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ASHFIELD — Thanks to a donation from two local quilters, each Ashfield Police cruiser will now bring an added layer of support to emergency responses by carrying a “Local Love” comfort quilt. The quilts, donated earlier this week, come as a welcome...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ROWE — The town’s first audit in eight years revealed that Rowe is in a pretty good financial state, despite some record-keeping errors that left the town with understated free cash, an overstated stabilization fund, and cash reconciliation issues...

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CHARLEMONT — Next spring’s Town Meeting warrant may include a proposal for a new bylaw as town officials are looking to create a registry of abandoned and derelict properties and institute fees to owners for having vacant, uninhabitable or at-risk...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

LEYDEN — A frequently overflowing culvert on West Leyden Road is set to be replaced with help from a $126,600 grant from the Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration. The grant will cover engineering work for the replacement project through...

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CHARLEMONT — To celebrate the dropping temperatures and future arrival of winter, the Western Mass Backcountry Alliance is holding a pre-ski season party at Berkshire East Mountain Resort on Saturday, Nov. 16. Skiing enthusiasts can prepare for the...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Wondering where you can find farm fresh eggs near you? If so, you may find just what you’re looking for on Egglister, a new web app with a map of farm stands in Franklin and Hampshire counties that are selling fresh eggs. The tool comes from data...

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NORTHFIELD — Firefighters from across Franklin County rushed to South Mountain Road on Friday to battle a brush fire that was sparked by downed power lines and threatened nearby homes.According to the Friends of Northfield Police Department’s Facebook...

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HEATH— Local woodworker Charles Thompson has been awarded The Society of Arts and Crafts 2024 John D. Mineck Fellowship, a $25,000 award for early career furniture designers. Thompson describes himself as a self-taught woodworker, who picked up the...

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About a year into her tenure as the new Ashfield Historical Museum curator, Sky Suslov is making good progress on her goal of decolonizing the museum.In addition to the mock general store storefront, along with artifacts from wars throughout...

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COLRAIN — Voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to adopt the Community Preservation Act and institute a 3% surcharge on real estate taxes to fund historic preservation, recreation and housing projects.Question 6 failed, with 573 “no” votes...

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SHELBURNE — Following problems where Transfer Station users have been refusing to identify themselves to the attendants and non-residents have been disposing of items, the Selectboard is planning to implement a new system.Starting July 1, Shelburne...

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A Charlemont mosaic artist is looking for people to join her on a working trip to Guatemala in early 2025. Cindy Fisher of Bing Bang Mosaics has been working with mosaics since 2000, but said she’s been interested in them since she was a kid. “I just...

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SHELBURNE FALLS — Living in Franklin County, a helping hand is never far from reach, and to highlight just how close some of those hands are, the Mary Lyon Foundation held its second annual West County Community Resource Fair on Wednesday.There are so...

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COLRAIN — Voters will have a chance to reconsider a measure they turned down at Town Meeting in June. Colrain’s Question 6 on the Nov. 5 ballot asks whether or not the town should institute a 3% surcharge to its real estate tax in order to adopt the...

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COLRAIN — Community members are rallying together to raise money for a couple who lost their supply of winter firewood in a blaze on Saturday. The Colrain Fire Department was dispatched to 83 Archambo Road at 3:17 p.m., where the woodshed of Walter...

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ROWE — The Rowe Park Commission has selected Briel Gibson of Charlemont as the new park manager of Pehlam Lake Park, a role she is expected to begin in November.Gibson has worked for the state Department of Conservation and Recreation for the past few...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — With Halloween just a few days away, nearly all the displays and decorations are set up, but for those seeking a final touch, consider a pumpkin with a heart carved into it.For eight years, community members have gathered to carve...

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MONTAGUE — A $2.8 million project involving a screw pump replacement and other essential equipment upgrades is underway at the Montague Clean Water Facility. The facility at 34 Greenfield Road was originally built in 1962, according to Clean Water...

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BUCKLAND — Forty voters filled Town Hall on Tuesday evening to approve the discontinuation of a portion of Old Upper Street and the borrowing of up to $150,000 for Avery Road repairs, as well as a couple housekeeping items, in a swift 24-minute...

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BUCKLAND — During a time of rising costs, stagnant state aid and declining enrollment, the 2 District, 8 Town Steering Committee, or 2D8T, has selected five options of possible reorganization for the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont Regional school...