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BERNARDSTON — Cushman Library will hold a Book & Bake Sale on the first floor of Town Hall, 38 Church St., on Saturday, June 10, and Sunday, June 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Items for sale include books and movies for all ages, and homemade treats....

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Change is brewing at Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Co., which is set to become a worker-owned cooperative on July 1.Dean Cycon founded the business in 1993 and, having recently turned 70, is ready to hand the reins to his 16 employees.“Who...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

About 20 years ago I attended a class at the King Arthur Baking School in Norwich, Vermont. I didn’t actually bake that day; instead, a group of other writers and I learned about food writing from cookbook author Nancy Baggett.I obtained a lot of good...

By MARY BYRNE and JULIAN MENDOZA

Several Franklin County shops will celebrate the 10th annual Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday with special events and activities, discounts and giveaways.The nationally recognized event, which has been observed on the last Saturday of April every...

By CHRIS LARABEE

The annual Schoen Books charity sale is returning next weekend, as the store looks to continue its tradition of raising money for local organizations.The sale will be held Sunday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. outside the store, at 7 Sugarloaf St. in...

By EMILEE KLEIN

GREENFIELD — Northfield senior Jinx Hastings wants to read again.Hastings is among the Franklin County residents whose declining vision hinders her from enjoying books and newspapers like she used to: she can only read a few enlarged words at a time...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — Now is perhaps a better time than ever for young readers to pick up a good book, with a recent donation bolstering a home library initiative geared largely toward bilingual English and Spanish-speaking households.The “Love2Grow”...

By DOMENIC POLI

CONWAY — The National Education Association designated March 2 as Read Across America Day. But Conway Grammar School didn’t want to limit celebrations to just one day.The rural school serving students in kindergarten through sixth grade decided to...