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By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — While showing initial support on Wednesday, the Selectboard continued a hearing on increasing Tree House Brewing Co.’s occupancy limit to next week as members review the details of the proposed plans.After operating for more than a year in...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The Selectboard authorized an agreement Wednesday evening to store town records from as far back as the 18th century at the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA), nearly ending a year-long process that began with a radiator leak in...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The site plan review and stormwater management process for SunnyDayz’s marijuana dispensary, cultivation facility and research lab will continue to May, as the company works with its peer reviewer.Following a site walk last week, the...

Sue Corey is a great assistant at the South County Senior Center in South Deerfield.Even though events have gone from center to church to down the block, she keeps a handle on all the changes. Sue has been there when many others have come and gone....

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Easthampton just needed some time to warm up.The Eagles softball team trailed Frontier Regional by two runs after three innings during Friday’s season opener. Cloudy skies and temperatures in the 40s necessitated jackets.Then Lauren...

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...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Some Frontier Regional School students got a reality check Tuesday morning.Not in the form of a bad test score or a detention, but a spinning wheel that determined if they earned or lost (fake) money. The wheel and numerous other...

Congratulations to Deerfield on its 350th anniversary and thank you to all the people through the centuries who helped preserve the history and material culture of the town. Deerfield has been my home for many years and I have a deep love and...

Voters passed the Fair Share amendment making a historic commitment to education and transportation by finally instituting a graduated tax structure to the top less than one percent in the state. Our tax structure had not been changed since the early...

By MARY BYRNE

Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder has been providing regular updates on the risk level of COVID-19 transmission as wastewater testing results are received.The COVID-19 transmission risk remains “moderate” in the four communities involved in the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — A renowned organist and Yale professor is coming to Deerfield as “The Brick Church” Music Series hosts the first of two spring shows.Nathaniel Gumbs will perform on Sunday, March 26, at 3 p.m. at the First Church of Deerfield, 71 Old Main...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Take a step back into the Roaring Twenties at Frontier Regional School this weekend, as students step into the glitzy world of Broadway’s longest-running American musical, “Chicago.” After murdering an unfaithful lover, Roxie Hart is...

I’m responding to the Feb. 28 letter “More compassion for immigrants needed,” in which he proclaimed that if you are not of Indigenous descent then you are an immigrant. I am 83 years old and my two pairs of grandparents came to the U.S. in the early...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Rural communities throughout the state will soon have their own ombudsman, part of a pledge by the Healey administration to ensure that these cities and towns are better represented in state government.In a swing through Franklin County...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After a robust discussion on state funding and limited feedback on the Frontier Regional School District budget itself, the School Committee approved the fiscal year 2024 budget Wednesday evening.At Tuesday’s public hearing, Director...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — As SunnyDayz Inc. proceeds through a site plan review for its proposed marijuana dispensary, cultivation facility and research lab, the Planning Board is requesting “more specificity” from the company to streamline future hearings.The...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — After February’s review, the Planning Board approved its accessory dwelling unit bylaw revisions for the Annual Town Meeting warrant, pending town counsel’s comments and potential edits regarding an appeals process.The revised bylaw would...

I’ve been fighting for compensation from the U.S. Marine Corps since 1970. There wouldn’t be a United States if we didn’t win two world wars. When we get our compensation checks the lawyers will get 40% of the money and you can bet taxes will be taken...

By MARY BYRNE

Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder has been providing regular updates on the risk level of COVID-19 transmission as wastewater testing results are received. The COVID-19 transmission risk remains “moderate” for the third week in a row in the four...

By BELLA LEVAVI

After months of staying inside for the winter, children and families, laymen and industry experts are making their way to Franklin County sugarhouses to enjoy the sweet flavors of the season.With sugaring season gaining momentum, and with the...