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By ADA DENENFELD KELLY
LEYDEN — To celebrate an eightfold increase in firefighters and the addition of three vehicles, the Leyden Fire Department is hosting an open house on Saturday, Aug. 3, from noon to 3 p.m.“The Fire Department had dwindled to just one member, which is...
By LIESEL NYGARD
LEYDEN — With the help of donations, Leyden resident Janell Howard was able to create baskets filled with baby supplies for pregnant refugee mothers entering the country. Howard was working to assemble the baskets through a nonprofit called Ascentria...
By CHRIS LARABEE
NORTHFIELD — Three years after the idea was tabled, the Pioneer Valley Regional School District School Committee voted to reinitiate discussions regarding the transition of the district’s sixth grade classes from the elementary schools up to Pioneer...
By SAM FERLAND
LEYDEN — The town expects less flooding and water pooling to occur after the installation of a “pond leveler” device in a beaver pond, located in the wetlands adjacent to West Leyden Road, a solution that ultimately saves the beavers and their dam.The...
By SAM FERLAND
LEYDEN — Under the guidance of Emergency Management Director Jeff Miller, the town is shoring up a new emergency management plan with a goal of making a safer, community-centered system.The new system will divide the town into different...
LEYDEN — A man was airlifted to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield late Sunday night after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a tree on Eden Trail near the Bernardston/Leyden line.According to a post on the Bernardston Fire Department’s...
Next puzzle swap set for July 6 NORTHFIELD — Free used puzzles will be available at Dickinson Memorial Library on Saturday, July 6, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.Attendees are advised to park in the back and enter through the side door of the library. Turn...
By ADA DENENFELD KELLY
LEYDEN — By joining CWMARS and expanding digital access for patrons, Library Director Karin Parks says the Robertson Memorial Library is “very excited to move on to the next century.”In fact, according to Parks, the Robertson Memorial Library is the...
By CHRIS LARABEE
BERNARDSTON — As work continues on the Pioneer Valley Regional School District’s district agreement, town officials in the three member towns are conducting their own review of the revisions at the same time.At the Bernardston Senior Center Thursday...
The recent column “Blame Hamas, not Jews, for Gaza War,” [Recorder, June 11] gave rise to thought. As a lifelong supporter of Israel and one who has always admired the Zionists who have gone before (Ben-Gurion, Dayan, Meir, etc.) I have to say that...
By ADA DENENFELD KELLY
LEYDEN — After the pandemic lockdown left resident Martha Hopewell longing to hear live music back in 2022, she decided her home could make an ideal concert venue.“I thought … ‘Why not ask some friends to come up and play, and just open up my yard to...
By RHONDA WAINSHILBAUM
When I was a kid, Jews were called “Christ-killers.” The notion that all Jews collectively bared the responsibility for the death of God’s son stained us with lasting, incomparable guilt, and was as an excuse for centuries to oppress and murder...
Community lunch on tap for June 12 LEYDEN — This month’s community lunch at Leyden Town Hall will be held Wednesday, June 12, at noon. There will not be a speaker.The menu consists of make-your-own sandwiches with a variety of meats and cheeses....
LEYDEN — Jeffrey Baker has been chosen to succeed Glenn Caffery on the Selectboard, and the lifelong Leyden resident sees this as a chance to give back to the community.Baker, 61, ran as the only Selectboard candidate on the ballot in Tuesday’s town...
By CHRIS LARABEE
LEYDEN — Following the last-minute discovery of a conflict with state law, voters at Monday’s Annual Town Meeting opted to table a bylaw change that would have allowed accessory dwelling units and two-family houses by right.In the run-up to the...
Next puzzle swap set for June 1 NORTHFIELD — Free used puzzles will be available at Dickinson Memorial Library on Saturday, June 1, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.Attendees are advised to park in the back and enter through the side door of the library. Turn...
By LIESEL NYGARD
LEYDEN — After two years on the Selectboard, Glenn Caffery is not seeking reelection, which means Leyden voters will be finding his successor during Tuesday’s town election. Polls will be open from noon to 8 p.m. at the Town Office, 7 Brattleboro...
By LIESEL NYGARD
LEYDEN — Monday’s Annual Town Meeting will include discussions on changes to curb cuts and zoning bylaws, discontinuing a portion of Hunt Hill Road and a $2.1 million budget proposal for fiscal year 2025.Annual Town Meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at...
By SAM FERLAND
LEYDEN — After making a commitment to reduce municipal energy consumption by 20% within the next five years, Leyden has been designated as a Green Community by the state Department of Energy Resources (DOER).This designation opens the door for the...
It was a pleasure to read Mickey Rathbun’s recent piece on plant sales and getting out to view gardens in person in the Recorder’s May 14 Home & Garden section. I’d like to add that the Greenfield Garden Club is hosting their 28th Garden Tour on June...
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