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By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — After counting the ballots three times late into Tuesday night, Richard “Rick” LaPierre was elected to be the new member of the Selectboard, winning by a narrow margin.LaPierre defeated Tricia Yacovone-Biagi by six votes, getting 139...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — More than 20 years ago, local and state officials gathered on Chapman Street for a groundbreaking that one former lawmaker hailed as a “milestone in the community.” Less than three years later, money for the project — Greenfield Community...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — Citing traffic safety concerns on Route 2, the Zoning Board of Appeals has started to strictly enforce the town’s bylaw that limit one use per lot in the commercial district.“There are significant issues on Route 2. We need to make sure...

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...

By BELLA LEVAVI

COLRAIN — After months of scrambling to identify funding and engineering services, the Colrain Sewer District has received an earmark in the state budget from state Sen. Paul Mark, D-Becket, and assistance from the engineering firm RCAP...

By MARIANNE BULLOCK

The mayor is right, a tight budget does require tough calls, and I believe that is what she did — make hard decisions before the budget got to the City Council. And now, the council is doing the hard work to readjust those tough calls, to hopefully...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Dan Keller has said he will not seek reelection to the Selectboard in the 2023 election, but he never promised his name wouldn’t appear elsewhere on the ballot.The 20-year Selectboard veteran opted to retire from the three-member board, but...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The city recently received two Community Compact Connector grants that will “enhance human resources” work in the city, according to officials. One of the two grants provides $50,000 toward a study, led by the Edward J. Collins Jr. Center...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Selectboard voted unanimously Thursday to offer the town administrator position to one of the two candidates interviewed earlier in the week and to form an hoc committee to review contract drafts.Kevin Flynn will replace Gabriele Voelker...

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — Though regional school districts could receive more money to pay for student transportation than they’ve gotten in years through Gov. Maura Healey’s fiscal year 2024 budget proposal, the Massachusetts Association of School Committees is still...

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — After a federal judge in Texas suspended FDA approval of abortion pill mifepristone, Gov. Maura Healey issued an executive order on Monday that is meant to clarify that a state law passed last year to protect abortion access from out-of-state...

By CHRIS LARABEE

MONTAGUE — After experiencing a hit-and-run earlier this month at the intersections of Routes 47 and 63, Gabrielle Slavin was looking for answers to two questions: Who hit her? And what can be done to fix a road design that’s experienced more than 35...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Tensions were high at Wednesday’s Selectboard meeting, as the clerk walked out after being denied the vice chair position and accusing board members of colluding against her.The Selectboard was reorganizing following Monday’s annual town...

By SAM DRYSDALE

The state needs to take action to make remote participation in town meetings permanent, according to the president of the Local Government Advisory Commission.In Lexington, where LGAC President Jill Hai is a selectboard member, representatives at Town...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton’s health director is leaving her job next month to become a regional public health trainer for Hampshire and Franklin counties, one of the first positions being filled as part of a large overhaul of public health services in...

By LIESEL NYGARD

NORTHFIELD — Lifelong resident Lois Stearns has resigned from the Finance Committee at 92 years old, wrapping up her 32 years of service to the town that she says was “the natural thing” to do.“I just enjoyed the work, you know, and the progress that...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The town’s human resources specialist and assistant treasurer is expected to take over the treasurer position after Gabriele “Gabe” Voelker retires in March.Amber Robidoux was offered the job after the Orange Selectboard interviewed her and...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Almost all of the houses in Northfield and Bernardston not previously covered by Comcast are gaining coverage under a new, 10-year licensing agreement about to be signed by all parties. “When they came through western Mass. to bring towns up to snuff...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A Franklin County Superior Court judge has ruled that a resident appealing the town’s North Main Street park project can conduct an independent review of the property’s wetlands, as an appeal of the project continues.In a decision...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — When annual Town Meeting convenes in June it will mark the first time in 35 years Christopher Woodcock hasn’t called the session to order.The lifelong Orange resident has opted not to run for another term as the town’s moderator, ending a...