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By CHRIS LARABEE

GILL — After handling the first half of Annual Town Meeting in May, residents are invited back on Tuesday, June 11, to consider the community’s financial articles, including a $2.38 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year.The 11-article meeting...

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

The Greenfield Garden Club is not just for Greenfield residents: “We welcome people from Franklin County and beyond,” said Club President Laura Schlaikjer. Let’s take a look at two ways the group encourages gardening, and hopes to continue for years...

By DOMENIC POLI

Andy Brydges attended the Massachusetts Environmental Education Society’s annual conference at The College of the Holy Cross and saw a presentation that spoke to him.Autism Alliance, a program of the larger organization Advocates, spoke to attendees...

By MAX BOWEN

After 20 years of raising money and providing a variety of educational opportunities to students, the non-profit Gill-Montague Education Fund has held its final gala.While the gala, held for the last time on April 27, has served as the Gill-Montague...

Ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate bench installationERVING — The town will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the French King Bridge on Tuesday, May 28, at 1 p.m. to celebrate the installation of the “Gateway to the Mohawk Trail” bench created by...

Climate change. Of course, the Earth’s climate changes. It always has and always will.Twenty thousand years ago, our beautiful valley was covered in a mile high sheet of ice, the climate changed, the ice melted, and voila!We are mowing our lawns and...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GILL — When the treasurer and tax collector’s terms expire in the coming years, the two positions will become appointed roles, as voters gave their approval at the ballot box on Monday.Residents were asked, both Monday and at the May 6 Annual Town...

Brick House offering Women’s Money Matters program TURNERS FALLS — The Brick House Community Resource Center is contracted to offer the Women’s Money Matters program, a 12-week online course for anyone who identifies as a woman and who wants to learn...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GILL — While every race is uncontested in Monday’s town election, voters will be asked to consider three ballot questions related to changing the treasurer and tax collector positions to appointed roles and expanding the Sewer Commission by two...

Protests getting out of handHow long are these anti-Israel/America protests going to be allowed to continue? With many chanting “death to America” while supporting a terrorist hotbed, isn’t it about time that water cannons start being used to put an...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GILL — Voters overwhelmingly approved the seven warrant articles in the first leg of a two-part Annual Town Meeting on Monday, giving the initial go-ahead to change the treasurer and tax collector positions from elected to appointed.More than 30...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GILL — Annual Town Meeting will be conducted in two parts this year, with May 6 serving as the first leg, as voters consider converting the treasurer and tax collector roles to appointed positions and the discontinuance of Mount Hermon Road.Voters...

By ABNER ROJAS

GILL — The Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts is celebrating its 25th year of providing arts programming to thousands of economically disadvantaged children from across the Northeast. The camp, for children ages 12 to 17, will be held from Aug....

Every week, I count the number of Trump photos in the paper, and to be fair, I've started to count the number of Biden photos. Last week was 5 for 6 on Trump (and 0 for 6 on Biden). Thursday was the only day without his mug. I can’t, for the life of...

In his recent letter [“‘No’ means higher energy prices,” Recorder, March 26] Jim Bates is right that fossil fuels have powered societies across the globe — nobody disputes that. It’s the reality of pollution and carbon buildup in the atmosphere that...

Concert planned at Unnameable Books TURNERS FALLS — Unnameable Books at 66 Avenue A will host a double-bill of local and touring singer-songwriters, Ramon & Jessica and Mare Berger, on Saturday, May 4, from 7 to 9 p.m.Opening the show will be...

By MAX BOWEN

GILL — Having struggled with an ongoing drop in enrollment since 2020, Four Winds School plans to close at the end of the academic year.Four Winds Director Hattie Adastra said the enrollment troubles began during the COVID-19 pandemic. Normally, the...

Headline Feb 27th — “Ratepayers fed up with high energy costs in Massachusetts,” — Duh, yeah!What did you think was going to happen, Shangri-La? Solar panels and wind turbines from the Berkshires to Cape Cod, an EV and heat pumps in every home? Along...

March 23: Great Falls Coffeehouse series begins MONTAGUE — The Franklin County Musicians Cooperative will kick off the Great Falls Coffeehouse series on Saturday, March 23, at 7 p.m. at the Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A. Doors open at 6:30...