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By DOMENIC POLI

In the fall of 1973, Wendell resident Dan Keller drove to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut to pick up friend Sam Lovejoy and mentioned to his pal that he wouldn’t believe what had been built back home on the Montague Plains.The two drove...

By MAX BOWEN

WARWICK — Town and state officials are in the last leg of the planning process to remove dozens of trees from Winchester Road (Route 78) that are deemed a threat.According to Selectboard member Keith Ross, the plan is to remove an estimated 80 to 100...

Homeschool Co-op hosting ‘Share the Love’ food driveWARWICK — The Warwick Community Homeschool Co-op is hosting a “Share the Love” food drive throughout February, with a special drop-off event planned on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 9 to 11 a.m. on the...

By DON STEWART

There are those who see winter not as a season but as a siege. They tire of shoveling white glittering fractals from their driveways and see snow as the unnecessary freezing of water.If you’re among those who don’t consider the frozen monochrome of...

Jan. 20: ‘Souper supper’ and Butterfly Swing Band performance WARWICK — As part of the annual Wooden Fender concert series, the Warwick Arts Council will present a “souper supper” and a concert by the Butterfly Swing Band at Warwick Town Hall, 12...

By LIESEL NYGARD

Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their communities in 2024.As 2024 gets underway, multiple towns in northern Franklin County are set on bolstering...

By STEVE PFARRER

The conventional story of World War II in the United States is the one about how the country, shrugging off the hardships brought on by the Great Depression, rolled up its sleeves to defeat the fascist forces of Nazi Germany and Japan and make the...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — PV Squared joined the ranks of the many local businesses to contribute clothing and money this year to the Warm the Children charity. “We find so much pleasure in giving back to the community that nurtures us,” said PV Squared’s Director...

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren threw her weight behind Gov. Maura Healey’s housing plan this week, and said the federal government will need to “step up” to help the state address its housing affordability and availability crisis.As many as...

By LIESEL NYGARD

WARWICK — Roughly 50 voters passed all but one of the 13 warrant articles at Monday’s Special Town Meeting, signaling their support to buy a hybrid police cruiser and a van to transport Warwick Community School students. The sole article that was...

A pair of columns in the Recorder’s Dec. 9 edition packed some courageous stuff. John Bos’ column used a poem by Jane Hirshfield, and Wen Stephenson’s response to it, to question the value of hope compared with despair in responding to climate woes....

By DOMENIC POLI

BOSTON — With hopes of providing important context for proposed legislation, a Ware author and historian was the featured speaker at the State Library Author Talks Series on Wednesday to discuss her book about three of the people who were forced to...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — Taekwondo pupils lined up all day long on Sunday to break boards while building community.The 21st annual “break-athon” fundraiser at the Greenfield Tae Kwon Do Center consisted of students breaking boards into smaller pieces that are...

By MARY BYRNE

WARWICK — With Highway Superintendent Larry Delaney announcing his plans to resign, town officials are considering the next steps in the process of recruiting his replacement.Though a final date for Delaney’s departure is still to be determined, the...

Columnist Jon Huer is entitled to his opinion regarding the Israeli-Hamas war, but it is premised upon the erroneous belief that Israel has all the power and only its “addiction” to the occupied territories creates the conflict [”Between Israel and...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

For the small handful of Pioneer Valley artists nominated between this year’s New England Music Awards and Boston Music Awards, the region’s highest musical honor would not merely be an individual accolade, or even a matter of putting the Valley on...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ORANGE — Waves of local residents turned out on Sunday to determine the area’s best baker at the region’s sixth annual Cupcake Wars, an event featuring hundreds of elaborately designed and flavorful cupcakes for the judging. The line stretched well...

By Sophie Hauck

NORTHAMPTON — Discussion over the Russia-Ukraine war turned testy at a forum last week in which foreign policy experts advocating for and against current United States policy in the 19-month conflict sparred over who was right.“You sound like people...