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I am writing in response to several letters arguing either management or no-management as the best path to protect Massachusetts’ forests. It seems more reasonable to think that both approaches need to be taken into account. In fact, this was the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — When the United Congregational Church of Conway officially reopens its doors in February, its services will be led by a new pastor with an eye toward building community.The Rev. Marianne MacCullagh was appointed as the joint pastor for the...

The Moore v. Harper case before the Supreme Court could protect or destroy checks and balances. I want my daughter and her generation to come into their adulthood in a country where their votes cannot be extinguished by extremist state legislatures...

When I became executive director of CISA (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture) in 2000, I didn’t know a whole lot about Franklin County. I lived in Sunderland then and owned Annie’s Garden Store on Rt. 116 in Amherst. But I appreciated right...

Conway Transfer Station public forum set for Feb. 9 CONWAY — As the Selectboard determines future Transfer Station operations and policies, it is seeking feedback from residents at a public forum on Thursday, Feb. 9.The forum will be held at 6 p.m. at...

By DOMENIC POLI

The designs of municipal flags in western Massachusetts generally did not fare well in a survey conducted late last year, but those associated with the towns made it clear they are proud of the banners they feel encapsulate their beloved homes.The...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — In an effort to help people process their anxiety over the environment and climate change, a Conway artist is forming an eco-grief support group.Hannah Harvester’s weekly community support group is designed to help people process their...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — With the impending June retirement of longtime Police Chief Ken Ouimette, the screening committee for his successor is preparing to begin its work.Ouimette, who has served for 33 years as chief and 42 total on the force, submitted his letter...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Exactly 100 years since the state’s first electric freight railway was pulled apart for scrap metal, the town’s Historical Society is inviting the public to learn about the Conway Electric Street Railway.The Historical Society is welcoming...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Voters opted for a new face in town government in Thursday’s election, choosing political newcomer Christopher Waldo to join the Selectboard.Waldo, 42, earned a three-year term on the Selectboard with 190 votes to Fire Chief Robert Baker’s...

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 DEVLIN SELMAN

Not all industrial solar arrays are a “sunny” great thing. Large solar companies such as Nexamp offer “too good to be true” incentives for landowners to lease their land and build a solar “farm” to capture the sun’s energy so they can do “good!” We...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — On any given day since the 1950s, you can be sure there has been a Baker serving on the Conway Fire Department.The family legacy of firefighting now extends four generations with Kyle and Kelsey Baker joining their father, Deputy Chief Adam...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Have you ever wondered how the town of Conway built such a beautiful library? A new documentary has the answers. Entitled “A Gift of Prosperity,” the production follows the life story of Marshall Field, a Conway native who built a...

By PAUL FRANZ and ANDY CASTILLO

CONWAY — No one was hurt in an early morning house fire Friday at 3064 Shelburne Falls Road, to which local fire crews tanked in water.Fire Chief Robert Baker said the fire was “totally accidental,” ignited by embers from an ash pail on a back...