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By DOMENIC POLI

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Fifty-two students coming of age during a time enveloped by social media and online influence spoke with U.S. Sen. Ed Markey on Monday to discuss proposed legislation that would update a law enacted 26 years ago to better protect...

Sunday Speaker series continues at Holy Family Roman Catholic Church SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Holy Family Roman Catholic Church’s Sunday Speaker series continues this Sunday, April 14, at 2 p.m., with “Mysteries of Fatima.” The presentation will be led...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — In a visit to the South County Senior Center, much of U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern’s discussion with residents focused on national issues, such as immigration and the war in Gaza. Still, the longtime Worcester Democrat emphasized these...

By MARYANN SADOSKI and NANCY STAHELEK

It is time for the elders of the South County Senior Center to be acknowledged and be provided with a space to meet their needs for health and community involvement. Every time there has been a movement to acquire a site, it has gotten sidetracked...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Plans to extend the cell tower in South Deerfield by an additional 20 feet can move forward to the Zoning Board of Appeals, following unanimous approval of the site plan from the Planning Board this week.The Planning Board gave AT&T...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Roughly 10 years after the project’s seeds were planted, Tilton Library’s expansion project is just weeks away from beginning, as the town has awarded the construction bid to D.A. Sullivan & Sons Inc.The Northampton-based...

By MAX BOWEN

Tilton Library Director Candace Bradbury-Carlin said that in recent years, libraries have grown beyond a place to study or get books and into a “third space,” serving their patrons in new and diverse ways.At the South Deerfield library, this could...

Deerfield building permits will soon be available online DEERFIELD — Beginning April 1, licensed contractors, property owners and business owners will be able to apply for, pay for and receive building permits online.Once the online system begins,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Deerfield woman was sentenced Tuesday to three years of probation after admitting in Franklin County Superior Court to stabbing the 82-year-old husband of a woman she was caring for as a personal care attendant last year.Kady J....

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Tilton Library has an official date for its move next door to the South Deerfield Congregational Church’s function hall, as its long-awaited expansion project is nearly set to begin.The library will officially move on April 15, but...

The policy for municipal flagpoles seems pretty straightforward to me. Perhaps I’m looking at it too simplistically, but here is my “opinion.”American flags, the state flag, the county or parish flag (whichever (is)(are) applicable), township flag,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — For her work supporting Deerfield Elementary School’s students and teaching staff, occupational therapist Sue Boraski has been named the winner of the Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award in the Union 38 School...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — More than 40 residents gathered on Thursday evening to share their thoughts on three initial designs for a potential senior housing project that would serve as a key piece of the town campus.At an open house, town officials and...

Open house to consider senior housing designs SOUTH DEERFIELD — The ad hoc Senior Housing Committee is welcoming residents to an open house Thursday night to get a feel for what the community wants in a potential senior housing project in South...

The Governor’s Council is a forgotten elected office every election cycle until an underdog wins. District 8 Councilor Tara Jacobs beat out four men because she appealed to rural western Massachusetts voter sentiment. She just stood up again for us in...

That was the worst State of the Union address I’ve ever seen, and I’m appalled that a Texas woman who aborted her disabled baby girl was a guest of honor. Naturally, Democrats gave her a standing ovation.According to the March 11 AP story in the...

I believe in the innate goodness of people. I believe in a civil, participatory society. I believe in voting. But the post office? Not so much.Ours is a two-voter household in South Deerfield who tried mail-in voting for the primary this year. Our...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

DEERFIELD — Two individuals were transported for medical treatment Thursday afternoon following a two-vehicle collision near the Sunderland Bridge.Deerfield and Sunderland Police responded at around 4 p.m. Two black sedans had crashed into one another...

By LIESEL NYGARD

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Before a room filled with local health care professionals, state Sen. Jo Comerford shared details about legislation she’s filed this session in hopes of bolstering the health care system to “do well by” those physicians and, in turn,...