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Northfield isn’t called Northfield for nothing. Northfield was named for its fertile ancestral fields that have been cultivated for centuries.Farms, food and forests are in critical danger in western Massachusetts. Our beautiful flat fields are a...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — As 2024 wraps up, Northfield residents are encouraged to usher in the new year with some bright lights in the dark.On New Year’s Eve, residents are asked to put out luminaria along their walkways and driveways.Adopting the community event...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — In the spirit of Shakespeare, the public is invited to an informal performance of “The Winter’s Tale,” as the Valley Players bring their “Bard in the Bar” reading series to The Brewery at Four Star Farms.Folks are invited to join the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — A benefit this weekend will raise money for the Holly Avenue resident whose home was severely damaged in an October fire that killed her two dogs.The event will be held at the Montague Elks Lodge, located at 1 Elks Ave. in Turners Falls,...

Families invited to build gingerbread houses NORTHFIELD — The Recreation Commission invites Northfield families to make their own gingerbread houses in the Northfield Elementary School cafeteria on Saturday, Dec. 21, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.CPA...

Library hosting Children’s Holiday Bazaar NORTHFIELD — Dickinson Memorial Library will host a Children’s Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to noon.Children in kindergarten through sixth grade can come to the library for their holiday...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — The Fire Department and mutual aid partners quickly knocked down a Main Street structure fire on Wednesday morning, which had a potentially unusual cause — the sun.Firefighters responded to 83 Main St. at around 10:42 a.m. and saw flames...

In her Nov. 23 column “No hibernation allowed,” Judy Wagner claims that the presidential election was “oh so close.” Oh, but it wasn’t. Donald Trump won in an Electoral College landslide. He swept all seven swing states and even won the popular vote,...

Tomato soup on Dec. 11 menu NORTHFIELD — The monthly meal at the Northfield Senior Center, set for Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 12:30 p.m., will include a salad bar, rolls, homemade tomato soup and dessert.The cost is $7. Reservations are required by...

By AMALIA WOMPA

NORTHFIELD — Growing up on a dead-end road in Pelham surrounded by nature, Charley Eiseman couldn’t help but take interest in the natural world.It was this early love for the environment that ultimately led Eiseman down the career path of entomology,...

Seventh Grade Highest Honor: Tucker Aldrich, Aaron Archer, Ahnna Berthiaume, Layla Coffin, Ariah Dikeman, Benjamin Fournier, Emma Goulding, Shivani Harris, Samuel Lawler, Evangeline Lewis, Deveney Pillsbury, Gianna Shattuck, Hannah Skorupa, Amy...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

NORTHFIELD — One week remains in a new promotion that allows visitors to 17 Northfield businesses to get a “passport” stamped for a chance to win prizes. The passports were created by Leslie Cameron, who owns Cameron’s Winery and The Back Room Brewing...

Warwick to host holiday craft fair WARWICK — Approximately 40 craftspeople and vendors will be at Warwick Community School, 41 Winchester Road, for a holiday fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, also known as Small Business...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Citing a lack of “articulated public health, safety or welfare justification sufficient to justify the prohibitions,” the Attorney General’s Office has rejected the vast majority of the language within two bylaws that were approved at the...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — As they weigh adding another job to the staff roster, town officials intend to talk with Northfield’s grant development director to try to determine the effectiveness of having such a position.Wendell is considering adding someone to the...

By MARGOT FLECK

Both human limitations and human resilience become strikingly evident in these multi-cataclysmic times. Stressed as I am, I find in my 80s an old childish wish arising. I want a magical transformation. I want to be instantly transformed into a...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — After a few weeks of sorting out write-in votes and tracking down winners to accept their election, results are finally in for the Pioneer Valley Regional School District’s School Committee election, which saw six seats on the ballot...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Across Franklin County and the North Quabbin region, volunteers are preparing to dish out meals on Thanksgiving to ensure no one goes hungry on the holiday, regardless of their financial circumstances.Stone Soup Café meal and Day of...

By JUDY WAGNER

It’s official. The chipmunks are confused. From Recorder nature columnist Bill Danielson’s informative piece on chipmunks a few weeks ago, we learned how chippies settle into their elaborate underground dens when cold weather hits and snooze away the...