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BERNARDSTON — The Selectboard has tapped a longtime housing manager with deep experience in event coordination to succeed its outgoing Senior Center director.The board, in a special meeting Monday evening, appointed Pam Parmakian, former director of...

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GREENFIELD — With the help of $40,749 from a Colorado-based foundation supporting older adults and their caregivers, the Franklin Regional Council of Governments will begin to implement two of its regional priorities in its Age- and Dementia-Friendly...

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GREENFIELD — Franklin County’s YMCA will come before the Historical Commission again Thursday, as the commission will hold a public hearing to determine whether the city’s demolition delay bylaw will apply to the former Zion Korean Church.In the...

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DEERFIELD — After more than three years in Land Court, a judge has ruled in favor of Deerfield in the case of whether the entirety of Steam Mill Road is a public way.The town and the Billings family have been entangled in the lawsuit over the status...

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has approved a bill directing the Secretary of the Interior to study what portions of the Deerfield River and its tributaries could be incorporated into the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.The Senate’s Dec. 18...

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GREENFIELD — With the support of a five-year, $7 million grant, three of Baystate Health’s hospitals are launching a substance use disorder treatment program, which will be based at Baystate Franklin Medical Center.The $7 million grant, awarded by the...

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GREENFIELD — As Pioneer Valley farmers continue to contend with extreme weather year after year, The LAVA Center has announced a new short-form documentary highlighting the intersections of climate change and the food system.“Rising River’s Edge: The...

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CONWAY — The future of Baker’s Country Store was in doubt over the summer following a deluge of rain that damaged the river embankment, crushed the septic tank and washed away a portion of the parking lot.The town staple is no longer in jeopardy,...

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GREENFIELD — While City Council overwhelmingly approved a housing amendment lifting the 24-unit cap for the development of multi-family dwelling units, a councilor who supported the amendment has since filed a motion to reconsider.At-Large Councilor...

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DEERFIELD — While it’s named the Greenfield Recorder’s Citizen of the Year award, it sometimes ends up serving as a lifetime achievement recognition and, perhaps, Friday’s recipient embodies that distinction of a life well-served more than anyone...

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NORTHFIELD — The Planning Board unanimously denied BlueWave Solar’s special permit application for a second proposed solar project on Pine Meadow Road, with members citing a litany of reasons why they believe the project does not fit on the parcel.The...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — Thanks to the efforts of Adopt-A-Family of Franklin County and the individuals and groups that support it, 200 local families are receiving Christmas gifts, food and gift cards to provide a memorable holiday for their...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — The long-awaited senior housing project that will serve as one of the key slices of Deerfield’s municipal campus will take a major step forward in January, as the Selectboard has approved the release of a request for proposals...

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From 1952 to 2008, children in Deerfield had an opportunity to write letters to Santa Claus and, after some time, a letter from the big man himself would be sent back to the child.Now, decades later after many of the letters were likely forgotten, a...

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BERNARDSTON — In small communities, such as the 26 that make up Franklin County, life often requires people to don different hats.If you’ve lived here for decades, you can probably picture a local business owner who also serves on the Selectboard....

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SUNDERLAND — In what is becoming an annual tradition for community service, the South County Senior Center and the Sunderland Men’s Club are once again coming together to offer Christmas Day meals to older adults in Deerfield, Sunderland and Whately...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — After a national search, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) has found a new executive director right here in the Pioneer Valley.The agency announced on Dec. 12 that its board of directors had chosen Jennifer Core, a...

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GREENFIELD — While golfing weather has certainly passed us by, proceeds from the Greenfield Kiwanis Club’s annual golf tournament are making an impact now through a record-breaking donation to the Warm the Children fundraising drive.The tournament,...

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WHATELY — The Selectboard adopted a single tax rate for all properties in town of $13.34 per $1,000 valuation for fiscal year 2025, representing a roughly 2.5% decrease from the previous year.The decision came following an extended discussion...

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DEERFIELD — On a recommendation from the Board of Assessors, the Selectboard adopted a single tax rate for fiscal year 2025 of $13.25 per $1,000 valuation on Wednesday evening, an approximately 4.3% decrease from FY24.Sticking with past practices, the...