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By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

BERNARDSTON — Due to an inability to meet certification and licensing requirements through the state Department of Early Education and Care, the proposed “Homework Club,” intended to be a potential solution for a lack of after-school care, will not...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

BERNARDSTON — The Board of Health will hire a licensed professional to study the soil at Bernardston Elementary School after John Lepore, a certified restoration ecological practitioner with Future Lands Designs LLC, found elevated levels of arsenic...

Sept. 10: ‘Naturally Beautiful Yards’ with Amy Meltzer NORTHFIELD — Amy Meltzer of the Massachusetts Pollinator Network and Grow Native Massachusetts will lead a program at Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main St., on Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 6 to 7...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BERNARDSTON — While you’re at work on sunny days, you’re probably thinking how nice it would be to spend some time outside. Meanwhile, at home, your dog is probably thinking the same thing.Enter Hiking Paws, the 13-year-old dog hiking company based in...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL – The Gill-Montague Regional School District (GMRSD) was notified in early August that Sheffield Elementary School would no longer receive funding for an after-school program through its partnership with the Collaborative for Educational Services...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — As schools kicked off around the valley this week, Pioneer Valley Regional School District students likely saw the biggest change among schools.The district implemented the use of magnetic Yondr pouches to curb cellphone use among...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BERNARDSTON– After about a decade of serving beers, Rich and Geneva Pedersen of Hitchcock Brewing are ready to pour their last pint.The husband and wife team are retiring, and the South Street brewery’s last day will be Thursday, Aug. 29, from 4-8...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

BERNARDSTON — For Easthampton resident Lori Novis, Cushman Library’s new director, libraries offer an essential space for community gathering and connection.“I love [Cushman Library]. It is such an integral part of the community,” Novis said. “It’s a...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

BERNARDSTON — Although off-duty firefighter Jeffrey Guy was not asked to respond to a situation involving a woman experiencing a mental health crisis on July 25, he happened to be in the right place at the right time.Guy happened to be getting off...

Regarding the letter “Trump beckons Christians down fiery path” [Recorder, Aug. 3]:Neither Donald Trump nor any other created being has the power to lead a true Christian down a fiery path to eternal damnation. A true Christian follows Jesus Christ...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

In a roughly 15-square-foot patch outside Hayden Rouse’s home on Brattleboro Road in Bernardston, a massive gourd can be seen poking its orange head from a plot of land otherwise occupied by pumpkin leaves.In the coming months, Rouse, who has been...

By THE REV. JULIE G. OLMSTED

Recently, I saw a video featuring a performer named Rhiannon Giddens. The video was called “Another Wasted Life,” and featured a group of exonerated prisoners through an organization you may have heard of: The Innocence Project. I looked it up...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — The 54 members of the Pioneer Valley Association of Support Personnel (PVASP) will see what administrators say is a “record” pay increase for the union following the approval of a three-year contract.The contract, which was approved by...

Have we lost respect for our fellow man? The current atmosphere of the upcoming election is nothing short of morally reprehensible. How words have been thrown at candidate Kamala Harris. I am not saying I am in her corner, just stating facts.Take for...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

BERNARDSTON — Town officials discussed areas of Bernardston that are most susceptible to flood damage during a presentation on the town’s six river corridors last week that could inform future discussions on bylaws regulating infrastructure in those...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

BERNARDSTON — Town and school officials are seeking solutions to provide child care following the elimination of the before-school and after-school programs that were available at the elementary school.Low enrollment numbers at Bernardston Elementary...

RSVP for ham supper by Aug. 9BERNARDSTON — The Bernardston Senior Center will host the Bernardston Kiwanis Club’s ham supper at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13. A cocktail hour starts at 5 p.m.The event will feature music provided by Chase’s DJ Service....

By DOMENIC POLI

With many Franklin County and North Quabbin towns lacking bylaws specific to food trucks, some municipalities are looking to neighboring communities to find models that have proven successful.Randy Crochier, cooperative public health service program...

Aug. 3: Falconry program NORTHFIELD — Dickinson Memorial Library will host a falconry program on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. In the event of rain, the program will be moved to Saturday, Aug. 31, at 2:30 p.m.This program is supported in part...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Towns across Franklin County have signed letters in support of a paint recycling bill that advocates say could save municipalities money and help protect the environment.Bernardston, Northfield, Montague, Deerfield, Sunderland and Hawley have signed...