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By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Just as they did to kick off the town’s 350th anniversary celebration, residents are once again invited to light up the night as the festivities — and 2023 — come to a close Sunday night.At 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, folks are asked to...

By JUDY WAGNER

Each year we wait to see the last rose of summer. This small ritual is a way to ease the transition from the bounty of summer — and some of its excesses, like rain, heat or mosquitoes — to the more spare seasons of fall and winter when many things...

By STEFAN CALABRIA

I was not raised a hunter. As a five-year-old traveling with my family in Scotland, I remember staying at a hotel which prominently displayed the mounted hides and heads of numerous wild animals. I covered my face with my shirt and refused to eat...

I am writing to thank Daniel Brown for his excellent column in the Dec. 13 Recorder [“Myths and facts about Israel, Palestine”].  Too seldom people are willing to dig beneath the surface of current events to unearth the complexities that surround...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Roads were left closed due to flooding and a voluntary evacuation was called for two Greenfield Gardens apartment buildings, as torrential rainfall swelled rivers and pounded the region Sunday night into Monday afternoon.Greenfield called...

By MARY BYRNE

NORTHFIELD — A man and woman were injured Thursday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash on Millers Falls Road (Route 63) involving a FedEx truck.Officers were dispatched at around 3 p.m. to the area of 189 Millers Falls Road, according to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — With the district continuing its focus on long-term stability, Pioneer Valley Regional School’s administration launched a project this year to bolster eighth grade student retention.Presenting to the School Committee Thursday evening,...

By MAX BOWEN

NORTHFIELD — In an effort to meet increasing demand, officials at Thomas Aquinas College are planning an expansion of the freshman class next fall.According to an announcement from the private, four-year college, increasing the size of the freshman...

Seventh Grade Highest Honor: Kailyn Arsenault, Brody Bartak, Greyson Bellville, Nathan Bloom, Jaelyn Boliski, Hayden Brechenser, Serenity Brown, Lucianne Burnap, Kaelynn Chabot, Taylor Chase, Kaylan Costello, Rayne Cronk, Judy Fenimore, Lana Gagnon,...

I was amused by Mayor Roxann Wedegartner’s comments in the Recorder’s Nov. 30 edition. She invites all of us to come to Greenfield to shop now that parking is free in all municipal parking lots.Wow! Now that’s a dream come true. “There is so much to...

Dec. 9: Next roast beef supper BERNARDSTON — The United Church of Bernardston at 58 Church St. will hold its next Second Saturday Roast Beef Supper on Saturday, Dec. 9, with seatings at 5 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.At a price of $15, each meal includes roast...

GREENFIELD — A Franklin County Superior Court judge sentenced Ethan Hatch, 20, of Northfield, on Tuesday to serve two years in state prison and three years of probation following his conviction on three counts of rape and one count of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — As the last month of Northfield’s 350th anniversary celebration kicks off, the public is invited to Dickinson Memorial Library for the premiere of a long-running oral history project.After taking on smaller, individual- and family-focused...

Monthly puzzle swap planned for Saturday, Dec. 2 NORTHFIELD — Free used puzzles will be available at Dickinson Memorial Library on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.Attendees are advised to park in the back and enter through the side door of the...

I am writing to express my opposition to the proposed lithium battery storage project in Wendell on wooded land adjacent to high-tension power lines behind 68 Wendell Depot Road.This battery does not create any new power and will not power anything in...

By MARY BYRNE

NORTHFIELD — ’Tis the season of craft fairs and holiday concerts, with four organizations teaming up to offer a full day of holiday shopping in Northfield on Saturday.“The day has a classic Northfield feel, from toys and fun to fine art and music,”...

As someone once said, 80% of the success in life is just showing up. The same sentiment applies to local government. When more people are involved, it improves the opportunities for better public safety, education, social welfare. We attract more...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — In what has become a time-honored tradition, Northfield Elementary School students formed a human assembly line and passed along jars of peanut butter, pasta sauce and other nonperishables during the annual food drive on Tuesday.Led by...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Just days after more than 40 town officials, school representatives and other stakeholders convened to consider what regionalization of the Gill-Montague and Pioneer Valley regional school districts might entail, the Pioneer School...