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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

SHELBURNE FALLS — The former site of the organic restaurant Hearty Eats at 24 Bridge St. is being transformed into Hotfire Bar and Grill, serving burgers, an eclectic array of sandwiches and comfort foods like macaroni and cheese and chicken...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With the company’s emergency action plan nearly finalized and approval from the Deerfield Selectboard, Tree House Brewing Co.’s September half-marathon will serve as the popular brewery’s first 5,000-capacity event.The town had...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — An extensive addition to Hamshaw Lumber’s South Deerfield location can move forward following the Planning Board’s site plan review and stormwater permit approval this week.The New England hardware store is seeking to construct a new...

Tommy Car Auto Group donates gift to nurses NORTHAMPTON — For the fifth consecutive year, Tommy Car Auto Group donated appreciation gifts to more than 500 Cooley Dickinson Hospital nurses for National Nurses Day on Monday, May 6.Chief Nursing Officer...

ASHFIELD John Ford Road. $875,000. B: Trinity Estate Alliance LLC. S: Gale A. Bulissa and David R. Bulissa.ATHOL 22 Allen St. $305,000. B: Patrick W. Courtemanche and Alivea Sicard-Martinez. S: My Three Sons Investments LLC. 74 Brown St. $100,000....

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The former Greenfield Community College building at 270 Main St. might soon be converted into Ja’Duke Inc.’s newest location for performance art, driver’s education and a preschool center.Ja’Duke owners Kimberly Williams and Nicholas...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CHARLEMONT — A vote on the special permit application for Hinata Mountainside Resort could come as soon as next week, as the Planning Board and applicants ironed out conditions on the permit Thursday evening.If approved, the Planning Board would give...

Two area businesses were recognized at the recent Good Food Awards, held on April 29 in Portland, Oregon.Real Pickles, a worker co-operative based in Greenfield, won a Good Food Award for its organic sauerkraut and Stoneman Brewery of Colrain won for...

May 15: Health Care Job Fair GREENFIELD — The MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center is holding a Health Care Job Fair on Wednesday, May 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Greenfield Community College Dining Commons.Employers who will be present...

By DOMENIC POLI

MILLERS FALLS — The Western Massachusetts Training & Education Academy offers an array of firearm courses taught by certified instructor and U.S. Marine veteran Leon “Lee” Laster. But you won’t find live ammunition on site.That’s because the new...

ATHOL 33 Laurel St. $200,000. B: Bryder LLC. S: Cin2023 LLC. 2 Myrtle St. $294,000. B: Kaylee Steele-Hunter and Samuel Steele-Hunter. S: Eamonn F. Mohan and Casey M. Mohan. 539 Sanders St. $325,000. B: Ana M. Sanchez. S: Lilian R. Davis and...

By JAMES PENTLAND

In the wake of the Justice Department’s proposal to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug, dispensary owners say the change would help their business, especially on taxes.“The immediate impact would be for the government to treat us like other...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Three decades ago, Sean and Darren Pierce, two brothers in their mid-20s, decided to start selling coffee — a business venture that was funded by a roughly $30,000 mountain of credit card debt.Today, the Greenfield-based Fogbuster Coffee...

By DOMENIC POLI

Looking to increase her department’s presence around the state, the executive director of the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism recently visited some of Franklin County’s tourism destinations.Kate Fox was taken on a whirlwind tour around the...

By DOMENIC POLI

Though they lay dormant now, the former Wilson’s Department Store in downtown Greenfield and the former depot store and post office in Wendell were once bustling hubs of thriving communities.On Friday, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern and Director of Rural...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

SHELBURNE FALLS — The 20 Bridge St. space that formerly housed Molly Cantor’s pottery now displays Watermark Gallery’s eclectic collection of modern art pieces.Local artist Laurie Goddard opened Watermark Gallery last month as her seventh location in...

By DOMENIC POLI

BERNARDSTON — The Windmill Motel was sold at auction earlier this month to a private out-of-state lender.The motel at 497 Northfield Road, which was opened by Kolman Nemes in 1981, was bought for $750,000 on April 10, according to Marianne Sullivan,...

By XINYI YANG

AMHERST — In the four years since its founding on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus, startup Elateq Inc., a water treatment and hardware company, has landed contracts big (think PepsiCo) and small (think town of Amherst).Now the company,...

ATHOL 163 Benwoods Drive. $495,000. B: Ellen Tannehill and Ulysse Millet. S: David M. Cullinane and Sharon M. Cullinane. Jones Street. $35,000, B: FWP Realty Partners LLC. S: Virginia Realty Inc. 19 Kendall St. $121,500. B: My Jireh Properties LLC....

Berkshire East, Zoar Outdoor jobs highlighted in recruitment event GREENFIELD — The MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center, located at 101 Munson St., Suite 210, will hold a recruitment event for Berkshire East Mountain Resort and Zoar Outdoor on...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The city has dropped its limit on licenses for cannabis delivery operators, as the state Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) has drafted new guidelines aimed at expanding access to the industry.City Council voted last month in favor of an...