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By CHRIS LARABEE

ASHFIELD — Like many Americans after Thanksgiving, crowds of Franklin County residents left their homes on Black Friday to knock out some holiday shopping.In Ashfield, though, it wasn’t to purchase electronics or other big-ticket items, but rather one...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — The Transfer Station book exchange had amassed nearly 1,000 books — that is, until Nov. 10, when volunteer Frank Dufresne showed up to find all the books were missing. “I can tell you it was quite a surprise,” Dufresne said.Dufresne...

These five coterminous West County towns — Ashfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Hawley, and Heath — are equivalent in size to that of the Gaza Strip (approximately 141 square miles). Whereas the population of Gaza is estimated at nearly 2.1 million, that...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — The Energy Committee will host a public forum on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall to discuss expanding solar power in town. Members of the Energy Committee have a draft solar action plan, came up with several proposals and will now...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE FALLS — Executive Office of Elder Affairs Secretary Elizabeth Chen visited with members of the state’s first regional senior services district on Thursday to talk about addressing the needs of the region’s seniors, including housing. Chen...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Escape from the trials and tribulations of today’s world and join a cast of performers for a pleasant interlude of hellish nightmares and feverish laughter. Pauline Productions is back with its 13th-anniversary tour of “Whispering Bones” at the First...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board are looking to get creative around zoning to help address the need for housing.The two boards met with Franklin Regional Council of Governments Building Commissioner and Ashfield Zoning...

By BELLA LEVAVI

The Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum and Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield are in line to receive a combined $82,500 in state grants to help boost the county’s cultural and tourist attractions.The money is part of nearly $2 million awarded to 45 cultural...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — With peak fall colors decorating the hillsides, it was a picturesque weekend for visitors to enjoy the beloved Ashfield Fall Festival. While the event’s food sales raise money for town programs throughout the year, and a tag sale and...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — An Ashfield man pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to drug and firearms charges on Wednesday, two years after his arrest in the Big Y Plaza parking lot.Justin R. Page, 30, changed his plea regarding one count of unlawful...

By STEVE PFARRER

ASHFIELD — Double Edge Theatre, which has passed some significant milestones in the last few years — 40 years of total operation, 25 years of staging performances in Ashfield — is marking another important moment.Founder Stacy Klein, who started the...

By NAN PARATI

It was a typical day in the restaurant business, there in about 2015 — the kind where the regular chef is out sick, the dishwasher’s on vacation, and 200 customers who’ve heard you’ve got something good to offer have all decided to come try it out on...

By BELLA LEVAVI

The town is ready to embrace the colors, flavors, and traditions of fall as the Ashfield Fall Festival returns Oct. 7 and 8, promising a weekend of community spirit and autumnal fun. The Fall Festival is an annual event that has been taking place for...

By CHRIS LARABEE

In Conway, fire engines need to be retrofitted and parked bumper to bumper to fit into the garage. Ashfield’s police chief has a single office space in the basement and an emergency exit she can’t use. And in Royalston, the town cannot move to bigger...

By BETSY CORNER and MARY LINK

This past week we joined Extinction Rebellion in Boston at the State House during their week of outreach, nonviolent civil disobedience action, and ongoing daily standout on the entry steps. Extinction Rebellion is calling on Gov. Maura Healey to stop...

I’ve been cycling on the bike path for over 10 years. In recent months, I’ve met new goals and reached endpoints that were just a dream in the beginning. A typical ride from Florence to Amherst is my new normal. I can’t tell you what that time means...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — With code compliance issues persisting at Neighbors Convenience Store, Health Agent Claudia Sarti is recommending the business get a new air conditioning unit that could help it prevent further closures.After Neighbors Convenience Store was...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — Town Hall may get a heating upgrade.Mary Quigley, speaking as the town’s building steward and supported by the Energy Committee, came before the Finance Committee and Selectboard this week to propose the town allocate about $105,000 of...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ASHFIELD — In his Grammy-nominated hit “Beg Steal or Borrow,” folk rock musician Ray LaMontagne sings that “one of these days, it’s gonna be right soon, you’ll find your legs and go.”That day seems to have come for LaMontagne, whose 104-acre estate at...

By NAN PARATI

Nineteen years ago, some pre-cancerous cells running around my abdominal region demanded to be let out and thus, I went to the hospital for some invasive nether-region surgery. I was living in New Orleans then and was sent home post-operation to see...