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By MICHAEL SEWARD

Belchertown coaches failed to submit paperwork for the girls’ swim team, preventing them from competing in a tournament. Somehow it’s the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s fault, according to state Rep. Aaron Saunders.Although the...

SUNDERLAND — Both a Deerfield Police cruiser and a Massachusetts State Police cruiser were struck after responding to a report of an impaired driver on Sunday. According to State Police spokesperson Brandon Doherty, a trooper from the Northampton...

GREENFIELD — A Montague man who allegedly tried to hit a Greenfield Police cruiser on Tuesday afternoon was taken into custody after leading authorities on a high-speed chase to Sunderland and back.The driver reportedly nearly struck a cruiser in...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Despite the South County Senior Center’s three member towns having received a $75,000 grant in December 2022 to conduct a feasibility study on the South Deerfield Congregational Church to see if it could serve as the center’s long-term home, a study...

By CHRIS LARABEE

For the first time since the beginning of December, the COVID-19 transmission risk for the four communities in the Contact Tracing Collaborative — Greenfield, Deerfield, Montague and Sunderland — has decreased from “high” to “moderate.” Wastewater...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Senior centers around Franklin County are preparing to dip their toes into the digital and hybrid worlds thanks to $151,500 in grant funding from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs.Through the agency’s Hybrid Programming for Councils on Aging grant...

By CHRIS LARABEE

As it has been for all of January, the COVID-19 transmission risk for the four communities in the Contact Tracing Collaborative — Greenfield, Deerfield, Montague and Sunderland — remains “high.” Last week’s wastewater testing results showed there were...

I thought Linda Byrne's photograph submission of an impatient squirrel waiting for the breakfast banana peel, which Linda had not put out of her back door by 8 a.m., was the greatest thing I had ever seen in a newspaper. I really loved it.     Cathy...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — In celebration of Sunderland Elementary School’s 15th annual International Night, the school unveiled a new mural inspired by students’ work to honor the school’s diverse community.Located in the hallway leading to the library, the mural...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SUNDERLAND – Local residents on Saturday had the opportunity to tour the former Sinauer Associates/Oxford University Press building, which Sunderland is considering as the potential future site for the South County Senior Center. The...

Open house planned for potential Senior Center SUNDERLAND — As the town continues to examine the former Sinauer Associates/Oxford University Press building as a potential South County Senior Center location, it has scheduled an open house on Saturday,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With Martin Luther King Jr. Day designated as the only federal holiday dedicated to volunteer service, the public is invited to join the Sunderland Human Rights Task Force’s weekly standout.Each Monday, Human Rights Task Force members...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — The Sunderland Public Library will close for two weeks starting Wednesday as it undergoes an extensive carpet replacement project.From Wednesday, Jan. 10 through Tuesday, Jan. 23, the library will be closed and all in-person services will...

HADLEY — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office has identified the 33-year-old Sunderland man who was killed after being struck by a car early Saturday morning as Melvin L. Wilson.Wilson was struck by a car along the edge of the Route 116 in...

HADLEY — A 33-year-old Sunderland man died Saturday after he was struck by a car while walking along the edge of Route 116 in Hadley, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.Hadley Police, State Police assigned to the DA’s office and...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With the Deerfield Selectboard’s vote Wednesday afternoon and contract signatures delivered Friday, South County EMS will welcome Auburn Fire Department EMS Coordinator Joshua Sparks as its second-ever chief.Sparks, 48, who has a...

As I read the recent article regarding the tree atop Mount Sugarloaf, I thought of the countless years I enjoyed seeing it lit and never gave a thought as to who was responsible for it being there [“Mt. Sugarloaf’s holiday lights a community...

My eyes rolled a bit when I read about how wonderful and convenient it is that we can take an Amtrak train between Northampton and New York City (“More Aboard!” Recorder, Dec. 27). It certainly is convenient for the city dweller without a family car,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder is beginning to publish stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2024. Prior to July, if you had asked the four southern Franklin County towns of...