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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

ROWE — Residents voted in favor of a non-binding resolution to create a shared fire district with Charlemont, to use a portion of town land on Pond Road for park and recreational purposes, and to change the town clerk position from elected to...

By GRACE LEE

SHELBURNE FALLS — After Sandra Gaffey’s daughter, Audrey Clark, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in 1995, Gaffey took it upon herself to contribute toward advancing a cure for cystic fibrosis by joining a Great Strides walk, a nationwide event and...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

For weeks, friends have been telling me how much they love Le Peacock in Shelburne Falls. I finally got there on a recent afternoon … and the place lived up to the hype.Le Peacock is located beneath 10 Bridge Street in Shelburne Falls. The restaurant...

Sixth Grade High Honors: Ariana Agapov, Landon Allenby, Lucas Allenby, Finnegan Coffin, Juliana Helie, Leo Leitner-Markert, Helen Maiewski, Emerson Maxam, Cyrus Pfennighaus, Kaleb Reipold, Ryker Russin, Kaylina Short, Tyler Slack, Samantha Suhl,...

Tuesday, April 231:40 p.m. — Reporting party states he owns a building on Third Street and some kids must have thrown rocks at one of the windows on the alley side. It’s not broken but there are dings in the glass. Caller wants the incident on record...

By LIESEL NYGARD

HAWLEY — For the second year in a row, residents voted against a resolution to change the state flag and seal during their Annual Town Meeting on Monday evening. The state seal depicts an Indigenous man holding a bow and arrow, with an arm brandishing...

By BILL NEWMAN

This column is about my daughter Jo, her daughters Kobin and Ramona, a horse named Lady and U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. And it also isn’t.Kobin is 5, almost 6. Ramona is 3, close to 4. Jo, the girls and their dad, Jo’s husband Dean, live in...

By ALAN HARRIS

 In the larger picture, we’re not that much different from the rest of the animal kingdom, except that we can build within or outside the laws of nature.Follow what are observable truths or jump down rabbit holes, jump off cliffs, ignore the weather,...

President Joe Biden is already facing a tough re-election, even before Gaza. Now he's in a no-win situation. Supporting Israel has already cost him votes. He said if Netanyahu attacks Rafah, which has now happened, he would suspend offensive aid. If...

I’ve literally written millions of words trying to uplift a broken river’s voice. Overall, it’s been a fool’s errand, but I intend to see it into the future rather than leave any of it unsaid. However, no words I’ve written have been as good, concise...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The defense has filed a motion to dismiss driving under the influence charges against Ryan O’Farrell, a Rhode Island man accused of hospitalizing seven motorcyclists while driving under the influence of drugs on Route 10 in Northfield on...

By TANISHA BHAT

Ben Clark, the owner of Clarkdale Fruit Farms in Deerfield, received $120,000 from the $20 million Natural Disaster Recovery Program created last year after he lost the entirety of his peach crop and 70% of his apples and pears due to sudden cold...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Downtown Greenfield will be buzzing with activities on Saturday as Bee Fest returns for its 14th year. The roughly three-hour festival honors the Rev. Lorenzo Langstroth, the sixth minister of Second Congregational Church who is known as...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — Residents can expect to see volunteers on the street collecting donations in pickle jars and to hear the 12-hour North Quabbin Food-A-Thon on the air to help combat a growing need.The fundraiser and food collection drive, now in its 20th year,...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Rural Development Inc., a Montague-based nonprofit affiliated with the Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority, is renovating a vacant three-bedroom home on Cleveland Street for reuse as affordable housing. The 42...

May 16: ‘Birds of Our Meadows’ NORTHFIELD — Dickinson Memorial Library will host “Birds of Our Meadows,” a presentation with pictures, information and suggestions for conservation, by ornithologist Mara Silver on Thursday, May 16, from 6 to 7 p.m.The...

Route 2 westbound ramp closure continues May 15GREENFIELD — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s closure of the ramp from Route 2 westbound to Interstate 91 southbound will continue on Wednesday, May 15. The closure, in effect between 7...

Seventh Grade Maximum Honors: Jimin Ahn, Mara Allium, Crosby Anderson, Eli Bauer-Clapp, Lillian Berthiaume, Zachary Brown, Micky Brownlow, Sigrid Calhoun, Cassidy Casey, Brooke Charest, Wes Chilton, Bailey Cusson, Chloe Cusson, Lucas Day, Stella...