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It is wonderful to see the true face of Christianity shining forth in the words of Bishop Mariann Budde and getting the positive press they deserve. For too long the ugly face of Christian nationalism, which seeks to impose its hypocritical will on our nation and destroy our Constitution’s guarantee of a separation between church and state, has dominated press coverage and thus the public perception of Christianity.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — Easthampton author Megan Tady invites the community to a literary après-ski party at Berkshire East Mountain Resort on Saturday, Jan. 25, to celebrate the launch of her second novel, “Bluebird Day.”

When Al Gore was running for president, I had opportunity to plead the case with him for freeing the Native American political prisoner Leonard Peltier. As we’ll recall, the Supreme Court decided the winner of that 2000 election was George Bush.

SHELBURNE FALLS — Local residents can enjoy a performance from the Metropolitan Opera without needing to take a trip to New York. A live performance of “Aida,” a tragic opera by composers Giuseppe Verdi and Antonio Ghislanzoni, will be streamed live to the Memorial Hall Theater at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

CHARLEMONT — Colrain, Charlemont and Shelburne Falls firefighters gathered at 280 Zoar Road Wednesday morning to extinguish a minor fire that Charlemont Fire Chief Dennis Annear said likely originated with heat tape around the home’s water pipes.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

CHARLEMONT — In an effort to inform speed enforcement practices and potentially petition the state for speed limit changes, Town Administrator Sarah Reynolds shared speeding data collected by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments with the Selectboard Tuesday evening.

With an understanding that things are not always as presented or written, this adoption case highlighted in the Jan. 2 article [”A new bench, a new rule”] seems to fit the “arbitrary and capricious” definition. Dare I say ”overregulation?”Marguerite...

Colrain seeks new members for Cultural Council COLRAIN — The Cultural Council is looking for new members.The Colrain Cultural Council is responsible for the distribution of annual funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council in support of cultural...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

In an effort to increase connectivity across western Massachusetts, the Franklin, Berkshire and Pioneer Valley transit authorities will be launching four new bus routes as part of the 413 Commuter and Regionally Interconnected Bus network (413 CRIB),...

Is it any wonder that homelessness, in the richest country in the world, grew by 18% this year, according to a Dec. 28 AP story in the Recorder? And that’s on top of last year’s 12% increase.The U.S. is not in the business of building affordable...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Editor’s note: To mark the start of a new year, the Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2025. Details about projects in the western part of the county will...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — With their “Ladies Moral Compass Quilt,” local historians Mary Boehmer and Bambi Miller are highlighting the political actions of 19th-century women.As part of their effort, residents who are interested in seeing the quilt for themselves...

Shelburne employees can anticipate 3% raise in FY26 SHELBURNE — As department heads begin preparing their budgets for fiscal year 2026, town employees can anticipate a salary increase of 3%. The Selectboard has issued its budget directive, telling...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — The Shelburne Police Department is investigating the theft and destruction of two vehicles from Shelburne Falls that occurred earlier this week. Between 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, and 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 24, a black Toyota SUV...

By CARL DOERNER

 Here we are, watching the snow pile up, while millionaires and billionaires who have always determined the fate of our country and the sum of their wealth dine with that convicted criminal who managed to fool enough people to obtain more winters...

The recent election by plurality, not majority, of Donald Trump to a second term is indeed a reality, albeit a sad one. It boggles the mind that people such a recent letter writer could feel that the Biden-Harris administration “has plunged our nation...

By KATHE GEIST

So, we have a once and future president who is an adjudicated criminal and sexual predator, was impeached twice during his first term, cannot tell truth from fiction — like many of his followers — and is incapable of governing competently and...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — In the face of rising property values, the Selectboard and Board of Assessors have voted to lower the tax rate for fiscal year 2025 by $2.40 compared to FY24’s numbers. Residents can expect a tax rate of $18.30 per $1,000 valuation,...

Sen. Mark’s staff holding office hoursBUCKLAND — State Sen. Paul Mark’s staff will hold office hours on Thursday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon at Buckland Town Hall, 17 State St.Residents of any of the 57 municipalities in the Berkshire, Hampden,...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — A Florida real estate agent turned hotelier is looking to help address the region’s housing needs by redeveloping a vacant motel on Route 2 into affordable apartments.Travis DeCere of Cape Coral, Florida, is renovating the former Oxbow...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

CHARLEMONT — Firefighters from six departments responded to 584 Legate Hill Road on Friday evening to extinguish a chimney fire.Charlemont, Heath, Hawley, Rowe, Colrain and Shelburne Falls firefighters were requested, at roughly 4:45 p.m., to respond...