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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — For one night only, Mohawk Trail Regional School will host a performance of “And Then There Was One,” a murder mystery following 10 individuals invited to a mansion on a small island, who then die one by one until only one person is left.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — As town officials have begun to review budget proposals for fiscal year 2026, Ashfield’s various boards and committees warn the town will need to invest more in professional consulting services in the coming years, and more residents will...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — The temporary wooden structure atop the Town Hall roof has been secured, after heavy winds nearly blew it off last week. Stuart Harris, chair of the Town Hall Building Committee, said that wind gusts between 2:15 and 4:30 a.m. on Thursday...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

With a $75,000 Efficiency & Regionalization grant, Leyden and Bernardston will be launching a regionalization study to see how the two towns might further collaborate in hopes of maximizing efficiency and being most cost-effective.Over the next 18...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

In an effort to increase connectivity across western Massachusetts, the Franklin, Berkshire and Pioneer Valley transit authorities will be launching four new bus routes as part of the 413 Commuter and Regionally Interconnected Bus network (413 CRIB),...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — In preparation for this year’s Annual Town Meeting, the Planning Board is seeking feedback on four draft bylaws, and will hold a Jan. 21 public information session followed by a Feb. 25 public hearing.Over the next few weeks, the board...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — You wouldn’t think of a cloudy, windy day with a slight drizzle and a maximum temperature of 44 degrees as a perfect day for a swim, but for swimmers on Ashfield Lake, a little cold never bothered them anyway. Ashfield resident Mary Link...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Editor’s note: To mark the start of a new year, the Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2025. Details about projects in the western part of the county were...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — Energy in Ashfield is about to get a little greener and a little cheaper, now that the town has signed a contract with Direct Energy to purchase electricity that is 63% renewable at a rate of $0.113 per kilowatt-hour as part of the town’s...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — With the towns of Shelburne and Buckland shifting the focus of their Community Development Block Grants to housing, the West County Food Pantry operated by Community Action Pioneer Valley will be facing a $50,000 budget deficit and looking for creative financing solutions come next fall.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

HEATH — Just in time for the end-of-year deadline, the Selectboard allocated the last of the town’s $15,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money toward checking items off its to-do list for furthering the salt shed project while also covering the...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Editor’s note: To mark the start of a new year, the Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2025. Details about projects in the western part of the county will...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — With their “Ladies Moral Compass Quilt,” local historians Mary Boehmer and Bambi Miller are highlighting the political actions of 19th-century women.As part of their effort, residents who are interested in seeing the quilt for themselves...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — After being tasked with auditing the safety of the intersection of Jacksonville Road and Greenfield Road at Annual Town Meeting in June, the Selectboard has declared the intersection to be safe, citing safety upgrades made between 2018 and...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — The Shelburne Police Department is investigating the theft and destruction of two vehicles from Shelburne Falls that occurred earlier this week. Between 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, and 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 24, a black Toyota SUV...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

In the Ashfield town archives exists a special treat for local history enthusiasts: a one-of-a-kind history book with photographs, newspaper clippings and letters from the early 1900s. “History of Ashfield” is a three-volume series covering the town’s...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Stamps have run a-fowl at the Great Falls Discovery Center. The center is currently home to the top entries of the 2024 Massachusetts Junior Duck Stamp competition. Every year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hosts a duck stamp competition as a way...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BERNARDSTON — As Incandescent Brewing moves into the former Hitchcock Brewing Co. location on South Street, the reins will be passed from one husband-and-wife team to the next.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Fundraising efforts are underway to replace Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School’s three playgrounds.Principal Hayley Gilmore said the current playground structures have run the course of their lifespan.“There’s a lot of broken...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

WENDELL — The Selectboard plans to appeal the state attorney general’s recent rejection of the town’s battery energy storage bylaw. During a Dec. 18 executive session, the Selectboard opted to contract with Springfield-based law firm Doherty Wallace...