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Mount Toby Concerts presents ‘Power of the Protest Song’ LEVERETT — Mount Toby Concerts will continue its concert series on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. at 194 Long Plain Road, when Pamela Means will present “The Power of the Protest Song: Our Shared...

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 measuring at the lowest point since the start of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — While the town works out a record storage agreement with the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA), the Historical Commission and a local historian will be preparing to move those documents upon execution of the agreement.The...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The Selectboard clarified the ad hoc Human Rights Committee’s goals Wednesday evening and picked up a conversation from summer 2021 on adopting a policy for appointing town employees to regulatory boards.With the eight-person committee...

On Jan. 23, 76-year-old Ellen Gilland fatally shot her terminally ill husband while he lay in his hospital bed in Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a murder-suicide pact. Mrs. Gilland was arrested and charged with first degree murder. This tragic and...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The Planning Board kicked off the special permitting process for a proposed “cannabis campus” on Monday, as SunnyDayz Inc. presented the initial plan for its three-building site.The company, which signed a host community agreement with the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Although the final draft of a revised bylaw governing accessory dwelling units is nearly complete, the Planning Board held off on approving it Monday with the intention to encourage public input before sending it to Town Meeting.The...

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.The COVID-19 transmission risk has returned to “low” in the four communities involved in...

Transfer Station closed today due to frigid temperatures DEERFIELD — Due to the forecasted subzero temperatures and wind chills, the Deerfield Transfer Station will be closed Saturday, Feb. 4.Instead, the Transfer Station, at 42 Lee Road, will be open...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Following a radiator leak last year in the 1888 Building that initially raised the state’s concern about protecting historical records from potential damage, the town is working out a deal with the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County celebrated its second resident to become a Superior Court judge in 31 years with the induction of Erving native Jeremy C. Bucci on Thursday.Bucci, who now lives in Deerfield, was the chief trial counsel for the...

Conway Snowmobile Club’s pancake breakfast returns CONWAY — The Conway Snowmobile Club’s annual all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast returns Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Conway Firefighters’ Relief Association building at 41 Ashfield Road.The breakfast begins...

By MARY BYRNE

After a brief period of decline, the COVID-19 transmission risk has increased to “moderate” in the four communities involved in the Contact Tracing Collaborative, which consists of Greenfield, Deerfield, Montague and Sunderland.In the past week, the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — In its first virtual meeting since forming, the Tilton Library Building Committee and its architect laid out an estimated timeline for the $12.3 million expansion and renovation project’s design and construction, with a projected...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Looking for a diner-style breakfast at a cheap price? Chris Dodge and Jim Dion have you covered.The two brothers, who are both military veterans, have opened The 5&10 Breakfast Club in the Tibetan Plaza at 265 Greenfield Road, with the...

I see that Daniel Brown is still contributing columns to the Recorder. He used to be so insightful about the human disaster it was at the border during President Trump’s term in office since he now lives near the border and sees it firsthand. It would...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Newell Brands, the parent company of Yankee Candle, announced the closure of the South Deerfield corporate offices on Monday, citing a need to adjust to “the reality of the economic environment.”In a letter from Newell Brands CEO...

By CHRIS LARABEE, DOMENIC POLI and JULIAN MENDOZA

In the wake of the Greenfield Police Department’s decision to leave its overnight shift unstaffed, calls will be funneled to State Police and mutual aid partners, a move that other local chiefs say will have an effect on the vast majority of Franklin...

Conway Transfer Station public forum set for Feb. 9 CONWAY — As the Selectboard determines future Transfer Station operations and policies, it is seeking feedback from residents at a public forum on Thursday, Feb. 9.The forum will be held at 6 p.m. at...

By MARY BYRNE

After several weeks in the “high” risk level, Greenfield Health Director Jennifer Hoffman says the COVID-19 transmission risk has dropped to “low” in the four communities involved in the Contact Tracing Collaborative, which consists of Greenfield,...