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COLRAIN — If the Selectboard’s application is successful, some of the funding from a nearly $1.5 million Barnhardt Manufacturing Co. settlement in 2019 following a sulfuric spill could potentially help the town explore removal of a lower reservoir...

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SHELBURNE FALLS — In November 1920, just months after the 19th Amendment was ratified, roughly 37% of the people who cast their ballots in the presidential election were women, according to the University of California at Berkeley Library.A century...

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HEATH — Colrain resident Tyson Howard has been hired as the new highway superintendent, replacing Jeff Johnston, who left in July to take a job in Shelburne.The Selectboard invited Howard for a second interview on Tuesday, after which members...

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WENDELL — The treasure hunter who found the Project Skydrop treasure has been revealed.Dan Leonard, a meteorologist from Boston, has come forward as the previously anonymous treasure hunter who found the 24-karat gold statue in the Wendell State...

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ASHFIELD — A local nonprofit is helping convert a Kentucky coal mine into a farm and teach Hawaiian farmers how to run prosperous, resilient businesses in the face of climate change.Regenerative Farms, founded by Ashfield resident Mary Johnson in...

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HAWLEY — Voters will see a familiar face when they’re casting their ballots this November. Pamela Shrimpton, retired town clerk, will return to her role temporarily to fulfill election duties after Town Clerk Donna Lemoine resigned earlier this week....

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ASHFIELD — The days are getting shorter, the temperatures are dropping and the leaves are changing color. Fall is back, and it’s bringing with it the annual Ashfield Fall Festival on Oct. 12 and Oct. 13.For 54 years, the Ashfield Fall Festival has...

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Four Franklin County businesses and schools have been awarded $12,312 in micro-grants to aid in efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle.Swanson’s Fabrics and Hens & Chicks Consignment Store, along with Colrain Central School and Sanderson Academy, were...

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DEERFIELD — Love them or hate them, political parties play a big role in American government. But how do they work? In a bipartisan educational effort, Massachusetts party leaders Amy Carnevale (Republican State Committee chair) and Steve Kerrigan...

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WENDELL — The treasure has been found.Eleven days after the hunt began for a 4-inch-tall, 24-karat gold statue, an anonymous treasure hunter has claimed the Project Skydrop prize hidden deep in the Wendell State Forest.Those watching the live treasure...

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ROWE — What started as weekly hikes around Pelham Lake Park has evolved into a school in the forest where Rowe Elementary School students learn English, science and social studies.Principal Bill Knittle said outdoor education has been a fundamental...

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GREENFIELD — A real-life treasure hunt is underway in New England, and it may end with a 24-karat gold statue being found in the woods.Each day, Project Skydrop, a game created by New Hampshire game developer Jason Rohrer with help from creative...

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It’s never too late to follow a dream or pursue a passion, as proven by Haydenville artist Madge Evers, whose latest collection of mushroom spore prints, “The New Herbarium,” is now on display at Salmon Falls Gallery in Shelburne Falls.Evers said she...

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BUCKLAND — A Mohawk Trail Regional School senior has been recognized as one of the top-scoring PSAT takers across the nation and named as a National Merit Scholarship Program semi-finalist.Eliza Crowell, a senior from Buckland, took the PSAT...

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COLRAIN — Native shrubs and flowers have been planted in the town center, encouraging native insects to make Colrain their home.Elizabeth Erickson, an organizer behind the Colrain Pollinator Garden, said the project has been a work in progress for a...

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GREENFIELD — Innovintage Place, an antique and artisan collective at 76 Hope St., is holding a sale to clear out merchandise in preparation for a month-long closure due to construction. The store will be closed throughout the month of October amid...

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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,...

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GREENFIELD — Recovering from a substance abuse disorder is a journey that takes people on many different paths. To recognize that journey and the various resources that are available to help people during National Recovery Month, The RECOVER Project...

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DEERFIELD — Larry, Moe and Curly are settling in at ServiceNet’s group home and are embracing their role not as a comedic trio, but as therapy professionals.The three Alpine goats, named after The Three Stooges, are providing residents with emotional...

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ASHFIELD — Opening night of the 16th annual Ashfield Film Festival brought Oscar-winning filmmaker Darius Marder home for a screening of his film, “Sound of Metal.” “Sound of Metal,” a 2019 film starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke and Paul Raci, follows...