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In Jon Huer’s column, “The art of the duel: How to really level the playing field,” (Recorder, Feb. 11) he essentially implies that Blacks and other races aren’t able to climb the social ladder because the rules aren’t tilted in their favor. In many...

Dropbox available at Town Offices CONWAY — A dropbox for residents’ documents is now available at the Conway Town Offices, 32 Main St.Residents can use the dropbox for tax payments and other town documents. When date-sensitive items such as tax...

Mount Toby Concerts presents ‘Power of the Protest Song’ LEVERETT — Mount Toby Concerts will continue its concert series on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. at 194 Long Plain Road, when Pamela Means will present “The Power of the Protest Song: Our Shared...

It’s good to see the debate about logging on state lands due to a promised public forest logging moratorium. However, editorial volleys are not a substitute for a thorough open public discussion of our state land policy. The Department of Conservation...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

CONWAY — The United Congregational Church of Conway welcomed two parishes for its first-ever joint worship service on Sunday, celebrating the end of a four-year rebuilding process more united than ever.“Yes, we can care individually, but we can care...

Conway Snowmobile Club’s pancake breakfast returns CONWAY — The Conway Snowmobile Club’s annual all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast returns Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Conway Firefighters’ Relief Association building at 41 Ashfield Road.The breakfast begins...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CONWAY — Shelburne Falls resident Karina Lutz, a facilitator with the Work That Reconnects Network, says anxiety found in your body is often your mind’s attempt to make change. This can be true when it comes to interpersonal relationships, difficult...

I am writing in response to several letters arguing either management or no-management as the best path to protect Massachusetts’ forests. It seems more reasonable to think that both approaches need to be taken into account. In fact, this was the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — When the United Congregational Church of Conway officially reopens its doors in February, its services will be led by a new pastor with an eye toward building community.The Rev. Marianne MacCullagh was appointed as the joint pastor for the...

The Moore v. Harper case before the Supreme Court could protect or destroy checks and balances. I want my daughter and her generation to come into their adulthood in a country where their votes cannot be extinguished by extremist state legislatures...

When I became executive director of CISA (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture) in 2000, I didn’t know a whole lot about Franklin County. I lived in Sunderland then and owned Annie’s Garden Store on Rt. 116 in Amherst. But I appreciated right...

Conway Transfer Station public forum set for Feb. 9 CONWAY — As the Selectboard determines future Transfer Station operations and policies, it is seeking feedback from residents at a public forum on Thursday, Feb. 9.The forum will be held at 6 p.m. at...

By DOMENIC POLI

The designs of municipal flags in western Massachusetts generally did not fare well in a survey conducted late last year, but those associated with the towns made it clear they are proud of the banners they feel encapsulate their beloved homes.The...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — In an effort to help people process their anxiety over the environment and climate change, a Conway artist is forming an eco-grief support group.Hannah Harvester’s weekly community support group is designed to help people process their...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — With the impending June retirement of longtime Police Chief Ken Ouimette, the screening committee for his successor is preparing to begin its work.Ouimette, who has served for 33 years as chief and 42 total on the force, submitted his letter...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Exactly 100 years since the state’s first electric freight railway was pulled apart for scrap metal, the town’s Historical Society is inviting the public to learn about the Conway Electric Street Railway.The Historical Society is welcoming...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Voters opted for a new face in town government in Thursday’s election, choosing political newcomer Christopher Waldo to join the Selectboard.Waldo, 42, earned a three-year term on the Selectboard with 190 votes to Fire Chief Robert Baker’s...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — Members of the Athol Bird and Nature Club do more than watch birds in the wild. Sometimes, they rescue them. Club President David Small said he sends about a half-dozen birds to the Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Center in Conway each year.Now,...

By DEVLIN SELMAN

Not all industrial solar arrays are a “sunny” great thing. Large solar companies such as Nexamp offer “too good to be true” incentives for landowners to lease their land and build a solar “farm” to capture the sun’s energy so they can do “good!” We...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — On any given day since the 1950s, you can be sure there has been a Baker serving on the Conway Fire Department.The family legacy of firefighting now extends four generations with Kyle and Kelsey Baker joining their father, Deputy Chief Adam...