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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...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — After more than an hour and a half of discussion, the Capital Improvements Committee unanimously voted to recommend four purchases for the Highway Department at June’s Annual Town Meeting.Voters will be asked to consider buying a four-door...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — In a tight budget year, the town is exploring options to save money on Transfer Station costs, while also trying to include residents on those savings.Conway generates more pounds of trash per user at its Transfer Station than larger,...

Founders Day Celebration being held in Deerfield DEERFIELD — To commemorate Deerfield’s 350th anniversary, there will be a Founders’ Day weekend celebration on May 6 and 7.The celebration will kick off on Saturday, May 6, from 1 to 4 p.m. on the lawn...

Thank you to H. Patricia Hynes for her powerful column “Federal budget: Moral or immoral?” [Recorder, April 10]. Pat reminds us that a budget is a moral document, an expression of what we value, what matters to us. Reading Pat’s column made me think...

At 11 a.m. on the 11th day of each month church bells will peal at All Souls Church for 11 minutes. The bells ring to signal that we are in the “11th Hour” as our window of opportunity to address catastrophic effects of climate change is rapidly...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — Despite raptor rehabilitator Tom Ricardi receiving a bill that was more than five times what he expected for tree removal, repairs to his Conway sanctuary are well underway.Three enclosures at Ricardi’s Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Center...

Mount Toby Concerts hosting benefit for TASSN LEVERETT — Mount Toby Concerts is hosting a benefit concert on Friday, March 31, to support the Trans Asylum Seekers Support Network (TASSN), a solidarity-based network supporting queer and transgender...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — With its chief of 33 years set to retire this summer, Conway has offered Whately Police Sgt. Donald Bates the job, pending salary and contract negotiations.Bates, 50, was the lone finalist for the chief position and was interviewed by the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — In an early act of community service, several Conway Grammar School classes are preparing fundraisers to help local raptor rehabilitator Tom Ricardi offset repair costs at his rehabilitation center.Kindergarten, first grade and third grade...

Lenten Discussion Series coming to Sunderland, Whately The 26th annual Lenten Discussion Series continues on Wednesdays, March 8 and 15, with stops at the Sunderland and Whately congregational churches. Sessions are offered both in person and remotely...

By DOMENIC POLI

CONWAY — The National Education Association designated March 2 as Read Across America Day. But Conway Grammar School didn’t want to limit celebrations to just one day.The rural school serving students in kindergarten through sixth grade decided to...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

CONWAY — Even those who are driven to help others sometimes need help. Just ask raptor rehabilitator Tom Ricardi, whose bird enclosures were recently ravaged by a fallen pine tree.According to Ricardi, the tree tore through one of the property’s cages...

Nomination papers available for Whately election WHATELY — Nomination papers are now available for Whately’s June election.Candidates can stop by the Town Clerk’s Office, 4 Sandy Lane, to pick up their forms, which must be returned by April 25, at 5...

By PETER ROSNICK

As with so many political arguments these days, there is a middle ground in the dispute as to whether to log state forests. I am not a forester. But for many years and hundreds of hours, I have wandered through the forests of Conway looking for the...