, from 1 to 4 p.m.Folks are invited to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — A contested Board of Assessors race will be decided in this year’s town election, while four seats have no candidates on the ballot.Roxanne Parent, an incumbent assessor who won a one-year term in last year’s election, is being challenged by...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CONWAY — Following the rejection of proposed equipment purchases at December’s Special Town Meeting, Highway Department spending requests continued to be an uphill battle at Saturday’s Annual Town Meeting.Voters ultimately passed all but two of the 35...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Who said math couldn’t be fun? At Conway Grammar School on Wednesday, students participated in a Math Day celebration, an annual tradition set up to celebrate students’ progress in math and to reinforce some of the concepts they learned...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Residents will consider several Highway Department purchases, funding an addition to the Public Safety Complex and several bylaw changes at Saturday’s Annual Town Meeting.The meeting will be held in Conway Grammar School’s gymnasium at 10...

In the recent Conway Currents, Town Administrator Véronique Blanchard announced new policies at the town transfer station. The new program will be costly and inconvenient for Conway residents.According to Blanchard, the town pays "upwards of" $100,000...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Do you have a lamp that needs fixing? What about a tear in your clothes that you can’t seem to mend? Then Conway may soon have an option for you.At the request of Town Administrator Veronique Blanchard, the town is exploring hosting a repair...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BERNARDSTON — The Franklin County community continues to flock together to support raptor rehabilitator Tom Ricardi as he puts the finishing touches on repairs to his bird enclosures, which were destroyed by a fallen pine tree in February.The latest...

Youth and Parent Dayset for SundayCONWAY — The Conway Sportsman’s Club and Police Department’s annual Youth and Parent Day returns for its 20th edition on Sunday, May 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at 245 Elmer Road.The event is free and open to all Conway...

By CHRIS LARABEE

For some of the deepest New England history, one only needs to take a stroll through one of the numerous cemeteries in Franklin County.Local residents will have a chance for some of that history to be brought right to them on Tuesday, May 16 when...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — With voters being asked to consider an addition to the Public Safety Complex at annual Town Meeting, the Public Buildings Committee gave its first of two presentations at Monday’s Selectboard meeting.The addition would include individual...

Shutesbury police chief presenting program on scams, frauds and phishing SHUTESBURY — Police Chief Kristen Burgess is presenting an information program on scams, frauds and phishing on Thursday, May 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Shutesbury Community Church,...

By MICKEY RATHBUN

Earlier this week my friend Lisa, a demon flower-designer, mentioned to me that she had agreed to provide the floral decorations for her cousin’s birthday party in New York. She lamented that there weren’t many flowers for sale at this time of year...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — The trash disposal process in Conway will undergo its largest change in years now that the Selectboard has voted to implement a new trash bag sticker policy, effective Oct. 7.To access the Transfer Station and dispose of their trash,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — At June 3’s Annual Town Meeting, residents will be asked to consider several Planning Board amendments to Conway’s wireless telecommunications facility bylaws, alongside a singular addition to the town’s marijuana bylaws.In an effort to...