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By DOMENIC POLI

LEYDEN — The Our Family Farms dairy cooperative has opened a $1.8 million plant to process its milk and stay competitive in a notoriously difficult industry.Construction on the 4,500-square-foot facility started in November 2021 but completion was...

Senior centers partner for Travel Club The senior centers of Northfield and Bernardston are partnering for a Travel Club that’s offering two May outings.On Friday, May 12, at 9 a.m., participants will meet at the Bernardston Senior Center and travel...

By LIESEL NYGARD

LEYDEN — With the Selectboard’s recent approval of five short-term appointments, the Council on Aging now has five new members and only two remaining vacancies.Amy St. Clair, Nannette Rolstad, Virginia “Ginny” Rockwood, Chris Maguire and Meredith...

Once again, and to my great dismay, I am drawn to reflect on recent events as they have been reported of our beautiful town of Leyden. Where has the cordiality and friendliness gone that once existed here? Items go missing from the Town Hall, and...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — A woman faces seven charges after staging an armed robbery in Greenfield and leading police on a high-speed chase that ended in her vehicle rolling over on Greenfield Road in Leyden on Sunday morning.According to Greenfield Police Lt....

By BELLA LEVAVI

LEYDEN — A police investigation found that former police chief Dan Galvis and former Selectboard member Jeff Neipp removed several items, including a full-size refrigerator, a wooden hutch for holding dishware and kitchen utensils, from Town Hall on...

By BELLA LEVAVI

LEYDEN — Several items, including a refrigerator, a wooden hutch and kitchen utensils, were taken from the Town Hall kitchen on Saturday, according to the Selectboard.“We don’t know for sure who [is responsible]. We don’t know what authorization they...

By LIESEL NYGARD

LEYDEN — In the wake of the resignation of all seven Council on Aging members, the Selectboard has temporarily taken over the COA’s duties and is working with an advisory group to brainstorm ideas for senior services.“We are hoping people will get...

Easter is just a hop, skip and a jump away, and so are the annual egg hunts organized across Franklin County.New SalemThe New Salem Recreation Committee is sponsoring an egg hunt around the town common on Saturday, April 8, starting at 10 a.m. All...

Vaccine clinic set for Thursday NORTHFIELD — The Northfield Senior Center will host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Thursday, April 6, from 1 to 4 p.m.Attendees are advised to bring their insurance card, ID and COVID-19 vaccination card, if they have...

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 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 JULIAN MENDOZA

LEYDEN — The town made progress toward road discontinuances and becoming a Green Community with the approval of related warrant articles during a discussion-heavy Special Town Meeting on Monday.The meeting, held at Town Hall, lasted roughly two hours...

Eversource prepping for charging stationsLEYDEN — Municipal Assistant Michele Giarusso expects Eversource will be in town this week to work on utility poles that will be linked to two ChargePoint electric vehicle charging stations that are being...

By LIESEL NYGARD

LEYDEN — Residents will consider discontinuing portions of two roads, adopting a Stretch Code and enacting bylaws governing solar arrays during a Special Town Meeting on Monday, March 20.The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, located at 16...

By EMILEE KLEIN

LEYDEN — The Bernardston Police Department will provide policing services to Leyden for up to 25 years in the new long-term agreement that goes into effect on July 1.Under the long-term agreement, which further solidifies the interim agreement that...

LEYDEN — Almost one year into Leyden and Bernardston’s interim shared-policing agreement, the Leyden Public Safety Advisory Committee will hold an information session Wednesday evening to present the proposed long-term agreement.The session will be...

Board appoints new wastewater treatment plant operatorNORTHFIELD — The Selectboard appointed Mark Detonte as a part-time operator for its Wastewater Treatment Plant during its Feb. 21 meeting.Selectboard appoints two EMTsNORTHFIELD — The Selectboard...

By LIESEL NYGARD

LEYDEN — As the lone member of the Fire Department, interim Officer-in-Charge Nikolas Adamski hopes to help rebuild Leyden’s firefighting services, a move that may require more regional collaboration.Adamski, who has been with the department for 12...