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By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With the launch of its new mobile app, Historic Deerfield is inviting the public to learn about Indigenous history through a walking tour that places the museum’s main street in its original context.Now available on the Apple App Store and...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Once a week, Whately resident Carlotta Thackeray takes a few hours to go to doctor’s appointments, shop for groceries or weed the garden. The twist, however, is these are not for herself, but for elderly residents of South Franklin County through the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Just over a year into her tenure, the South County Senior Center director held a conversation with patrons Wednesday to discuss their wishes for the center’s future, with one particular long-standing challenge continuing to be the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern and Sen. Ed Markey reintroduced a bill Wednesday that would begin the process of designating the Deerfield River as a National Wild and Scenic River.First introduced by McGovern, D-Worcester, in a July 2022...

Thank you Ben Tobin for your column regarding early intervention [“Spotting disabilities early vital,” Feb. 23] but trouble begins from the day a child exits the hospital with a required car seat encouraging parents to immobilize them in this device...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BOSTON — With a background in showing cattle at fairs and working on the family farm in South Deerfield, the state’s new agriculture commissioner has a Franklin County flair to her.South Deerfield native Ashley Randle has been tapped by the...

By BELLA LEVAVI

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 second week in a row in the four...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With the town and its non-profit organizations each developing plans for the Old Deerfield Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Selectboard brought in two outside consultants on Wednesday for an early discussion about a potential future peer...

Nomination papers available for Whately election WHATELY — Nomination papers are now available for Whately’s June election.Candidates can stop by the Town Clerk’s Office, 4 Sandy Lane, to pick up their forms, which must be returned by April 25, at 5...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — With the Selectboard’s vote to enter the Complete Neighborhoods Initiative, Montague has begun exploring prospective redevelopment of the Farren Care Center property.The Complete Neighborhoods Initiative, a regional project Montague entered...

Seventh GradeMaximum Honors: Joseph Bobala, Anneke Bosman, Elsa Brown, Ber Calhoun, Evva Campbell, Liv Christensen, Maia Christensen, Oliver Cranston, Jack Cusson, Tessa D’Urso, Saskia Ebling, Kayla Fagan, Dean Gray, Nahusha Gudimella, Nimisha...

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. With copies of virus in the wastewater trending upward, the COVID-19 transmission risk has...

By CHRIS LARABEE

As the town celebrates its 350th anniversary, three separate photo projects are taking a look at Deerfield’s past through the camera lens.In “Remembering Deerfield, People, Places and Events” and “This is Deerfield 2023,” residents are invited to...

DEERFIELD — The Police Department is urging residents to be aware of phone and computer scams that have recently occurred, including impersonation of federal officials and extortion.Residents are encouraged to contact the Police Department directly if...

Not that I haven’t had my own issues with columnist Jon Huer, but fairness nudges me to point out that what letter writer Ethan Robertson (“Racial paternalism in column,” Recorder, Feb. 14) says Huer wrote about race (“The art of the duel: How to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — In hopes of reducing Frontier Regional School’s reliance on fossil fuels, the Deerfield Energy Committee plans to rally its counterparts to work with the school on green planning.Two representatives of Deerfield’s Energy Committee...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Much like someone stumbling upon a vintage item they must have for their home, the owners of Greenfield Antiques and Collectibles just so happened to walk into their new, larger location on Routes 5 and 10.After starting out as partners at...

Transfer Station forum recording and slideshow available CONWAY — The slideshow and recording of the Feb. 9 public forum regarding the Transfer Station is now available online and can be accessed at bit.ly/40RPyyi.The Selectboard plans to hold...

Dropbox available at Town Offices CONWAY — A dropbox for residents’ documents is now available at the Conway Town Offices, 32 Main St.Residents can use the dropbox for tax payments and other town documents. When date-sensitive items such as tax...