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BUCKLAND — During a time of rising costs, stagnant state aid and declining enrollment, the 2 District, 8 Town Steering Committee, or 2D8T, has selected five options of possible reorganization for the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont Regional school...

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Although Boston meteorologist Dan Leonard beat out nearly 9,000 registered treasure hunters to locate a 24-karat gold statue valued at $26,725 in the Wendell State Forest, it was ultimately a dark-horse treasurer hunter who cracked the code to the...

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BUCKLAND — Most of the decisions to be made at Tuesday’s four-article Special Town Meeting pertain to roads, including whether to discontinue a portion of Old Upper Street and borrow up to $150,000 to repair Avery Road.The meeting will be held at...

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SHELBURNE FALLS — Get a glimpse of life before industrialization at the annual Working Weavers Studio Trail. On Saturday, Oct. 19, and Sunday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., weavers in Franklin and Hampshire counties will open their studios for all...

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In the world of fast fashion, the life cycle of a fabric is pretty grim: cut, quickly sewn together into a garment and mass produced, then worn and enjoyed for a season or two before being retired to the back of the closet or tossed into a landfill....

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HAWLEY — After about nine months serving as Hawley’s primary ambulance service, the Shelburne Falls Fire District has announced it will no longer be answering calls in Hawley after Nov. 25.As a potential solution to its ambulance needs, the town is...

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CHARLEMONT — A group of people with Indigenous ancestry hopes to bring back the powwow and revitalize the Indian Plaza in Charlemont as a hub for celebrating Native American culture.It began with a dream. Theresa “Star” Stewart recounted having a...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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COLRAIN — If the Selectboard’s application is successful, some of the funding from a nearly $1.5 million Barnhardt Manufacturing Co. settlement in 2019 following a sulfuric spill could potentially help the town explore removal of a lower reservoir...

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SHELBURNE FALLS — In November 1920, just months after the 19th Amendment was ratified, roughly 37% of the people who cast their ballots in the presidential election were women, according to the University of California at Berkeley Library.A century...

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HEATH — Colrain resident Tyson Howard has been hired as the new highway superintendent, replacing Jeff Johnston, who left in July to take a job in Shelburne.The Selectboard invited Howard for a second interview on Tuesday, after which members...

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WENDELL — The treasure hunter who found the Project Skydrop treasure has been revealed.Dan Leonard, a meteorologist from Boston, has come forward as the previously anonymous treasure hunter who found the 24-karat gold statue in the Wendell State...

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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...

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HAWLEY — Voters will see a familiar face when they’re casting their ballots this November. Pamela Shrimpton, retired town clerk, will return to her role temporarily to fulfill election duties after Town Clerk Donna Lemoine resigned earlier this week....

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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...

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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...

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DEERFIELD — Love them or hate them, political parties play a big role in American government. But how do they work? In a bipartisan educational effort, Massachusetts party leaders Amy Carnevale (Republican State Committee chair) and Steve Kerrigan...