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By BELLA LEVAVI
SHELBURNE — The Selectboard hopes Cowell Gymnasium’s backup heating system will last long enough to make it through the initial litmus test for the newly installed electric mini splits. With the state giving out Green Communities grants to encourage a...
By JUDITH TRUESDELL
I usually skip over the Beacon Hill roll call page, but the headline on Jan. 20 caught my eye: “Students must take a financial literacy course,” proposed as a new requirement before graduation.“The components of the curriculum would include the...
By VIRGINIA RAY
SHELBURNE — Following the recent death of Robert “Bob” Manners, longtime Shelburne Selectboard member, firefighter and EMT, local firefighters decorated the Shelburne Fire Station’s facade with black mourning bunting in memory of their friend, mentor...
By CHRIS LARABEE
Seven towns around Franklin County are re-examining their town accountant positions due to a change in policies with the current software system contracted through the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG).For nearly 20 years, FRCOG has...
I am writing in response to Pat Hynes’ recent letter claiming that the reports of rape and sexual violence during Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks on Israel were “fake news” [“Why feminists are silent about Oct. 7,” Recorder, Jan. 10]. She cited her sources. We...
Library hosting Offers and Needs Market SHELBURNE — An Offers and Needs Market will be held on Sunday, Jan. 14, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Arms Library, 60 Bridge St.Offers and Needs Markets showcase hidden talents, skills, resources and needs within...
By BELLA LEVAVI
Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder is beginning to publish stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2024. Details about projects in the western part of the county will be shared in two...
By BELLA LEVAVI
SHELBURNE — Thanks to a partnership between the town and Franklin County Technical School, a new pavilion is being added at the pocket park at the corner of Bridge Street and Deerfield Avenue, marking Phase 2 of the construction effort. The town...
Church holding Bob Manners benefit dinner SHELBURNE — The First Congregational Church is holding a benefit dinner for Bob Manners, Selectboard chair and former EMT, to raise money for costs associated with his cancer treatment.The benefit dinner —...
By BELLA LEVAVI
What was formerly a platform for Shelburne’s municipal news has been reborn as a two-town newsletter featuring a wide range of community announcements.Four Buckland and Shelburne residents have created Two Town News, an email newsletter that arrives...
By BELLA LEVAVI
CONWAY — With the state Department of Transportation’s Project Review Committee having approved a repair project for the closed Bardwell’s Ferry Bridge, a timeline is taking shape for potential design work and construction.“MassDOT is working through...
By BELLA LEVAVI
SHELBURNE — With many multi-generational family farms harvesting timber but only 2% of the wood harvested being used in the local economy, Massachusetts has a long way to go to bolster the timber industry, according to local business representatives...
Historical Society selling calendars BUCKLAND — The Buckland Historical Society’s 2024 calendar of Robert Strong Woodward’s paintings, titled “Rugged New England,” is now available for $20.The calendars can be purchased at Andy’s & The Oak Shoppe, 352...
Route 112 reopens COLRAIN — The state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) reopened Route 112 to through traffic on Nov. 3. Route 112 was previously closed to through traffic starting Tuesday, Sept. 19, to allow for repair work to be conducted on...
By BELLA LEVAVI
SHELBURNE FALLS — Executive Office of Elder Affairs Secretary Elizabeth Chen visited with members of the state’s first regional senior services district on Thursday to talk about addressing the needs of the region’s seniors, including housing. Chen...
By DOMENIC POLI
SHELBURNE — All involved parties escaped without injury and no citations were issued following a two-vehicle crash that reduced the Mohawk Trail (Route 2) to one lane of traffic for a portion of Wednesday evening.Shane Naughton, 39 of Winchester, New...
Little Big House Gallery show ends this weekend SHELBURNE — This is the last weekend of the Little Big House Gallery’s fall show, and its first to feature photography. The photos were taken by John Kudukey.“We’ve shown paintings, sculptures and...
By CHRIS LARABEE
CONWAY — In the wake of the indefinite closure of Bardwell’s Ferry Bridge, which spans the Deerfield River and connects the town to Shelburne, town officials plan to reach out to the state to see if it can provide assistance.At Tuesday’s Selectboard...
By JULIAN MENDOZA
SHELBURNE FALLS — Despite some unforeseen circumstances casting a shadow on the event, art, music and food highlighted the beauty of Indigenous culture during the Shelburne Historical Society’s third annual Indigenous Peoples Celebration on...
By BELLA LEVAVI
The public is invited to join together in a tribute to Native American culture and history in the Shelburne area on Sunday.The Shelburne Historical Society will host its third annual Indigenous Peoples Celebration on Sunday, Oct. 15, from 11 a.m. to 4...
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