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SHELBURNE FALLS — Minor damage and no injuries resulted from a fire on Mechanic Street Sunday evening. Shelburne Falls Fire District responded at around 6:25 p.m. on Sunday to 54 Mechanic St., where firefighters found “light smoke from the eaves and...

By MARY BYRNE and JULIAN MENDOZA

The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) will contract consulting services to pursue downtown development across the county with help from a $171,000 grant.The grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE FALLS — A “Sled Zeppelin” decal will be seen on the side of a state Department of Transportation snowplow this winter, thanks to the creativity of two Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School students.In its first statewide competition, MassDOT...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE FALLS — Now that two village projects have received a $50,000 Commonwealth Places grant from MassDevelopment, residents are seeking donations to fund the required grant match.The projects involve expanding the mosaic murals featured on...

Salmon Falls Gallery reopens SHELBURNE FALLS — The Salmon Falls Gallery at 1 Ashfield St. reopened its doors on Jan. 19 following a winter break. The gallery will be open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.“We are fully...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Franklin County Superior Court judge has taken under advisement two motions to dismiss filed by the defense attorney representing a former Bernardston and Buckland police officer who faces 10 child pornography charges.Judge Jane...

I was shocked to read the column, Earthtalk, in the Greenfield Recorder on Jan. 9. In a full column, from the top to the bottom of the page, Earthtalk was supposed to answer the question “Why isn’t the government limiting plastics?”At no place in the...

I am completely ambivalent in my feelings about the speaker fight in Congress. Maybe it will be resolved when this gets printed, but my concerns remain.On the one hand, I would love to see the moderate Democrats make a deal with the moderate...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE FALLS — In Charlie Baker’s final hours as governor last week, he had a few Franklin County communities on his mind. The West County Senior Services District that includes the towns of Shelburne, Buckland and Ashfield was signed into law on...

SHELBURNE FALLS — A Greenfield man who had been arrested on cocaine possession charges died Wednesday morning after suffering a “significant medical event” while in custody at the Shelburne Falls State Police barracks, according to the Northwestern...

By LIESEL NYGARD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Nancy Dole, owner of Nancy L. Dole Books and Ephemera on State Street, is paying tribute to late artist Judith Russell with a window display through Dec. 31.The idea for the display has its roots back in June, when Dole won an...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — A man was taken to the hospital for evaluation Sunday afternoon after driving into a parked car and then backing into the side of Shelburne Falls Coffee Roasters on Federal Street.The incident was reported at around 3:30 p.m., according...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — After surviving pandemic-induced business shutdowns and 14 winter seasons, owner Paul St. Martin has closed the West End Pub at the end of the Bridge of Flowers — at least for now.St. Martin explained the restaurant closed in large part due...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE FALLS — Seventeen years after Chris King opened the village staple Mocha Maya’s, he is trying his hand at a new business, this time serving tasty treats next to the Bridge of Flowers.King recently opened his business, The Red Dahlia Cafe at...

By CHRIS LARABEE

With a possible regionalized police department on the horizon, Buckland and Shelburne have reaffirmed their commitment to sharing the services of Police Chief Greg Bardwell through a new agreement.Bardwell, who has been Shelburne’s police chief for...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SHELBURNE FALLS — Despite the first 70-degree day of the year, it was holiday season in the village once again as production crews unraveled faux snow and unpacked cameras Friday in preparation to film “The Holdovers.”Onlookers in the village are just...

By ELLA ADAMS

SHELBURNE FALLS — “Look at what the cat dragged in!” Amelia Doneilo Maloney and Kate Winans laugh as they remember their favorite phrase once upon a time, around the time they first met in May 2019 at their respective antique booths at Innovintage...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

SHELBURNE FALLS — A year before shocking charges of child molestation were levied against Richard Lavigne in 1991, I had two chances to meet with the then-admired priest of St. Joseph’s Parish.First, a parish member recommended I see him for...

By MARY BYRNE

SHELBURNE FALLS — After years of vacancy, a new use for the former Mole Hollow Candle building — the old candle store overlooking the Glacial Potholes — is beginning to take shape.“It’s a very nice building of great historic significance to the town,”...

By GRACE BIRD

SHELBURNE FALLS — A craft brewery has opened in Shelburne Falls, the latest addition to the half-dozen or so clustered around Franklin County.Zack Livingston, a Worthington native and University of Mass. graduate, opened Floodwater Brewing Co. at 40...