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Leo Ojala: ‘Trump did this’ stickers at the gas station
02-11-2025 7:55 PM

I’ve been away traveling. I’ll be back on the weekend. I’m glad I filled up with cheap Biden-era gas before heading to the airport. The next time I fill up, I’ll be looking for the stickers at the price of fuel that say “Felonious Trump did this.”

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Shelburne astronaut Catherine ‘Cady’ Coleman addresses UN General Assembly
02-13-2025 5:51 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

Who better to advocate for what women can do in this world than those who have seen it from afar?


Feb. 10 public hearing planned on opting out of mail-in voting for Shelburne town election
01-29-2025 11:26 AM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — The Selectboard will host a public hearing to consider whether the town should opt out of offering early mail-in ballots for the May 20 town election.


My Turn: Blinders off, folks
01-28-2025 3:08 PM

By ALAN HARRIS

 


West County Notebook: Jan. 29, 2025
01-28-2025 2:26 PM

MONROE — The state Department of Revenue has approved a tax rate of $8.99 per $1,000 valuation for fiscal year 2025. The rate is the lowest the town has seen in more than two decades, resulting in an average single-family tax bill of $1,587 for residents.


Eversource plans utility pole upgrade in Shelburne Falls
01-27-2025 1:48 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Eversource plans to replace 107 utility poles across the village to improve the reliability of the electrical grid, though the project has given Shelburne town officials pause amid their own LED streetlight conversion effort.


Shelburne Planning Board to revise food truck bylaw proposal after residents’ concerns
01-24-2025 4:19 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — After hearing an outpouring of support for the Middle Eastern Flavors food truck on Bridge Street, the Planning Board will have to do more research into how to develop a bylaw that regulates food trucks while allowing existing businesses to continue operating.


Shelburne Selectboard exploring alternative funding options for food pantry
01-17-2025 12:01 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — As the West County Food Pantry’s funding sources shift, the Selectboard is exploring the possibility of allocating funding and potentially asking voters to appropriate funds during Annual Town Meeting.


Leo Ojala: Chaos order of the day?
01-12-2025 11:43 AM

Jimmy Carter was a man of convictions — moral, ethical, spiritual, humanitarian and scientific. That makes five.


Shelburne Planning Board seeks feedback on four draft bylaws ahead of Town Meeting
01-03-2025 4:46 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — In preparation for this year’s Annual Town Meeting, the Planning Board is seeking feedback on four draft bylaws, and will hold a Jan. 21 public information session followed by a Feb. 25 public hearing.Over the next few weeks, the board...


West County Food Pantry seeks creative solutions to make up $50K loss of funding next fall
01-02-2025 1:34 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — With the towns of Shelburne and Buckland shifting the focus of their Community Development Block Grants to housing, the West County Food Pantry operated by Community Action Pioneer Valley will be facing a $50,000 budget deficit and looking for creative financing solutions come next fall.


Leo Ojala: Jimmy Carter
01-02-2025 9:02 AM

He didn’t lie to the American people.Leo OjalaShelburne


West County towns eye building upgrades, sustainability in 2025
01-01-2025 2:01 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Editor’s note: To mark the start of a new year, the Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2025. Details about projects in the western part of the county will...


West County Notebook: Dec. 31, 2024
12-30-2024 11:28 AM

Shelburne employees can anticipate 3% raise in FY26 SHELBURNE — As department heads begin preparing their budgets for fiscal year 2026, town employees can anticipate a salary increase of 3%. The Selectboard has issued its budget directive, telling...


Shelburne PD investigating pair of vehicle thefts
12-27-2024 2:11 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — The Shelburne Police Department is investigating the theft and destruction of two vehicles from Shelburne Falls that occurred earlier this week. Between 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, and 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 24, a black Toyota SUV...


Fundraising underway to replace Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School playgrounds
12-26-2024 9:32 AM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Fundraising efforts are underway to replace Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School’s three playgrounds.Principal Hayley Gilmore said the current playground structures have run the course of their lifespan.“There’s a lot of broken...


Amid new growth, Shelburne and Buckland tax rates down
12-14-2024 10:00 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — The towns of Buckland and Shelburne are lowering their tax rates for fiscal year 2025. Buckland residents can expect a rate of $16.94 per $1,000 valuation and Shelburne residents will see a rate of $12.84. Buckland’s rate will be 62...


PHOTO: Watching like a hawk
12-12-2024 7:24 PM


PHOTO: Foggy farmland
12-11-2024 4:22 PM


Deb Lane: Cheers to the ShelburneTown Highway Department
12-10-2024 3:28 PM

Sending out a thank you to all the crew of the Shelburne town Highway Department who worked so hard to plow and sand our roads after our first snowfall. They are a small, hard-working group who did an amazing job cleaning the roads in preparation for...


Remaining ARPA funding to benefit pocket park, Cowell Gym in Shelburne
12-06-2024 3:35 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — The Selectboard has allocated the town’s remaining $40,315 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding toward landscaping work at the pocket park and continued renovations at Cowell Gym. For months, Selectboard members have pondered what to...

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