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What a wonderful article regarding the holiday lights atop Mount Sugarloaf. [“Mt. Sugarloaf’s holiday lights a community treasure, help needed to keep 75-year tradition alive,” Recorder, Dec. 9, 2023].The dedicated people doing this for years wish to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With the scope and price of Frontier Regional School’s fire alarm replacement project changing, requests are coming before each of the four community’s selectboards to allocate more money.The district previously allocated $200,000 of...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

Leading a roughly 100-person crowd across a two-day, 43-mile trek from Springfield to Greenfield, NEPM radio host Christopher “Monte” Belmonte raised more than $572,000 to end hunger during the 15th annual March for the Food Bank.Belmonte, dressed as...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — As the town’s Energy Committee continues to explore potential transfer station locations in town, the executive director of the Franklin County Solid Waste Management District suggested a different route: Why not share with a neighbor?In...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With more than 800 farms and hundreds and thousands of workers providing food to the region and beyond, farming is more than just a way of life here in Franklin County.To celebrate what Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Executive...

By DOMENIC POLI

Despite the presidential election having passed, reports of stolen or damaged political lawn signs appear to be continuing in some areas of Franklin County.After a rash of incidents on Montague and Old Wendell roads, Shutesbury Police Chief Kristin...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Head on through the saloon doors and meet Ernest and Ernest at Frontier Regional School this weekend, as the theater program throws a western twist on Oliver Wilde’s 1895 classic “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Attendees are...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — As schools continue to address the mental and social-emotional needs of students following the pandemic, Frontier Regional School is inviting parents and caregivers to a presentation featuring a specialist who focuses on anxiety...

By AARON FALBEL, MEG FISHER-KRUGMAN, DAVID GOODWIN, LAURA WILLIAMS

 As we write this, the commonwealth’s climate and clean energy bill is struggling to obtain the votes to pass in informal sessions after having stalled during the regular legislative session. While there are many promising components to this bill, as...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With a contract executed by the Selectboard, Sunderland’s next town administrator will step into the role on Nov. 12.Rebecca Torres, Shutesbury’s longtime town administrator, will serve in Sunderland’s position following a search process...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND – With a special permit amendment, a retail cannabis dispensary’s plans to open early next year at 267 Amherst Road are moving along. Altai Alternative Care Inc. received unanimous approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals on Oct. 23 to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — After a record-setting year in 2023, the Friends of the Sunderland Public Library’s annual auction is back and looking to raise even more money for the library.The auction will open up on Nov. 6 and runs through Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. The...

Bikes Fight Cancer raises more than $260K for cancer research, servicesNORTHAMPTON — In its second year as a nonprofit, Bikes Fight Cancer raised more than $260,000 for cancer research and services through several cycling fundraisers, including the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Weeks after narrowing down the search for a potential future home for the South County Senior Center to either the South Deerfield Congregational Church or the Whately Town Offices, the feasibility study’s Deerfield aspect has...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — When folks hit the polls in Sunderland, they’ll get an “I voted” sticker, as is tradition, although this time, they’ll have a choice between stickers with an eagle, a boater on water or a raised hand with a sign that says “voting rocks.”...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — More housing will soon be coming to Old Amherst Road with the approval of an eight-unit apartment building that will revitalize the former Cozy Corner nursing home.The Planning Board unanimously approved both the site plan and special...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — The feasibility study for the Norwottuck North Shared-Use Path kicked off Tuesday evening, as representatives from the engineering and design firm Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB) laid out the study’s roadmap to the Selectboard.The study...

Last call for South County TRIAD spaghetti dinner tickets SOUTH DEERFIELD — The final few tickets for South County TRIAD’s annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser are on sale ahead of the Thursday, Oct. 17, event. The dinner will start at 5:30 p.m. at the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — The South County Senior Center Board of Oversight narrowed its sights to the South Deerfield Congregational Church and the Whately Town Offices, as it continues to nail down the best location for the center’s future home.In a meeting held...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With the thud of a potato cannon’s ammo striking a target next to the cornfield, the secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development got a first-hand taste of the types of experiences Franklin County can...