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GREENFIELD — Alex Giguere has fond memories of growing up on his grandfather’s Shelburne orchard, planting his own garden and subsisting on the food produced by neighboring farms. Today, those memories, and the philosophy his family lives by, are the...

BUCKLAND — With 252 ballots cast, voters approved all three ballot questions in this year’s town election, including a $151,262 override that will fund the fiscal year 2024 operating budget. Voters who cast their ballots on Tuesday overwhelmingly...

With the passage of the state Senate’s $55.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2024 last week, numerous area organizations can look forward to a financial boost.Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, and Sen. Paul Mark, D-Becket, secured earmarks for projects...

GREENFIELD — Eighteen graduates crossed the stage at Greenfield Community College on Thursday, embarking into the world after receiving their high-school equivalency diplomas.The graduates earned their HiSET (High School Equivalency Test) by taking...

Nature is the inspiration for many artists. Two artists, Rosa Beryl and Carin Teresa, have solo shows on display at Salmon Falls Gallery in Shelburne Falls, both drawing from their love of nature.“The plant queendom has guided me through some of...

BUCKLAND — Voters in this year’s town election will be asked to weigh in on three ballot questions, including a $151,262 override to fund the fiscal year 2024 operating budget, as well as new candidates for Selectboard, School Committee and town...

CHARLEMONT — For the second year in a row, Annual Town Meeting voters tabled a proposed bylaw to recall town officials, with plans to present it again in a future year.After continuing this year’s Annual Town Meeting from the previous week, roughly 40...

BERNARDSTON — Plenty of “pops” were heard across Pratt Field during the 47th annual Bernardston Gas Engine Show, Flea Market & Craft Fair as collectors showed off their restored antique gas engines all weekend long.“People love to watch the gas engine...

GREENFIELD — Activists say a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday that local government can only retain tax debts owed, and no more, when seizing and selling private property should put an end to so-called “home equity theft.”Before this...

BERNARDSTON — The Franklin County community continues to flock together to support raptor rehabilitator Tom Ricardi as he puts the finishing touches on repairs to his bird enclosures, which were destroyed by a fallen pine tree in February.The latest...