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ROWE — Officials determined the fire at a three-story home at 39 Cross Road that occurred on Feb. 24 was caused by the unsafe charging of an electronic device. Jake Wark, public information officer with the state Department of Fire Services, explained...

ROWE — A family was displaced after their three-story home at 39 Cross Road was rendered uninhabitable by a fire on Friday afternoon.First responders were dispatched shortly after 2:30 p.m. According to Charlemont Fire Chief Dennis Annear, the fire...

ROWE — Three sheep died in a barn fire that was called in at 2:52 a.m. on Sunday.Fire Chief Dennis Annear said no humans were harmed by the two-alarm blaze at 51 Middletown Hill Road and his crew returned to the Fire Station by 8 a.m. after...

ROWE — Last summer’s severe drought is still having an effect on the region this winter, as evidenced by a Dec. 7 rainstorm’s impact on Rowe’s two dams.The Pelham and Mill Pond dams each feature a sluiceway with a gate that can be opened to allow...

Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder has been publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2023. Details about projects in the western part of the county were shared in two parts. This...

ROWE — Citing the housing shortage, Paul McLatchy III announced he will not seek reelection to the town clerk position in May. “I did not make this decision lightly as I love this town and love doing the job as town clerk. However, with an extremely...

GREENFIELD — The physician and clown who inspired the 1998 film “Patch Adams” is in the middle of wrapping up a five-day masterclass on clowning at The Rowe Center and spent the weekend taking day trips to Greenfield nursing homes to perform and...

St. Joseph Parish holding Country Christmas Fair SHELBURNE FALLS — St. Joseph Parish will hold its annual Country Christmas Fair on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 13, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Shelburne-Buckland Community...

Kiwanis Club to hold annual Harvest Supper SHELBURNE FALLS — The Shelburne Falls Kiwanis Club will host its annual Harvest Supper on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center, located at 53 Main St. There will be seatings at 5:15...

Some Shelburne mail-in ballots have wrong dateSHELBURNE — Town Clerk Joe Judd reports that the first 50 to 60 early voting mail-in ballots that were sent to voters ahead of the Nov. 8 state election erroneously had instructions that were used for the...