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By NAN PARATI

When I arrived in Ashfield in the summer of 2005 for a two-week stint as signwriter for the Green River Festival, I had no grand ideas for a 180-degree turn in life; I was just happy to be out of the Louisiana heat, celebrating the coincidence where a...

ASHFIELD — One two-year seat on the Park Commission remains vacant following a failure to elect on Saturday.The position had five write-in candidates — Shirley Lilly, Helene Leue, Tom Aurigemma, John Nawrocki and Bryon Pepyne — with each receiving...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — Residents passed all 35 warrant articles at Saturday’s Annual Town Meeting, but not without a heated debate about gun rights that arose during discussion of a new excessive noise bylaw. The proposal, which was brought to Town Meeting via a...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — Residents will consider citizen’s petitions that seek to curb excessive noise — a proposal inspired by disruptive gun sounds — and banning single-use plastic when they convene for Annual Town Meeting on Saturday.The Annual Town Meeting,...

By JAMES PENTLAND

GOSHEN — Capping a gradual transition from the business world to small-town law enforcement, Fred Bezio was recently named chief of police in Goshen. Bezio, 53, started working as a police officer seven years ago in neighboring Ashfield, where his...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — Maude’s Closet Concerts are returning to Ashfield Community Hall for the first time since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic with a concert featuring world-renowned contemporary Celtic guitarists.“It is exciting to be back in the...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — The First Congregational Church and St. John’s Episcopal Church will host a “Sacred Stroll” as an early Earth Day celebration on Friday, April 21, at 4 p.m. “Our two Ashfield churches are working together to encourage care for our planet,”...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — Five Irish sisters, a faltering priest, an unreliable salesman and a young boy will make their stage debut Friday at Ashfield Community Theater’s first show since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Dancing at Lughnasa” will be performed...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — Resident Ron Coler will introduce two proposed bylaws at May’s Town Meeting to address environmental issues that have garnered public attention in the past year.The two proposals focus on banning single-use plastic and addressing a...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — The Ashfield Police Department is sponsoring a community discussion about diversity and cultural awareness on Thursday, April 13, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Ashfield Town Hall.“I want people in the town to be able to be OK with each other,”...

April 3: ‘Understanding and Untangling Colonization’ASHFIELD — Community members are invited to attend the Forest Climate Resilience Program’s workshop, “Understanding and Untangling Colonization,” on Monday, April 3, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. led by...

Ableism, the discrimination in favor of able-bodied people. What does it mean to be able-bodied? “Fit, strong, and healthy; not physically disabled,” Oxford language dictionary. The majority of people in the United States are considered able-bodied,...

By THE REV. VICKI IX

It happened in 1970. A huge, unexpected snowstorm hit the New York metropolitan area on March 29 — Easter Sunday. The storm was so big and powerful, it dumped 2 or 3 feet of snow in the New Jersey suburbs. All the winter snow equipment had been put...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — The Elmer’s Revitalization Steering Committee has made a deal with Greenfield Savings Bank to purchase the Elmer’s Store building for $275,000, with the closing date of April 24. The committee is now looking to raise about $100,000 before...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — The First Congregational Church of Ashfield will host a film series, “Black Voices: Listening to Our Brothers and Sisters,” starting this month and continuing through June. “We want people to see the church as a place that is trying to be a...

By BELLA LEVAVI

The Ashfield Agricultural Commission plans on planting a pollinator garden this spring in honor of beloved late resident Nancy Garvin.“She was a real advocate for bees. She was a beekeeper and always looking out for pollinators,” said Barbara Miller,...

By NAN PARATI

Lord y’all! Something happened in my brain recently, if not in my speech, that left me pondering my very identity. I was born and lived until my early 20s in North Carolina. My parents were intellectual beatniks of the day, and we four children were...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — Having successfully completed its fundraising ahead of schedule, the Franklin Land Trust is set to purchase and conserve the Edge Hill Golf Course. “We are so grateful to our friends and neighbors in Ashfield and beyond for their generous...

Colrain student named to Castleton Dean’s List COLRAIN — Sarah Herzig of Colrain was named to the Dean’s List at Castleton University in Vermont for the fall 2022 semester.She previously attended Mohawk Trail Regional School and is the daughter of Ken...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — While many libraries are having a difficult time rebounding from the perils of the pandemic and staying relevant to the ever-changing communities they serve, the Belding Memorial Library has managed to nearly double its circulation...