Search Results

Keyword search: NORTHFIELD MA

By CHRIS LARABEE

A flock of cranes has taken refuge in the library of Northfield Elementary School, as students have rallied around a project that expanded beyond a typical reading assignment.As of April 12, the flock of origami cranes hanging from the ceiling and...

I was very saddened to see the look of disappointment on many people’s faces as the proposed Northfield public safety complex did not make the voting approval threshold of a two-thirds majority at a special Town Meeting Wednesday night. We should not...

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHFIELD — While plans for The Moody Center’s proposed campground on Pierson Road are moving forward, the approved permit allowing for installation of a septic system will limit occupancy to 78 overnight guests.The septic system designs presented by...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Northfield resident Annie Chappell couldn’t bear the thought of throwing away her Styrofoam. Assuming others had the same aversion, she worked to ensure community members wouldn’t have to.The community group Drawdown Montague, individual volunteers...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — There will be 33 School Choice seats open at Pioneer Valley Regional School for the 2023-2024 school year, but discussion will continue around the Pioneer Valley Regional School District’s two elementary schools.The School Committee voted...

By LIESEL NYGARD

NORTHFIELD — Allowing for plenty of time for discussion, town officials are holding a Special Town Meeting on Wednesday to vote on two articles related to funding the proposed public safety complex.The meeting will be held starting at 6:30 p.m. at...

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHFIELD — As residents prepare for Wednesday’s Special Town Meeting on financing construction of a public safety complex, the Conservation Commission is reviewing the project’s possible riverfront and wetland hazards, including a generator near...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

Ten poets from Northfield-based project Writing the Land will immerse themselves in the Cayman Islands this weekend, embarking on a week’s worth of conservationist activism.The volunteer writers will be paying their own way to visit Cayman Brac and...

Police chief commends Montague man for help at fireNORTHFIELD — Police Chief Jon Hall read a letter during a recent Selectboard meeting commending Montague resident Tristan McKenna, a former military hospital corpsman, for his role in assisting...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

NORTHFIELD — A fire in a sacristy at Thomas Aquinas College was caused by incense left burning the night before Easter, according to Executive Director of College Relations Chris Weinkopf.Deputy Fire Chief David Quinn Jr. said his department was...

GREENFIELD — After transforming their lawn into a meadow by mowing less and adding some native plants, Northfield residents and naturalists Charley Eiseman and Julia Blyth are sharing their story with others during a Greening Greenfield talk.The...

By BELLA LEVAVI and JULIAN MENDOZA

Children scrambled for eggs across Franklin County throughout the holiday weekend, making Easter egg hunts a short-lived thrill as families flocked outdoors to enjoy the mild weather.GreenfieldThe Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew’s annual...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

NORTHFIELD — A small fire inside the Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel at Thomas Aquinas College on Sunday caused “very little loss in the room,” according to Deputy Fire Chief David Quinn Jr.Quinn said his department was dispatched at roughly 7:51...

The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District is collaborating with volunteers from the towns of Montague and Northfield to hold recycling collections for blocky Styrofoam packing material on April 8, 15, 22 and 29, from 9 a.m. to noon.These...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — A Franklin County Superior Court judge deemed an abutter had standing to appeal the special permit for three proposed solar arrays on Pine Meadow Road in Northfield, setting up a future trial.In a flurry of decisions, Judge Karen Goodwin...

By CHRIS LARABEE and MAX BOWEN

A total of $223,079 in state grant funding is headed to four Franklin County and North Quabbin towns to help filter potentially harmful chemicals from their water systems.The Healey-Driscoll administration and the state Department of Environmental...

Easter is just a hop, skip and a jump away, and so are the annual egg hunts organized across Franklin County.New SalemThe New Salem Recreation Committee is sponsoring an egg hunt around the town common on Saturday, April 8, starting at 10 a.m. All...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — With the deadline for a comprehensive settlement now in the past, stakeholders in the FirstLight Hydro Generating Co. relicensing process are uncertain about what comes next for aspects that were not finalized.FirstLight, which...

Vaccine clinic set for Thursday NORTHFIELD — The Northfield Senior Center will host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Thursday, April 6, from 1 to 4 p.m.Attendees are advised to bring their insurance card, ID and COVID-19 vaccination card, if they have...

By LIESEL NYGARD

NORTHFIELD — The proposed public safety complex cleared two hurdles in March, with votes of approval from the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals.“There’s been a lot of work involved and we’ve had a lot of public comment that we’ve...