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By JUDY WAGNER

It’s official. The chipmunks are confused. From Recorder nature columnist Bill Danielson’s informative piece on chipmunks a few weeks ago, we learned how chippies settle into their elaborate underground dens when cold weather hits and snooze away the...

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

Northfield resident Bill Copeland’s gentle manner and southern-accented speech belie a spirit filled with passionate regard for our planet and the beings who inhabit it. Many local families are grateful for the tender care the retired pediatrician...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Join the Pioneer Valley Regional School theater program this weekend as students explore the twisting relationships of “This Changes Everything.”In the 2015 play by Joel Horwood, a group of young women who are fed up with living on the...

Last puzzle swap until 2025 set for Nov. 30 NORTHFIELD — Puzzles of all sizes will be available at Dickinson Memorial Library during the next puzzle swap on Saturday, Nov. 30, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. After that, a puzzle swap won’t be held until Jan. 4,...

By DOMENIC POLI

NORTHFIELD — Voters at a Special Town Meeting this week opted to acquire a Bernardston parcel to house Northfield EMS, allowing the service to move out of a converted gas station on Main Street.The fourth article on Wednesday’s Special Town Meeting...

Here are some comments on resisting the rise of Trump’s fascism.First, we shouldn’t despair or give up. Democracy must be constantly maintained, kind of like your car, only a lot more important. So, we have to keep working on it.As Hitler did almost a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — A $100 million fund to support the health and resilience of the Connecticut River watershed, including money that would go toward improving aging flood controls and dikes and upgrading water and sewer systems, is being sought by area...

By SUSAN WRIGHT and BERNIE PORADA

 Northfield is facing a critical decision at the special Town Meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Among the topics up for discussion is Article 6, a citizens petition seeking to eliminate the position of town administrator and replace it with an...

By DOMENIC POLI

Though participation in veterans service organizations has waned considerably in the decades following World War II and the conflicts in Korea and Vietnam, group leaders in Franklin County say membership remains strong and the door is open to any...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

NORTHFIELD — Firefighters from across Franklin County rushed to South Mountain Road on Friday to battle a brush fire that was sparked by downed power lines and threatened nearby homes.According to the Friends of Northfield Police Department’s Facebook...

By CHRIS LARABEE

The state’s top elections official anticipates record voter turnout in Massachusetts this November, exceeding the almost 3.7 million voters who went to the polls in 2020.“We have 1.7 [million] almost having already been returned, we expect more votes...

Library program to discuss green burials NORTHFIELD — Learn about green burials, how they are different from conventional burials, and environmental and economical reasons for burial choices during a program led by a local representative from Green...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Alongside casting their vote for president and congressional representatives, residents living within the Pioneer Valley Regional School District also will vote for representatives to the district’s School Committee on Election Day.While there are six...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Restoration of Elmer’s Store in Ashfield, roadwork around the region and downtown management services in three towns around Franklin County are on the way thanks to more than $10.3 million in grants coming to Franklin County and the North Quabbin,...

Do you espouse any world religion? Do you consider yourself a Christian, or do you attend a Christian church? According to the Bible, Jesus said, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the...

Two puzzle swaps planned in NovemberNORTHFIELD — The next two puzzle swaps at Dickinson Memorial Library will be held Saturday, Nov 2, and Saturday, Nov. 30, both from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There will be no December puzzle swap, so attendees are advised to...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Northfield Mount Hermon students will perform the Shakespeare comedy “Twelfth Night” this week for its fall play from Thursday, Oct. 31 through Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Chiles Theater in the school’s Rhodes Arts Center.According to the school...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Two people were injured, two dogs were killed and a home on Holly Avenue was destroyed Saturday night in a blaze that remains under investigation.Firefighters and first responders were called to 15 Holly Ave. at 10:20 p.m. Saturday night...

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

BERNARDSTON — Valley Concrete & Construction opened its doors for Northfield residents on Saturday afternoon, giving them an opportunity to explore the space before they vote on whether to pursue acquiring it as a new home for Northfield EMS.Over the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — The long-running public hearing process for a second proposed BlueWave Solar project on Pine Meadow Road will extend into at least December, as the Planning Board continued the hearing once more time to allow the applicants to read and...