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By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Town police and Ralph C. Mahar Regional School’s administration are investigating a reported threat made against the school, though they do not believe students or staff are in any danger.According to a letter drafted by Principal Scott A....

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — The Wendell Country Store will celebrate 30 years of its current ownership with a free event.Patti Scutari purchased the business with her late husband, Vic, in 1993, and she has decided to host a party on Saturday with music and food to...

Colorful Clarinets coming to library NEW SALEM — The public is invited to the New Salem Public Library at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, for a performance by Colorful Clarinets, a clarinet quintet consisting of musicians retired from a variety of...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Inspiration struck Gail Mason during a celebration of life for a friend’s mother about a month ago.“The person was beautifully memorialized, but I realized I wanted our treasured elders to hear the appreciation while they were still here,”...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — The Wendell Recycling and Transfer Station stopped redeeming bottles and cans over the summer, a change that is expected to impact the Good Neighbors Food Pantry that was receiving the money generated from those refundable items.Resident Tom...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Homes in Franklin County are being brought up to code with a new round of grants. Through the Community Development Block Grant Program, the Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority received $800,000 to be put toward rehabilitating...

For any who sense that conditions are slipping into planet-wide chaos, a good way exists between chronic worry and cultivated serenity. It’s to help ourselves and each other shift toward the simplifying that we long for – the economic de-escalation...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

WENDELL — Chatting with friends, perusing vendors’ wares and watching children play, Wendell residents celebrated their space on Earth during Saturday’s annual Old Home Day.“Wendell has always been a place where fiercely independent people live,” said...

I have been a faithful, daily reader of the Greenfield Recorder for decades. And I want to send special commendation to the editors and feature writers for the publication last Friday (Aug. 4).As usual, the front page features a combination of...

By ANNE M. DIEMAND BUCCI

There is a small, all-volunteer organization in our community that you may never have heard of — the Foundation for Community Justice.Franklin County is well known for its incredible organizations and spirit of community volunteerism. This...

By BELLA LEVAVI

WENDELL — Following a crowdfunding campaign, the Wendell Historical Society officially owns the former depot store and post office, and is ready to turn the space into a museum showcasing the town’s history. “So many people made it happen,” said...

1794 Meetinghouse to host Lonesome Brothers NEW SALEM — The 1794 Meetinghouse at 26 South Main St. will present Lonesome Brothers, a country folk trio, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.Lonesome Brothers — featuring Jim Armenti on guitar and vocals, Ray Mason...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

WENDELL — The Friends of the Wendell Meetinghouse used Sunday’s annual meeting to celebrate community fixture Dan Keller, as well as recent building renovations.More than 20 people gathered in the meetinghouse by the town common, conversing over wine...

By CARLA CHARTER

In 1964, Frank Judice and his mother, Kathryn Judice, of Bellmore, New York, left the noise of New York and settled into the former Parsonage in Wendell, according to Edward Hines, Kathryn Judice’s grandson, who currently lives in the Parsonage. The...

Sarah Clay & the StarCats to perform at 1794 Meetinghouse on Saturday NEW SALEM — Sarah Clay & the StarCats will perform a concert of retro-pop, swing, blues and Latin jazz at the 1794 Meetinghouse at 26 South Main St. on Saturday.The show starts at...

Though I am a white woman of a “certain age,” I took/take the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action as a blow to the head and heart.Growing up in a mostly all white community in Fairfield County, Connecticut and attending a mostly all-white...

Friends of the Orange Public Libraries holding annual book sale ORANGE — The Friends of the Orange Public Libraries will host a book sale at Wheeler Memorial Library on Saturday, June 24.The sale will start at 8 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. Visitors can...

By CHRISTOPHER QUEEN

In his opinion column “Doctor, it’s none of your (darn) business,” [Recorder, June 3], Jon Huer wants us to believe that he has missed or dismissed the established science linking loneliness and physical illness. He argues that the U.S. Surgeon...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — The Democrat representing the 7th Hampden District in the state House of Representatives toured the proposed home of the newly official Wendell Historical Society on Friday afternoon, as the end nears for the crowdfunding campaign set up to...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Lawmakers in Boston can expect to get a petition from Wendell asking for an act of the Legislature permitting the town to allow non-citizens to vote on Wendell affairs, as well as serve on town boards and committees.Residents at Annual Town...