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By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Frontier Regional School’s 2023 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test results showed consistent performances throughout the district as some students are still shrugging off the effects of the pandemic.The...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With its site plan approved Monday night, the long-awaited Leary Lot project is finally ready to head out to bid.After a discussion with the Deerfield Selectboard and Berkshire Design Group Landscape Architect Jeffrey Squire about...

Nov. 12: Photo essay, presentation on Deerfield’s transformation throughout its history SOUTH DEERFIELD — A panel of local historians will be presenting “And That’s the Way it Was,” a photo essay and audience discussion event where folks can learn...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Library patrons won’t have to go far when Tilton Library moves into its temporary space this winter.When construction starts on the library’s expansion project, Tilton Library will be moving right next door into the South Deerfield...

Tilton Library donations, cards sought for library patron turning 90 SOUTH DEERFIELD — The friends of a dedicated Tilton Library patron want to celebrate her 90th birthday by raising money for her favorite place and are asking for the community’s...

Flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinic set for Friday SOUTH DEERFIELD — A flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held at Deerfield Elementary School on Friday, Oct. 27, from 3:30 to 7 p.m.Advance registration is requested, but not required. To register,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After 12 years, five directors and at least three locations, one of the South County Senior Center’s pillars of consistency is moving on to “a new adventure.” Sue Corey, the center’s longtime program coordinator, spent her last day...

By THE REV. ROBERT M. KOERBER

I am currently reading a book by famed author Simon Sebag Montefiore titled: “The World, A Family History of Mankind.” This 2023 book, which reads over 1,333 pages, tells of the “origins” of families, from 9500 BC to the present. From the early...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With Frontier Regional School’s growing emphasis on hands-on experiences, students in its CPR, first aid and biology courses got the opportunity Wednesday to learn about one of the most unique professions in the region.Gathered on...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — As Tilton Library’s expansion project continues through the design phase, it is preparing to close out a year of fundraising with a Halloween event and follow up with an online campaign in the new year.To date, the library has raised...

Deerfield Cultural Council accepting grant applications DEERFIELD — The Deerfield Cultural Council is accepting funding proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities and science programs in 2024, with an application deadline of Oct. 17.“We’re...

Townwide tag sale set for Saturday DEERFIELD — The annual townwide tag sale is set for Saturday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine.At least 32 tag sale permits have been approved by the town, with folks holding sales on King Philip Avenue,...

By MADDIE FABIAN

A farm share program providing fresh and locally grown produce to low-income seniors across Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties is seeking to expand its reach.Now at the tail end of the season, Senior FarmShare — a program offered by the South...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Members of the Frontier Regional and Union 38 school committees were briefed Thursday night on the results of the districts’ “equity audit,” which examined the schools’ abilities to provide equitable education to all students.The...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Seven Franklin County fire departments are benefiting from a total of $15,934, thanks to a recent round of grants through the state’s Volunteer Fire Assistance Program.The funding will help with training and fire prevention efforts, as well as...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With consultants on hand Thursday evening, residents got a chance to view some early conceptual designs and share their vision for the town’s proposed municipal campus.While the municipal campus includes the Town Hall/Police Station,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — During this week’s third and final community discussion, residents and business owners got a chance to review the nearly complete Leary Lot designs.A small group met with the Selectboard and Berkshire Design Group’s Jeffrey Squire to get a...

Flu clinic coming to Senior Center SOUTH DEERFIELD — The South County Senior Center is hosting a flu clinic at its Deerfield location on Wednesday.The clinic is open to everyone and runs from 9 a.m. to noon at the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church,...

I’m a Trump supporter and in 2016 I had a local news reporter come up and talk to me about a sign I had made.In 2020, I bought a Trump poster and after the world’s biggest robbery of an election I said to myself there’s got to be an easier way to show...