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By DOMENIC POLI
WENDELL — The Wendell Recycling and Transfer Station stopped redeeming bottles and cans over the summer, a change that is expected to impact the Good Neighbors Food Pantry that was receiving the money generated from those refundable items.Resident Tom...
By BELLA LEVAVI
Homes in Franklin County are being brought up to code with a new round of grants. Through the Community Development Block Grant Program, the Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority received $800,000 to be put toward rehabilitating...
For any who sense that conditions are slipping into planet-wide chaos, a good way exists between chronic worry and cultivated serenity. It’s to help ourselves and each other shift toward the simplifying that we long for – the economic de-escalation...
By JULIAN MENDOZA
WENDELL — Chatting with friends, perusing vendors’ wares and watching children play, Wendell residents celebrated their space on Earth during Saturday’s annual Old Home Day.“Wendell has always been a place where fiercely independent people live,” said...
I have been a faithful, daily reader of the Greenfield Recorder for decades. And I want to send special commendation to the editors and feature writers for the publication last Friday (Aug. 4).As usual, the front page features a combination of...
By ANNE M. DIEMAND BUCCI
There is a small, all-volunteer organization in our community that you may never have heard of — the Foundation for Community Justice.Franklin County is well known for its incredible organizations and spirit of community volunteerism. This...
By BELLA LEVAVI
WENDELL — Following a crowdfunding campaign, the Wendell Historical Society officially owns the former depot store and post office, and is ready to turn the space into a museum showcasing the town’s history. “So many people made it happen,” said...
1794 Meetinghouse to host Lonesome Brothers NEW SALEM — The 1794 Meetinghouse at 26 South Main St. will present Lonesome Brothers, a country folk trio, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.Lonesome Brothers — featuring Jim Armenti on guitar and vocals, Ray Mason...
By JULIAN MENDOZA
WENDELL — The Friends of the Wendell Meetinghouse used Sunday’s annual meeting to celebrate community fixture Dan Keller, as well as recent building renovations.More than 20 people gathered in the meetinghouse by the town common, conversing over wine...
By CARLA CHARTER
In 1964, Frank Judice and his mother, Kathryn Judice, of Bellmore, New York, left the noise of New York and settled into the former Parsonage in Wendell, according to Edward Hines, Kathryn Judice’s grandson, who currently lives in the Parsonage. The...
Sarah Clay & the StarCats to perform at 1794 Meetinghouse on Saturday NEW SALEM — Sarah Clay & the StarCats will perform a concert of retro-pop, swing, blues and Latin jazz at the 1794 Meetinghouse at 26 South Main St. on Saturday.The show starts at...
Though I am a white woman of a “certain age,” I took/take the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action as a blow to the head and heart.Growing up in a mostly all white community in Fairfield County, Connecticut and attending a mostly all-white...
Friends of the Orange Public Libraries holding annual book sale ORANGE — The Friends of the Orange Public Libraries will host a book sale at Wheeler Memorial Library on Saturday, June 24.The sale will start at 8 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. Visitors can...
By CHRISTOPHER QUEEN
In his opinion column “Doctor, it’s none of your (darn) business,” [Recorder, June 3], Jon Huer wants us to believe that he has missed or dismissed the established science linking loneliness and physical illness. He argues that the U.S. Surgeon...
By DOMENIC POLI
WENDELL — The Democrat representing the 7th Hampden District in the state House of Representatives toured the proposed home of the newly official Wendell Historical Society on Friday afternoon, as the end nears for the crowdfunding campaign set up to...
By DOMENIC POLI
WENDELL — Lawmakers in Boston can expect to get a petition from Wendell asking for an act of the Legislature permitting the town to allow non-citizens to vote on Wendell affairs, as well as serve on town boards and committees.Residents at Annual Town...
By DOMENIC POLI
WENDELL — Residents will be asked to give their blessing to a proposed $3.7 million fiscal year 2024 budget when they gather for Annual Town Meeting on Tuesday.Voters will convene at Town Hall at 7 p.m. to take action on 30 articles pertaining to...
By DOMENIC POLI
WENDELL — Town officials are brainstorming ways to combat disruptive activities near the pond at the bottom of West Street.Mary Thomas, of the Wendell Conservation Commission, addressed the Selectboard last week to say she would like to find a...
By DOMENIC POLI
WENDELL — The Friends of the Wendell Meetinghouse has started a new public series driven entirely by donations.Thursdays at the Wendell Meetinghouse will consist of music, readings and other events starting at 7 p.m. every Thursday through June 29....
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — For high school seniors, spring is a time of accomplishment — graduations, college acceptance letters, job offers ... and proms.But bad decisions can quickly turn joyous occasions into unforgettable tragedies.With this in mind, Ralph C. Mahar...
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