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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — The Charlemont Forum’s 2025 speaker series will continue Thursday, June 26, with a presentation by David S. Tatel, a former U.S. Court of Appeals judge.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — A local company is lending a hand to make a widespread electric vehicle charging station installation effort blend in with western Massachusetts’ natural environment.

By CARL DOERNER

Resorting to violence to make a political point is to be roundly condemned.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — A regional ambulance service for western Franklin County may be inching closer to fruition after years of discussion.

By SHERYL HUNTER

When the Whiskey Treaty Roadshow performed at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton in April, it was a good old-fashioned foot stompin’ rockin’ dance party complete with plenty of sing-alongs. Everyone had a great time, and it’s guaranteed to be more of the same when the band hosts their fourth annual Mountain Day festival at Berkshire East Ski Resort in Charlemont on Saturday, June 14, at 4 p.m.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — The Academy at Charlemont thanked its 10 graduates for “showing up for the community” time and time again during Saturday’s commencement ceremony.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — The Planning Board has adopted a new Master Plan that outlines Charlemont’s goals for the next 20 years, such as growing its housing stock, expanding the local economy and preserving natural resources.

BY MADISON SCHOFIELD

Pride Month is here, and to celebrate, LGBTQ+ nature and adventure enthusiasts are invited to gather for a day of paddling on the Deerfield River. 

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — Voters chose Wilder Sparks to be the newest Selectboard member in a contested three-way race in Tuesday’s town election.

By CHRIS LARABEE

CHARLEMONT – The curriculum at Hawlemont Regional School has all the basics one might expect math, English, arts and music – and, beginning a decade ago, more unique ones, like taking care of sheep and growing plants in the greenhouse.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — Voters will decide who among three candidates is most qualified to serve on the Selectboard in the annual Town Election, set for June 3.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — The town is in line to buy a much-needed fire truck and is exploring creating a regional fire district with neighboring Rowe after voters approved both items at annual Town Meeting on Tuesday night.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — Voters are set to consider a $4.6 million budget for fiscal year 2026, purchasing a $150,000 fire truck and adopting a short-term rental bylaw at Annual Town Meeting.

CHARLEMONT — The Department of Conservation and Recreation will be closing the day use area at the Mohawk Trail State Forest from May 23 through June 6 to accommodate storm damage repair work along the trails.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — Jon Schaefer, whose family owns Berkshire East Mountain Resort, has conquered another mountain and taken over operations of Burke Mountain Resort in northern Vermont.

SHELBURNE FALLS — Alumni are advised that if they did not receive the notification about the Arms Academy Association Reunion, to contact Marlene Peck Field at 7 Laurel St., Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 or 413-834-1106.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — The Academy at Charlemont will host a mini poetry festival on Friday, May 16.

By CARL DOERNER

Over time, I have gotten to know many Palestinians. Like Jewish people I’ve known, they tend to be bright, inquisitive, and informed. Palestinians often prove generous beyond their capacity to be so. The incredibly sad, hard fact is, were it not for the emerging dominance of aggressive Zionists among Jewish leaders before World War II, their $35 million pre-war transfer agreement with the Nazis to scuttle global boycott of German goods, and their horrific aggression when they invaded Palestine after the war, they precluded any peaceful outcome — for the foreseeable future.

I wish we could trust the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to be tracking true antisemitism and not anti-Israelism. Likewise I mistrust State Sen. John Velis’ intentions in creating the Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism. For these reasons I am disturbed by the May 1 front page article in the Recorder, “Antisemitic incidents remain up,” with the subtitle, “Reports climb most steeply on college campuses.”

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — The Charlemont Forum will kick off its annual speaker series on Thursday, May 8, with a presentation by University of Massachusetts Amherst political science professor Jesse Rhodes on voting rights in America.

My most recent issue of Massachusetts Wildlife explains that relocating wild animals is both harmful and illegal. “Imagine, for a moment, if you were removed from your home and randomly “relocated” to a place where you had never been before and were given no money, means of communication, supplies, or directions. It would be disorienting and stressful, to say the least, and locating and obtaining the basic necessities in this circumstance would be incredibly difficult.” Uh-huh. This is the situation facing migrants who have lived in the United States for 10 or 20 years and are deported back to their “home” countries. It seems that the rabbit in your backyard enjoys more protections than the migrant who has lived in your neighborhood for 20 years. Of all the Trump administration’s abuses, its treatment of non-citizens is the most alarming if only because the line that this administration draws between citizens and non-citizens is razor thin and has already been crossed more than once.