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By HETTY STARTUP

Have you, like me, noticed a spate of large, at least twice-human-sized skeletons appearing around the Valley in time for Halloween this year? They sure are creepy and quite threatening even if they are completely fake. As signifiers of our mortality,...

By THE REV. DAVID JONES

I’ve been re-reading “The Prophetic Imagination,” a classic by biblical scholar Walter Brueggemann. In it he talks about the prophetic ministry of churches as being the result of two essential ingredients.The first ingredient is that a church must...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD— A new solar array may be coming to the wastewater treatment plant on Conway Road. The Ashfield Selectboard has given the Energy Committee the go ahead to begin designing an array to fit the town’s needs with Solect Energy, a solar company...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — Sunday morning was cloudy and gray, but the rain cleared away just in time for the second day of the 54th Ashfield Fall Festival, and all the community celebratory fun scheduled with it.Since October of 1970, Ashfield Fall Festival has been...

By NAN PARATI

Now, what are the rules again? I remember when I first landed here in 2005 being advised by several people who had no use for the letter “R” at the end of a word that, “You know, Nan, in New England, you don’t turn the heat on until aftah” (it was...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

A new conservation agent has been hired to serve the towns of Ashfield, Buckland, Hawley, Whately and Williamsburg.Greenfield resident Kelly Kowal was chosen out of 27 applicants. A hiring committee consisting of representatives from each town...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — Wanted: the weirdest trash in western Franklin County. A local 9-year-old is organizing a litter pickup competition to encourage people to clean up their communities. Everett Miller has been focused on cleaning up trash for a few years now....

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — A local nonprofit is helping convert a Kentucky coal mine into a farm and teach Hawaiian farmers how to run prosperous, resilient businesses in the face of climate change.Regenerative Farms, founded by Ashfield resident Mary Johnson in...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — The days are getting shorter, the temperatures are dropping and the leaves are changing color. Fall is back, and it’s bringing with it the annual Ashfield Fall Festival on Oct. 12 and Oct. 13.For 54 years, the Ashfield Fall Festival has...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Four Franklin County businesses and schools have been awarded $12,312 in micro-grants to aid in efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle.Swanson’s Fabrics and Hens & Chicks Consignment Store, along with Colrain Central School and Sanderson Academy, were...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — The Whately Diner and Shelburne Falls’ Iron Bridge will soon return to the silver screen — alongside the debut of other Franklin County locations — as a local director prepares to begin filming his first feature-length...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — Opening night of the 16th annual Ashfield Film Festival brought Oscar-winning filmmaker Darius Marder home for a screening of his film, “Sound of Metal.” “Sound of Metal,” a 2019 film starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke and Paul Raci, follows...

By PHILIP LUSSIER

As a freshman in college, I took an ethics class. I was a political science major and I thought that it could be an important perspective to add to my suite of knowledge. I notice that an ethics class is not a requirement for that major now and...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

The steering committee tasked with overseeing a sustainability study that examines the various challenges faced by the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont Regional school districts is ready to move into Phase 3, which will entail a deeper analysis of the data...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — The town Energy Committee, Citizen’s Climate Lobby and the First Congregational Church of Ashfield are inviting the community to talk about trees, why they are important and what can be done to protect them.“Forests as Climate Solutions:...

By ETHAN ROBINSON

 I don’t understand how recent column writer Maddie Raymond or many Harris supporters have come to the conclusion that she is a viable option for a presidential candidate [“Harris flawed, but defender of democracy,” Aug. 25]. The Democratic Party’s...

Ashfield resident earns rank of Eagle Scout ASHFIELD — Henry Herland of Boy Scout Troop 18 has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank a Boy Scout can earn.On Aug. 12, the Selectboard signed a proclamation celebrating Herland and thanking him...

By SAM FERLAND

ASHFIELD — The Selectboard plans to decide on and fund a solution to remove invasive species from Ashfield Lake in fiscal year 2026.Fanwort, also known as cabomba caroliniana, is an invasive species native to the southern United States, as well as...

By SAM FERLAND

ASHFIELD — The town is working to mitigate the resurgence of a mold infestation in the Town Hall basement due to the buildup of moisture, flooding and heavy rainfall.While the issue has been particularly troublesome in the past three years, mold has...

NAMI event to feature conversations on mental healthSHELBURNE FALLS — The Water Street Barn & Studio at 31 Water St. will host an afternoon of live music and conversations on mental health to support the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of...