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Cemetery walk set for Sunday COLRAIN — The Catamount Hill Association will host a cemetery walk on Sunday, May 21, to explore the lives of some early Colrain residents who are interred in West Branch Cemetery.The walk will explore the lives behind...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — Hawlemont Regional School’s Hawlemont, Agriculture, and You (HAY) program will host its sixth annual HAY conference this Saturday where a variety of new and repeating workshops will take place throughout the day.  The event will be held...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CHARLEMONT — The conclusion of a four-year study on the brown trout population in the Deerfield River has brought welcome news for anglers and river advocates.More than 80% of the brown trout population in the area of the Deerfield River from the Fife...

I read with unbelief the May 11 column entitled “Expose ‘crisis pregnancy centers.’” Quote: “We must expose and protest these centers’ deceptive practices, which, with their religious biases, deny their clients the religious freedom to make their own...

The Law Day article [“Law Day extols ‘cornerstones of democracy,” Recorder, May 2] was an important and useful teaching tool. An explanation of President Eisenhower's action as a counterpoint to the Soviet Union's May Day celebration of communism (on...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — The Tyler Memorial Library welcomes Charlemont and Hawley residents for an open house, in honor of National Library Week, on Saturday, April 29, from noon to 2 p.m.The open house is a chance for patrons to ask questions about services,...

By BELLA LEVAVI

COLRAIN — While lifelong Colrain resident Greg Herzig might have had a “gruff” appearance, his friends and family members say anyone who had even a brief interaction with him discovered his teddy-bear demeanor.“If there is a Harley heaven, he is in...

The Recorder on April 14 quoted the School Committee member Susan Eckstrom as saying, “In our attempts to sustain our schools, our budget is cut yearly by a single person.”Dare I say this but we live in a democratic republic and besides mob rule it...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

CHARLEMONT — Police say Gregory Herzig, a 66-year-old Colrain man, has died following a crash that temporarily closed Route 2 on Wednesday.According to a statement from State Police Trooper Brandon Doherty, the collision involved a 2005 Harley...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — As a result of an error in calculating the annual property tax rate, Charlemont is facing a $231,958 deficit in its fiscal year 2023 budget that officials plan to cover using free cash.While calculating the tax rate, officials forgot to...

By CARL DOERNER

There were those in the South who fought and lost a war over whether white-skinned people were superior to others. They also thought they were entitled to gain wealth from the labor of people they had shipped here from Africa.Defeated, some put on...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — The Zoning Board of Appeals has opted to continue its hearing about granting a variance for structures on Justin Maynard’s property that do not meet setback requirements, allowing him time to seek approval from the Conservation Commission...

When Donald Trump finally goes to prison, as a former president, does his Secret Service detail go with him? The guys in G-Pop should get a big kick out of someone with that much make-up and hair spray. Hopefully he’ll be treated the same way he’s...

In my youth, young people protested because they didn’t want to get killed in Vietnam. Today, they protest because they don’t want to get shot at school. Notwithstanding the descent into ever lower circles of hell that this shift represents, the...

Noble, Weisblat holding spring-themed concert CHARLEMONT — Jerry Noble and Tinky Weisblat are teaming up for a free spring-themed concert on Wednesday, April 12, at 10:30 a.m. at the Charlemont Federated Church, 175 Main St. This program is sponsored...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Thanks to a state grant, the Franklin Conservation District is partnering with three towns to support pollinators, improve soil health and beautify the region by converting mowed spaces into native plant gardens and meadows.For its first year working...

I hope that the appropriate boards of the city of Greenfield will deny Aldi’s request to place a store on the northern side of Route 2, going west. This area is already dense with retail. The south side contains a mall with Big Y, Staples and a number...

By EMILEE KLEIN and LIESEL NYGARD

A new broadband network for Colrain, Charlemont, Heath, Leyden and Rowe that prevents major outages and improves the resiliency of internet access will be completed by June 30.The system creates three backhauls and a 10-gigabyte circuit connection...

By EMILEE KLEIN

CHARLEMONT — The Hawlemont Regional School District School Committee approved a $2.49 million budget last week for fiscal year 2024, which includes a Charlemont town assessment increase of 3.96% and a Hawley town assessment decrease of 4.22%.The...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — With Tuesday’s storm leaving western Franklin County towns underneath as much as 3 feet of snow, local officials have since been considering how to best prepare for future weather emergencies.The nor’easter left some residents without...