Search Results

Keyword search: Shelburne Ma

SHELBURNE — A collection of photographs by Rhode Island architect and artist Greg Spiess celebrating carnivals is now on display at the Little Big House Gallery. An opening reception will be held Saturday, Oct. 5, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the gallery,...

Renovations planned at Cowell Gymnasium SHELBURNE — Cowell Gymnasium at 51 Maple St. will soon get a fresh new look, now that the Selectboard has approved $12,490 for painting and fencing work.The Selectboard received multiple bids and reviewed them...

SHELBURNE — Learn some tricks of traditional trades at Fabric of Life’s annual agricultural skills fair, Barnfest, on Saturday, Oct. 5.Fabric of Life, at 80 Bassett Road, is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and passing on traditional agricultural...

Wildlife Weekend planned at Apex Orchards SHELBURNE — Apex Orchards invites residents to meet a collection of insects while enjoying fall activities at Wildlife Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 5, and Sunday, Oct. 6. The orchard will host numerous bug-themed...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — The Whately Diner and Shelburne Falls’ Iron Bridge will soon return to the silver screen — alongside the debut of other Franklin County locations — as a local director prepares to begin filming his first feature-length...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Following Superintendent Mark Shippee’s retirement after 33 years of service, Jeff Johnston has settled in as the Shelburne Highway Department’s new leader.Shelburne Selectboard member Andrew Baker shared during Monday’s board meeting that Johnston,...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — Looking ahead to next year’s Annual Town Meeting, the Planning Board is getting a jump on developing new bylaws to present to voters that would restrict mobile food establishments, regulate battery storage for large-scale energy projects...

Learn how to pickle at Tyler Memorial Library CHARLEMONT — Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens will lead a pickling workshop on Saturday, Sept. 21, at noon at Tyler Memorial Library.Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens will be bringing a selection of locally...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — Police are investigating a series of scam emails that threaten to share a resident’s personal information if they don’t pay the sender using Bitcoin.Detective Tucker Jenkins said the Shelburne Police Department has received eight reports...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

The steering committee tasked with overseeing a sustainability study that examines the various challenges faced by the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont Regional school districts is ready to move into Phase 3, which will entail a deeper analysis of the data...

Woodsmen to share logging lore COLRAIN — A group of local woodsmen and colleagues will share their stories and reflections on logging, lumbering and mill work in Colrain for a program presented by the Colrain Historical Society on Thursday, Sept. 12,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The internet is littered with reports of two NASA astronauts “stranded” at the International Space Station and how they will survive until they can be brought home in 2025. But a Shelburne resident and retired colleague says Sunita “Suni”...

By DOMENIC POLI

SHELBURNE — The motorcyclist that collided with a pickup truck on Route 2 on Tuesday afternoon died of his injuries at Baystate Franklin Medical Center that day, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. Reynold Famosi Jr., 72, of...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

SHELBURNE — A man in his early 70s was transported by ambulance to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield with life-threatening injuries after his Honda motorcycle collided with a Ford F-250 truck on Route 2 on Tuesday afternoon, authorities say.Both...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — After 76 years, the Shelburne Grange Fair is still going strong.This year’s Shelburne Grange Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, at Fellowship Hall, located at 17 Little Mohawk Road. The event is free. The...

NAMI event to feature conversations on mental healthSHELBURNE FALLS — The Water Street Barn & Studio at 31 Water St. will host an afternoon of live music and conversations on mental health to support the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

More than half a million dollars in Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs grant funding is coming to communities in the Woodlands Partnership Program, with $271,372 coming to western Franklin County.Money from the grants will go toward...

Aug. 11: Buckland Historical Society hosting open houseBUCKLAND — The Buckland Historical Society will host open houses at the Wilder Homestead, located at 129 Route 112, and at its museum, located at 20 Upper St., on Sunday, Aug. 11, from 2 to 4...

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...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BUCKLAND — As several residents find mile-a-minute vine in their neighborhood, the public is invited to join an invasive species walk this weekend to learn how to identify the vine and other invaders.Folks can join the Shelburne Open Space Committee...