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By JAIMEE FRANCIS

Heat pumps, which use electricity rather than directly burning fossil fuel, are a key piece of Massachusetts’ goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But the state has hit only 1% of its installation target, in large part because...

By LIESEL NYGARD

Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their communities in 2024.Montague, Gill and Erving are ringing in the new year with wide-ranging plans that...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — Members of the Athol Bird and Nature Club do more than watch birds in the wild. Sometimes, they rescue them. Club President David Small said he sends about a half-dozen birds to the Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Center in Conway each year.Now,...

By MICKEY RATHBUN

My garden is looking awfully dreary these days, and not just because of the cold gray weather that has been with us since before Christmas.There are a few bright spots: dwarf Japanese pines with twisting, irregular branches laden with tiny pine cones,...

By AMY DONOVAN

Installing a new programmable thermostat or LED light bulbs is a great way to upgrade your home or business. But be careful to never put old wall-mounted thermostats or fluorescent light bulbs in the trash or recycling.This is because old wall-mounted...

By ELLA ADAMS

SHELBURNE FALLS — “Look at what the cat dragged in!” Amelia Doneilo Maloney and Kate Winans laugh as they remember their favorite phrase once upon a time, around the time they first met in May 2019 at their respective antique booths at Innovintage...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

I don’t eat out a lot. I’m a good cook so I can easily prepare most meals I need. In addition, I don’t have a huge income, and restaurants can be expensive. Luckily, I get to sample dishes at a number of local eateries, thanks to this column. I try...

By ELLA ADAMS

BUCKLAND — A group of parents and community members of the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont regional school districts have requested an audit from Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley concerning the hiring of a vice...

By ELLA ADAMS

COLRAIN — When resident Marty Driggs handed out flyers at Annual Town Meeting on June 16, calling to “save our swimming holes,” he was publicly proclaiming his concern for closures he’s seen occurring along the Green River. Driggs’ fliers stated that...

By PHILIP JOHNSON

The marriage of Anna Feron Pierce and Theodore Denhone Judah took place in May of 1849 at the “new” stone St James Church. Anna was the daughter of John J Pierce, of the prominent Pierce family of Greenfield. Pierce Street is named after this local...

By DAVID McLELLAN

Even after decades of restoration, the first and only time Walter Pollard saw the red, 1904, surrey-seat Grout steam automobile drive, it only went 100 yards.But to Pollard, of Orange, the short trip’s meaning was boundless.There is relatively little...

By TALIA GODFREY

GREENFIELD — Stones flew from hands into the Green River’s cold water this Sunday as a small group gathered at the swimming and recreation area to perform Tashlich, a Jewish High Holiday tradition for casting away heaviness and sins.Tashlich, a Hebrew...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — In the face of calls for her expulsion, Darcy Fernandes this week mounted an impassioned defense of her tenure as superintendent of the Athol-Royalston Regional School District.The matter was discussed at Wednesday’s meeting of the School...

By RICHARD COLTON

We are custodians of a community’s collective memory, reflected in the artifacts that the community receives and protects. With that, the recovery of meaning derived from this collection calls for more than simply warehousing objects. Some objects...

By FRAN RYAN

CHESTERFIELD — The original Aerosmith tour van that rested in the woods of Chesterfield was a well-kept secret from most residents. Select Board member Robert Recos and his wife, Nancy, however, accidentally became aware of the iconic vehicle more...