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By STEVE PFARRER

AMHERST — After nearly 18 years at the helm of the largest art gallery at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Loretta Yarlow will step down from the University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA) at the end of June.Yarlow, who came to the Valley...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — With Fire Chief John Hannum reaching the state’s mandatory retirement age in June, the Selectboard appointed a screening committee Tuesday night to interview his successor.Hannum, who has served as fire chief for 19 years and nearly 52 years...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — This weekend marks the Winter Carnival’s return, with a packed schedule of events to celebrate the annual festival’s 101st anniversary.“One of our favorite things about this event is it is multiple days, so whether you prefer to do things...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Despite being just half a year into her tenure with the Erving Police Department, Officer Laura Gordon was commended for going “above and beyond in every way” during Monday’s Selectboard meeting.Gordon, who officially resigned from the...

By SHERYL HUNTER

You might not recognize the name Billy Conway or know of his ties to some of our local musicians, but I’m willing to bet that you have heard him play before. Conway, who passed away in 2021, is probably best known as the drummer for the Boston-based...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Police have been unable to substantiate a claim of “tainted dog treats” that circulated on social media over the weekend. “We spent some resources over the weekend,” Greenfield Deputy Police Chief William Gordon said. “If anybody has...

By DOMENIC POLI

ROWE — Three sheep died in a barn fire that was called in at 2:52 a.m. on Sunday.Fire Chief Dennis Annear said no humans were harmed by the two-alarm blaze at 51 Middletown Hill Road and his crew returned to the Fire Station by 8 a.m. after...

Monday, Jan. 9 12:18 p.m. — Caller from L Street believes she was shot by a BB gun the prior night. She said she felt something hit her legs and then found BBs on the porch and nearby at a telephone pole the following morning. Caller believes the BBs...

By STEVE PFARRER

AMHERST — The Mead Art Museum at Amherst College, which has been closed to the public for nearly three years, is poised to reopen with two new exhibits in place.The museum shut its doors for all in March 2020 when COVID-19 arrived, and though it...

By BELLA LEVAVI and PAUL FRANZ

COLRAIN — A two-car garage with a vacant apartment above it at 397 Main Road (Route 112) was destroyed by a two-alarm fire that started Thursday at around 3:15 a.m.“We are not 100% certain, but we believe the fire started near the wood stove,” Colrain...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — A week after Police Chief Robert Haigh Jr. and Mayor Roxann Wedegartner announced a plan, necessitated by budget cuts, that would eliminate police patrols between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., the two officials appeared before City...

By SHERYL HUNTER

Greenfield resident Michael Nix has long been challenging people’s perceptions of the banjo, an instrument that many view as limited to bluegrass or country music. Through his extensive work as a musician, composer and teacher, Nix has shown us that...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Police Department bid farewell to its second supervisor in a month when Sgt. David Rice signed off for the final time last week.Rice fulfilled an administrative shift on Friday before embarking on retirement just as Lt. Dan...

By CHRIS LARABEE, DOMENIC POLI and JULIAN MENDOZA

In the wake of the Greenfield Police Department’s decision to leave its overnight shift unstaffed, calls will be funneled to State Police and mutual aid partners, a move that other local chiefs say will have an effect on the vast majority of Franklin...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — In a budgetary update that many city councilors and residents described as “fear baiting” and a “failure of leadership,” Police Chief Robert Haigh Jr. announced Wednesday that the Police Department plans to no longer staff the midnight...

By JOSHUA ROSE

’Tis the season of mistletoe, sort of. Mistletoe is evergreen, meaning it’s present year-round. However, winter is the season when we think about mistletoe most often.In the southeastern U.S., where I am writing this piece, mistletoe is hidden among...

By KEVIN HODGSON

I typed in: “How will ChatGPT change the way teachers are teaching writing in the classroom?” and clicked the “submit” button. Within seconds, words scrolled across the screen from ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chat tool:“ChatbotGPT is a variant...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — As Police Chief Jason Pelletier steers a staff of seven part-time officers, himself included, and three civilian traffic patrollers into 2023, he advises that residents may need to discuss changes as early as Annual Town Meeting.“If we...

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — The future of the New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art appears uncertain after the state Land Court this week annulled the special permit the town’s Planning Board issued to the facility two years ago.Husband and wife Vincent and Laura...

By SHERYL HUNTERFor the RecorderPhil Simon of Warwick has been in the music business for over 30 years. He operates Simon Says Booking and Publicity based in Orange, and last year he assumed the role of Program Consultant at the Shea Theater Arts...