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By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Pioneer Valley Regional School District officials laid out their proposed fiscal year 2024 budget on Thursday, with town officials and school staff urging them to continue to “sharpen their pencils” ahead of next week’s vote.Director of...

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHFIELD — The Emergency Services Facility Committee tweaked the external design of the proposed public safety complex on Wednesday in an effort to match other buildings along Main Street and make it appear less imposing.The multi-million-dollar...

By BELLA LEVAVI

More than two weeks after a pair of severe snowstorms, Northfield and Warwick are still cleaning up the damage. In Northfield, Highway Superintendent Tom Walker said there is likely $100,000 worth of damage. Warwick Town Coordinator David Young does...

By BELLA LEVAVI

NORTHFIELD — The Board of Sewer Commissioners is doing everything possible to bring the 53-year-old Sewer District up to regulation standards after receiving a consent order from the state Department of Environmental Protection, commissioner Karen...

To all who participated in “80 for Brady” from shooting the film, to the movie theaters showing it and customers watching it, I hope you said a prayer for 58,000-plus dead and thousands upon thousands of injured Vietnam Veterans who one of the actress...

By DOMENIC POLI

NORTHFIELD — After months of controversy, town officials announced this week that the 2023 SoulFest Christian music festival will not be held in Northfield.The proposal had been heavily scrutinized by the Northfield Selectboard during meetings since...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — The weekend’s freezing temperatures led to burst pipes across Franklin County, including at businesses and schools. Four Rivers Charter Public School is expected to reopen Tuesday following a burst sprinkler in one of the school’s...

Fiddleheads Gallery displaying student art through Feb. 18NORTHFIELD — The Deerfield Valley Art Association’s Fiddleheads Gallery at 105 Main St. will host an exhibit of student art that will include a pair of receptions on Friday, Feb. 3, from 3 to 5...

By JUDY WAGNER

So for a while it looked like all of January was going to be a thaw. Once, the January thaw was a short reprieve, a brief reminder that winter would eventually end. This year after one hard cold snap we were left wondering when winter might begin.One...

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 JAMIE YOST and CHRISTOPHER SIKES

After more than two months reviewing Moody Center’s plans for the three-day SoulFest Christian Music Festival, the Northfield Select Board issued a strongly-worded letter to the President of the Moody Center. The five members of the Select Board...

Dickinson Memorial Library brunch set for Jan. 29NORTHFIELD — The Friends of Dickinson Memorial Library will host its annual meeting and Library Appreciation Brunch in the library’s main room on Sunday, Jan. 29, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All patrons,...

I applaud Daniel Brown for his forthright column “When global warming stares you in the face,” (Recorder, Jan. 19). I agree that “saving the Earth” is narcissistic but also, I think, hubristic. We do not begin to honor our interdependent relationship...

Transfer Station to close FridayNORTHFIELD — The Transfer Station at 31 Caldwell Road will be closed Friday, Jan. 20, due to anticipated inclement weather. The Transfer Station will be open Saturday during its regular hours of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.Police...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

NORTHFIELD — Replacement of the Schell Bridge will not be funded under the 2022 Rural Surface Transportation federal grant program, a major blow to the prospective project announced by the office of state Sen. Jo Comerford last Wednesday.“It’s...

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...

Ragged Blue to perform at brewery NORTHFIELD — The bluegrass band Ragged Blue will perform at The Brewery at Four Star Farms at 508 Pine Meadow Road on Saturday, Jan. 14, from 5 to 8 p.m.Girl Scouts offering ‘Science of Snow’ event BERNARDSTON — The...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

NORTHFIELD — Selectboard members outlined seven areas of concern, including public safety, traffic and noise, in a response letter they penned to organizers of the Christian music festival eyeing the D.L. Moody Center for the site of its 2023...