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By LIESEL NYGARD

NORTHFIELD — Northfield EMS has the chance to move into a larger space in Bernardston, pending approval during an upcoming Special Town Meeting.The meeting will be held Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Pioneer Valley Regional School.Over the last...

By AMALIA WOMPA

NORTHFIELD — The Monster Dash 5K is anticipating a record-breaking number of participants in its 14th year.The 5K, in which runners, walkers and bicyclists are encouraged to race while wearing Halloween costumes, will start at Town Hall on Saturday,...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

NORTHFIELD — Town officials are continuing to push to reinvigorate the Schell Bridge reconstruction project, having recently met with state and federal legislators, key stakeholders from state departments and local groups.The proposed project consists...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

NORTHFIELD — The town is working with residents to identify ways to improve Main Street in a process referred to as “placemaking.”A flyer explaining the project defines placemaking as “the process of creating quality places where people want to live,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Munching on goldenrod, white woodland aster, white clover, hairy vetch, birdsfoot trefoil, burdock and dandelions, more than 120 sheep are having much of their dietary needs met by a variety of grasses and plants growing at an 11-acre,...

Powers Institute Museum to open for Scarecrow in the Park BERNARDSTON — The Powers Institute Museum at 20 Church St. will be open Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the 20th annual Scarecrow in the Park.The museum is located on the...

By DOMENIC POLI

WINCHESTER, N.H. — While there remains no gas station in Northfield, Massachusetts, residents can now fill up their vehicles at a small business one-tenth of a mile past the state line.Cha’s Convenience Store started selling Mobil gasoline at 860...

RSVP for Memory Cafe by Oct. 16 NORTHFIELD — Piper the Pied Harpist will provide musical entertainment during the Northfield Senior Center’s monthly Memory Cafe on Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.This program provides support and...

By JUDY WAGNER

 It starts stealthily, at first barely discernible to the casual glance. Then within days the evidence becomes unmistakable: The transition is coming. Color is the clue — a tinge of copper on grasses and a few leaves; a certain shift in the shades of...

After locking us down and forcing us to cover our faces, I hope millions of Americans will remember what the Democrats put them through during the pandemic (and long after it was over). Young people voting for the first time will hopefully come out in...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — The public hearing on a second proposed BlueWave Solar project on Pine Meadow Road was continued again to Oct. 24, as the company continues to address the Planning Board’s questions.BlueWave representatives appeared before the board for a...

Greening Greenfield offering program at Satan’s Kingdom NORTHFIELD — Join ecologists Pat Serrentino and Alex Haro for an exploration and discussion of the marshes, vernal pools and ponds at Satan’s Kingdom Wildlife Management Area on Sunday, Oct. 6,...

Library Friends group organizing dog show NORTHFIELD — The Friends of the Dickinson Memorial Library will host a dog show on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m. in the parking lot behind the library.Participants can enter their dog to win a prize in one of 12...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — How can a school’s institutional practices and physical spaces position a district to better serve teachers and students alike? A team from the Pioneer Valley Regional School District is taking a trip to Kentucky in October to see how...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — In response to concerns aired at May’s public hearing for a second proposed BlueWave Solar project on Pine Meadow Road, the company presented revised plans Tuesday evening, although concerns from residents and the abutting family remained...

By MARGOT FLECK

 My sister has a new passion — dragonflies. She has introduced me to the vast variety and beauty of these predaceous insects who have existed for 300 million years. A retired bio-geography professor, she is forever discovering new birds, fungi, wild...