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By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With the Deerfield Selectboard’s vote Wednesday afternoon and contract signatures delivered Friday, South County EMS will welcome Auburn Fire Department EMS Coordinator Joshua Sparks as its second-ever chief.Sparks, 48, who has a...

As I read the recent article regarding the tree atop Mount Sugarloaf, I thought of the countless years I enjoyed seeing it lit and never gave a thought as to who was responsible for it being there [“Mt. Sugarloaf’s holiday lights a community...

My eyes rolled a bit when I read about how wonderful and convenient it is that we can take an Amtrak train between Northampton and New York City (“More Aboard!” Recorder, Dec. 27). It certainly is convenient for the city dweller without a family car,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

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. Prior to July, if you had asked the four southern Franklin County towns of...

By MICHAEL SEWARD

After about 100 years of exclusionary zoning, there was bound to be a reckoning. Antiquated and discriminatory housing policies among the towns of the Pioneer Valley resulted in a severe housing shortage. The housing proposal presented at a recent...

By THE REV. RANDY CALVO

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. The excitement is palpable, especially since Frosty and Rudolph have engulfed us since the moment Halloween was over. However, I mention with reservation that some Christians seem somewhat dissatisfied with the Christmas...

The COVID-19 transmission risk remains “high” in the four communities in the Contact Tracing Collaborative, which consists of Greenfield, Deerfield, Montague and Sunderland.Wastewater testing results showed there were 1.1 million copies of the virus...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — In response to what residents at Cliffside Apartments are saying is a failure to provide proper maintenance, dozens have joined forces to create a tenant association.Tenants said this week that maintenance requests for their apartments...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — Discussions around the potential South County Senior Center location at 23 Plumtree Road continued Monday evening, as the Selectboard laid out a rough timeline and potential funding sources if it ends up pursuing the building.The...

By MARY BYRNE

Wastewater testing results across the four municipalities in the Contact Tracing Collaborative — which includes Greenfield, Deerfield, Montague and Sunderland — have increased nearly four-fold compared to the last several samples, according to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — For the second consecutive year, the South County Senior Center and community partners are coming together to offer free Christmas Day meals for older adults in Deerfield, Sunderland and Whately.In the inaugural run last year, Senior...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Following the South County EMS Board of Oversight’s recommendation that came minutes prior, the Deerfield Selectboard voted to offer the agency’s chief role to an Auburn resident on Thursday.Two finalists were interviewed and...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With a potential South County Senior Center location sitting on the south end of town, the town is beginning to weigh if the site’s high price tag is financially feasible to purchase.Over the last few weeks, discussion on the former...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — Residents are invited to the Sunderland Public Library on Tuesday, Nov. 21, for a presentation and discussion about a locally produced photobook.The library is hosting photographer Sandra Matthews and Nolumbeka Project President David...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — The town has partnered with the Stantec engineering firm to come up with a vision for the village center and what possibilities the community could explore to encourage development in the future.“The reason the committee was formed was so...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — As the South County Senior Center Board of Oversight considers the former Sinauer Associates/Oxford University Press building for a potential new Senior Center, members recently embarked on a tour to get a feel for the space.Sitting on a...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — Nestled in the former Dove’s Nest restaurant, a new deli has been steadily gaining traction.Across from Cliffside Apartments and sharing a plaza with Frontier Pizza, resident Hilda Bailey has been whipping up all sorts of food at Banchan...

By MICHAEL SEWARD

Soon after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted, this newspaper published an article where U.S. Reps. Richard Neal and James McGovern attempted to justify their decision to join all House Democrats in that effort. In doing so, they once...