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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

The Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club is celebrating its 100th birthday this spring, and will kick off its centennial speaker series with a talk on the history of women’s clothing with Northampton author Kiki Smith on April 9 at the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center.

HEATH — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office will host a rabies clinic from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 12, at the Jacobs Road Municipal Center in Heath.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Franklin County activists are joining counterparts in all 50 states with standouts that are intended to send a message to President Donald Trump and his administration: take their hands off American jobs, health care and social services.

SHELBURNE FALLS — Floodwater Brewing Co. at 40 State St. will host a Ren Faire Night on Saturday, March 29.

Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green shouted at President Donald Trump during his joint address to Congress on March 4. This lunatic should have been arrested for waving his cane at the president. It was menacing and bizarre behavior.

By DOMENIC POLI

SPRINGFIELD — A U.S. Marine veteran pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing benefit payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs and submitting a false Purple Heart application to the Marine Corps through his congressional representative.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

For Leyden artist Pat Little, art is all about joy, and nothing makes her laugh more than painting chickens doing silly things. Her collection of “Cosmic Chickens” will be on display at Mocha Maya’s at 47 Bridge St. in Shelburne Falls until March 16.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — The Mary Lyon Foundation is marking 35 years of supporting education across western Franklin County and carrying on the legacy of its namesake.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — They serve the community, have fun doing it and are looking for a few helping hands.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Get your library cards ready because Arms Library is working to develop a “Library of Things” this spring.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Business owners say 2024 was a challenging year, with the Bridge of Flowers closed and other village infrastructure projects, though foot traffic data from the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce shows the total number of visits throughout the year actually rose.

By KEVIN D. PARSONS

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — The Art Garden will welcome visitors for a night of art, light and community spirit when the ninth annual Winter HooPla returns Saturday, Feb. 22.

By JACOB NELSON

Plenty of young kids tap a few maple trees, inspired by the sweet promise of maple syrup. Few become enamored with it to the point of kickstarting a family business. Cooper Deane, who helps run Bear Hill Sugar Farm, is one of them.

By DOMENIC POLI

Don’t talk to the American people until they’ve had their coffee.

CASTLETON, Vt. — Colrain resident Sarah Herzig was named to the president’s list at Castleton University for the fall semester.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Feeling under the weather? A natural healer believes she can find the root of your health issues by tapping into your body’s energy field.

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Charles Cutler of Hawley first became fascinated by the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa in the early 1960s when Cutler was in Lisbon on a Fulbright Scholarship. Pessoa turned into one of his favorite writers to teach as a professor at Smith College for more than 40 years.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Great River Hydro is looking to develop a battery energy storage system, a first for the hydropower company, at its Deerfield No. 3 Station located at 71 Conway St.