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By DIANE BRONCACCIO

SHELBURNE — About 60 residents quickly backed four articles at Monday’s Special Town Meeting, but heard a lengthy discussion on streetlight options during the preceding Selectboard meeting that will continue on Aug. 28.Energy Committee Chair Tom...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — In a four-article Special Town Meeting on Monday, residents will consider buying a new police cruiser, as well as three other articles spending between $300 and $40,000 on various recommended town projects. The meeting, to be held at...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — Ahead of a Selectboard vote on Monday, members of the Energy Committee presented their recommendation for the town to acquire its lampposts and light bulbs from Eversource, a move they argue would save both energy and money.During a...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — Energy Committee members will present their recommendations about the town’s options for streetlights in Shelburne Falls and field questions from the public on Wednesday.The presentation, to be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Fellowship Hall,...

By JUDITH TRUESDELL

Capitalism, as I understand it, is an economic system (not a political system, though the Republican Party likes to claim it as their own) that relies on private ownership of capital and the sanctity of contracts to allow individuals produce wealth...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — In partnership with the town, the Memorial Hall Association’s board of directors has launched a three-phase $1.2 million campaign to renovate the historic 400-seat theater.Located on Town Hall’s second floor, the theater serves as a civic...

By DOMENIC POLI

To all of you out there reading this online or in print, there is something I desperately need to confess: For a portion of my July, I have been drinking on the job.But, in my defense, my editor told me to.The number of craft breweries has exploded...

By DOMENIC POLI

SHELBURNE — Franklin County is mourning the death of local radio pioneer Phil Drumheller, 15 months after he signed off the airwaves to close out his 70-year career in broadcasting.Phil D, as he was known to area listeners, died on July 14, surrounded...

This summer’s meeting of the Malevolent Order of Climate Change Deniers has been canceled due to excessive heat, floods and wildfires.Leo OjalaShelburne

By DOMENIC POLI

SHELBURNE — Calvin and Joan Clark’s business employs 24 people and occupies about 80,000 square feet of Quonset huts at 400 Mohawk Trail. Not bad for something that began out of a three-room apartment in a Colrain farmhouse 50 years ago.Clark’s...

By CHRIS LARABEE

As some of the worst flooding since Hurricane Irene battered parts of Franklin County on Monday, area farms spent Tuesday morning assessing the damage left by the deluge.Rain fell across western Massachusetts from Sunday evening through Monday...

July 13: Historical Society potluck COLRAIN — The Colrain Historical Society’s annual potluck will be held Thursday, July 13, at 6 p.m. behind the Pitt House at 8 Main Road.After a brief business meeting, the Historical Society will host a...

For the past few weeks, Texans have been going through an unusual heat wave. This puts pressure on its electricity grid as everyone runs their air conditioners at the same time.Like New England, Texas generates most of its electricity using gas. But...

Ashfield church hosts Youth Climate Action Now ASHFIELD — An interactive climate workshop led by Youth Climate Action Now (YCAN) was held at the First Congregational Church earlier this month. The event was co-sponsored by Belding Memorial Library,...

SHELBURNE — The Senior Center, in collaboration with the Shelburne Historical Society, plans to take residents back in time to explore life from the 1930s to the 1970s during a program on Tuesday. The presentation, “The Social History Project:...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — Fabric of Life, a nonprofit that seeks to preserve traditional skills and knowledge, is welcoming people to its campus to enjoy free activities.Starting on Friday from 3 and 6 p.m., students in the nonprofit’s eight-week textile class will...

From the reporting by the Recorder this week, my count is 489 graduates from all the public high schools in Franklin County.There are eight school districts with eight superintendents. I checked with the Springfield public schools. They reported the...

Paul Mark’s staff hosting office hours BUCKLAND — State Sen. Paul Mark’s staff will hold office hours on Tuesdays, June 13 and 27, from 10 a.m. to noon at Buckland Town Hall.Constituents of Mark’s Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire District...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

SUNDERLAND — Three years after a police officer murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis, his legacy survives his shortened time on Earth, even on the other side of the country.Rallies across Franklin County on Thursday, the anniversary of his death, were...

Quilt show planned for four Saturdays SHELBURNE — Local quilter Jody Stetson will host the “Quilting the Word” Quilt Show and Sale on Saturdays, May 27, and June 3, 10 and 24, from 9 a.m. to noon at 218 Shelburne Center Road. There will be quilting...