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By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — The chair of the Conservation Commission has stepped down, a decision she said stems from alleged personal attacks and interference by elected and appointed officials at Town Hall.Miriam DeFant’s decision came just days before the Jan. 16...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — A new wetlands protection bylaw to replace one first adopted 37 years ago is part of a seven-article warrant for a Special Town Meeting on Jan. 16.Before the meeting is held, though, the activist group Smart Solar Shutesbury is objecting...

By BELLA LEVAVI

With an eye toward increasing climate resilience and reducing public safety risk, preliminary design studies to examine the removal of three dams in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region are being backed by funding from the state Department of...

By SUSIE MOSHER

The article “Bill seeks to give terminally ill options” published in the Gazette on Oct. 23 gave a slanted report on the public hearing held at the State House on Oct. 20. From reading the article one would be led to believe opponents of the Medical...

Deerfield Academy fixing Frontier’s fields SOUTH DEERFIELD — With a one-person field crew at Frontier Regional School, Deerfield Academy is offering the school a hand — and equipment — to help prep the fields for winter and spring.Superintendent...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — The state attorney general’s office has rejected a revised town bylaw governing solar arrays adopted at a Special Town Meeting in January.The bylaw changes sets limits on where solar arrays can be located, requires special permits for...

While I am greatly appreciative of the Recorder’s coverage about the important issue of municipalities being able to zone for solar development, the paper got my position wrong in the Nov. 20 story “Advocates back solar power bill.” Given my work to...

Nov. 25: 40th annual Holiday Craft Fair SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Deerfield Police Association’s 40th annual Holiday Craft Fair will be held at Frontier Regional School on Saturday, Nov. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fair will feature more than 65 local...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Being held just days before Thanksgiving, supporters of a new Shutesbury library are hoping that an inaugural road race will get the project closer to an additional $90,000 in private fundraising needed to move the project forward.With...

By SCOTT MERZBACHand DOMENIC POLI

A search is underway for a new superintendent to oversee Erving School Union 28, a district that includes four elementary schools serving preschool through sixth-grade students in Shutesbury, Leverett, Erving, Wendell and New Salem.With September’s...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Gasoline contamination at the Fire Station on Leverett Road, first discovered 15 years ago during a drainage ditch installation and seemingly remedied by a subsequent cleanup, has returned.The town recently received a letter from the...

Nov. 12: Photo essay, presentation on Deerfield’s transformation throughout its history SOUTH DEERFIELD — A panel of local historians will be presenting “And That’s the Way it Was,” a photo essay and audience discussion event where folks can learn...

Brick Church Music Series continues DEERFIELD — The First Church of Deerfield’s “Brick Church Music Series” continues on Sunday, Oct. 22, with organist Amanda Mole.Mole will perform at 3 p.m. at the First Church of Deerfield, 71 Old Main St. Mole has...

Deerfield Cultural Council accepting grant applications DEERFIELD — The Deerfield Cultural Council is accepting funding proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities and science programs in 2024, with an application deadline of Oct. 17.“We’re...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — The Conservation Commission, bringing a series of new and revised wetlands regulations forward for public review, will continue a hearing on the proposal Wednesday night, after being forced to delay taking input when the virtual meeting...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Observing that the Conservation Commission’s new draft regulations related to wetlands could put Shutesbury at legal risk through proposed language that could prohibit new septic systems and development in and near vernal pools, a Boston...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — A new superintendent to oversee the town’s public works, just the third person to be in charge of the Highway Department since 1979, has been appointed by the Selectboard.Based on a unanimous recommendation from the Highway Superintendent...

Flu clinic coming to Senior Center SOUTH DEERFIELD — The South County Senior Center is hosting a flu clinic at its Deerfield location on Wednesday.The clinic is open to everyone and runs from 9 a.m. to noon at the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — A long-awaited culvert replacement near Lake Wyola, this year delayed due to significant rainfall and wet weather in the spring and summer, is expected to commence in the coming weeks, after the Select Board recently approved installation...