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By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — In a budgetary update that many city councilors and residents described as “fear baiting” and a “failure of leadership,” Police Chief Robert Haigh Jr. announced Wednesday that the Police Department plans to no longer staff the midnight...

By JOSHUA ROSE

’Tis the season of mistletoe, sort of. Mistletoe is evergreen, meaning it’s present year-round. However, winter is the season when we think about mistletoe most often.In the southeastern U.S., where I am writing this piece, mistletoe is hidden among...

By KEVIN HODGSON

I typed in: “How will ChatGPT change the way teachers are teaching writing in the classroom?” and clicked the “submit” button. Within seconds, words scrolled across the screen from ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chat tool:“ChatbotGPT is a variant...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — As Police Chief Jason Pelletier steers a staff of seven part-time officers, himself included, and three civilian traffic patrollers into 2023, he advises that residents may need to discuss changes as early as Annual Town Meeting.“If we...

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — The future of the New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art appears uncertain after the state Land Court this week annulled the special permit the town’s Planning Board issued to the facility two years ago.Husband and wife Vincent and Laura...

By SHERYL HUNTERFor the RecorderPhil Simon of Warwick has been in the music business for over 30 years. He operates Simon Says Booking and Publicity based in Orange, and last year he assumed the role of Program Consultant at the Shea Theater Arts...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — A Chevrolet SUV encountered slippery road conditions while traveling downhill on Beldingville Road on Thursday night, causing it to go off the roadway and land in a brook.Of the four occupants, one female was taken to the hospital by...

Wednesday, Jan. 4 1:58 p.m. — Caller from L Street reports her new car was keyed the night before. Caller believers her upstairs neighbors, who she has had ongoing issues with, are responsible. No security footage available.5:32 p.m. — Caller from...

By DON STEWART

With admission now free until April, through March 12 at Williamstown’s Clark Art Institute you can view Parisian drawings and prints from the 1700s, ranging from colorful views of flowered landscapes to the mysterious and the fantastic. “Promenades...

Wednesday, Dec. 28 6:55 p.m. — Officer requested to assist the Turners Falls Fire Department for a report of smoke coming from a stove in a garage on Eighth Street. Police mirandized an individual and took them to the station for an interview. Police...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — With the impending June retirement of longtime Police Chief Ken Ouimette, the screening committee for his successor is preparing to begin its work.Ouimette, who has served for 33 years as chief and 42 total on the force, submitted his letter...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — Just in time for this year’s season of giving, Greenfield Savings Bank recognized one of the region’s lesser-known acts of generosity by welcoming a new painting in its memory.“We’ve had various art in the branch,” said Kevin De Rosa,...

By SHERYL HUNTER

We talk a lot about live music here in Sounds Local. But since it is January and cold out and gets dark early, you might be interested in staying in the comfort of your home.Of course that is understandable, and fortunately there are some reading and...

Wednesday, Dec. 21 1:01 p.m. — Minor accident reported in the parking lot of Mayhew Steel Products on Industrial Boulevard.1:23 p.m. — Caller on G Street reports someone who was interested in buying a dirt bike from him took it for a test ride and...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — As a way to address incidents of graffiti in Shutesbury last summer, Police Chief Kristin Burgess launched a community policing initiative for teenagers to participate in a graffiti art workshop with local artists.But getting participants...

By CHRIS LARABEE

COLRAIN — The state Department of Fire Services has determined a Colrain fire that badly damaged a single-family home last week started in a trash barrel, but has yet to determine a specific cause.“They’re gauging between a couple of things,” said...

Saturday, Dec. 3 1:06 a.m. — Arrest made after responding to a report of suspicious activity at Friendly’s on the Mohawk Trail. Annalise Jacobson, 36, of the Mohawk Trail in Shelburne Falls, was arrested for driving with a suspended license, an open...

By DOMENIC POLI

WARWICK — The Warwick Fire Department and the Rose Ledge towing company removed a pickup truck that fell through thin ice at Sheomet Lake on Sunday. The driver walked away uninjured.Fire Chief Joe Larson said his department was dispatched to the lake,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Hope & Olive restaurant’s sprinkler system suppressed a small kitchen fire on Thursday evening that was started by a malfunction of a propane torch used to make creme brulee.Co-owner and manager Jim Zaccara said the Greenfield Fire...

By CHRIS LARABEE and PAUL FRANZ

COLRAIN — A family escaped injury Thursday evening after a second-alarm fire caused serious damage to their single-family home on Ed Clark Road.At approximately 4:45 p.m., several area fire departments were dispatched to 38 Ed Clark Road. Upon...