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By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A former Bernardston and Buckland police officer will spend the next four to five years in state prison after pleading guilty to eight child pornography charges in a change of plea hearing Monday.Jacob Wrisley, 42, pleaded guilty in...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Senior centers around Franklin County are preparing to dip their toes into the digital and hybrid worlds thanks to $151,500 in grant funding from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs.Through the agency’s Hybrid Programming for Councils on Aging grant...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BOSTON — With the long-awaited announcement of storm damage relief funding at the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s annual conference this past weekend, Deerfield and Conway, as well as 35 other communities around the state, are finding themselves...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Seven towns around Franklin County are re-examining their town accountant positions due to a change in policies with the current software system contracted through the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG).For nearly 20 years, FRCOG has...

By MARY BYRNE

BUCKLAND — In partnering with the University of Washington, Franklin County’s YMCA plans to contribute to a study on the effectiveness of delivering a particular group exercise program remotely versus in person. The program, EnhanceFitness, is an...

Sen. Paul Mark’s staff holding office hours in BucklandBUCKLAND — State Sen. Paul Mark’s staff will hold office hours on Tuesdays, Jan. 9 and Jan. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon at Buckland Town Hall, 17 State St.Constituents of Mark’s Berkshire, Hampden,...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — A $450,000 grant from the Boston-based Barr Foundation will support the Mohawk Trail Regional School District’s continued implementation of a Trailblazer education model.“What we do is unique,” said Mohawk Trail Regional School Principal...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder is beginning to publish stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2024. Details about projects in the western part of the county will be shared in two...

By MARY BYRNE

BUCKLAND — Donations are pouring in online and at Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School for a family of four whose home was destroyed in a fire Saturday night on Charlemont Road. “It’s overwhelming,” said Grant Haffner, whose family was renting the...

By LIESEL NYGARD

BUCKLAND — Cloth and kindling placed too close to a wood stove caused a fire that destroyed a home at 126 Charlemont Road on Saturday night and displaced a family of four, according to Buckland Fire Chief Herb Guyette.Multiple area departments...

Seventh Grade High Honors: Maya Baunsgard, Kayden Berry, Harper Briggs, Joshua Cerone, Deven Crawford, Jaxson Crowningshield, Elissa Delisle, Teagan Donahue, Oliver Ferris, Isabella Filiault, Zavel Gardner, Armando Gonzalez, Daniel Gougeon, Emmalee...

Library to host climate change play readings BUCKLAND — Climate Change Theater Action will present “All Good Things Must Begin” at the Arms Library, located at 60 Bridge St., on Sunday, Dec. 10, at 3 p.m. The free show will feature several five-minute...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — Mohawk Trail Regional School’s Performing Arts Department Director Eva Husson-Stockhamer advises attendees of the school’s fall theater production that “a great story will unfold before your eyes.”The Performing Arts Department will present...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — Fifty-eight voters approved all five articles on Monday’s Special Town Meeting warrant, including proposals to sell the former Police Station and to use $62,484 in free cash to pay the snow and ice deficit.Town Administrator Heather Butler...

By BELLA LEVAVI

What was formerly a platform for Shelburne’s municipal news has been reborn as a two-town newsletter featuring a wide range of community announcements.Four Buckland and Shelburne residents have created Two Town News, an email newsletter that arrives...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — Funding for an emergency roof replacement at the Wastewater Treatment Facility and selling the former Police Station are among the topics to be decided by Special Town Meeting voters on Monday, Nov. 27.The five-article warrant will be...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — Piece by piece, the historic Wilder Homestead on Route 112 is taking shape again. Residents gathered on Tuesday to celebrate the post-restoration assembly for the circa 1798 barn they claim is one the most unique in New England. Assembly is...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — Nine Mohawk Trail Regional School eighth graders were among the more than 130 students from across western Massachusetts to attend a recent Youth Climate Summit, exploring how they can spearhead change to address the climate crisis.“I...

Historical Society selling calendars BUCKLAND — The Buckland Historical Society’s 2024 calendar of Robert Strong Woodward’s paintings, titled “Rugged New England,” is now available for $20.The calendars can be purchased at Andy’s & The Oak Shoppe, 352...

Nov. 8 school talk to center on life choicesBUCKLAND — The Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont regional school districts are inviting the community to gather for a talk on life choices led by Ron L. James in the auditorium of Mohawk Trail Regional School on...