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By CHRIS LARABEE

SHELBURNE — When it comes to the future of Franklin County farms, there’s so many options: they can be placed under an Agricultural Preservation Restriction, donated to a local conservation agency or sold to the next generation.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — Police say the driver who crashed into a ravine off Brook Road Thursday night was uninjured.

CHARLEMONT — The Hawlemont Agriculture and You (HAY) program will host a presentation on Saturday, March 22, detailing what residents can do to help pollinators thrive. The event will be at 10 a.m at Hawlemont Regional School.

SHELBURNE — The Cultural Council has awarded $6,955 in grants to fund a range of projects and programs in the arts, humanities and sciences in 2025.

By COLIN A. YOUNG

From Brockton to Buckland and Northfield to Newton, more than 60 municipal officials are asking lawmakers to take swift action to allow them to continue to hold remote and hybrid public meetings beyond the upcoming March 31 expiration of that pandemic-era policy.

MONROE — Nomination papers are available at the Town Clerk’s Office for anyone who is interested in running for this year’s town election on May 5. Papers are available until March 29 and must be returned by April 9.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — More people and more money. That’s what first responders say they need to keep up with outdoor recreation tourism, which is straining their departments.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

SHELBURNE – A Vermont man was arrested in Keene, New Hampshire, for allegedly breaking into Aubuchon Hardware two weeks ago and stealing goods and cash.

By ALAN HARRIS

HEATH — Residents can prepare for St. Patrick’s Day with “A Celtic Celebration” at the Heath Free Public Library, located at 18 Jacobs Road, on Saturday, March 1, at 3 p.m.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

SHELBURNE — The Planning Board announced Tuesday that a controversial bylaw regulating food trucks will be withdrawn from Annual Town Meeting consideration this spring as town counsel advised it needs to be “thought through more carefully.”

By DOMENIC POLI

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

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.”

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.

By ALAN HARRIS

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.

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.

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.

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.

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