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By EMILEE KLEIN

The final clumps of melting snow in the backyard are no indication of snow on the slopes.With the power of snowmaking, gone are the days when winter sports relied on Mother Nature to provide powder for skiing, snowboarding and tubing. Ski resorts in...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — Despite repeated concerns from town officials about the structural integrity of the long-vacant and condemned Charlemont Inn at 107 Main St., owner Charlotte Dewey stresses the building is not at risk of failure.“People keep putting this...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — The Hawlemont, Agriculture and You (HAY) program has welcomed a rare breed of cow to their barn, giving students a lesson on biodiversity this school year.The school welcomed the 6-month-old, yet-to-be-named Kerry heifer last week. She is...

By DOMENIC POLI

BOSTON — Four Franklin County women returned from the state capital on Thursday, disheartened after attempting to deliver petitions and letters to consulates calling for peace in Gaza amid the ongoing war.Sherrill Hogen, of Charlemont, Priscilla...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — Route 2 travelers have likely observed the large Native American statue towering over the Native and Himalayan Views souvenir shop. But will it be there much longer?An online petition seeking to remove the statue has garnered roughly...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Wells Corner Store on Main Street in Charlemont was dark for as long as I can remember. Perhaps it was dark when John A. Wells started selling dry goods in the building in 1877. Today the new Wells Provisions is full of light, thanks to the hard work...

By DOMENIC POLI

CHARLEMONT — On March 12, 2020, Berkshire East Mountain Resort closed for the season earlier than expected in an effort to help curb the spread of COVID-19. A year later, the 2020-21 season’s end was marred by two skiing accident deaths in eight days...

By ZACK DeLUCA

CHARLEMONT — The Selectboard voted this week in favor of pursuing acquisition of the Charlemont Inn through foreclosure, so it can sell the property to a local developer to be turned into low-income elderly housing.Byron Gilchrest, a Charlemont...

By GRACE BIRD

CHARLEMONT — The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) paid $25,000 for a 4.6-acre piece of riverfront land known as “Sunburn Beach,” owned by family of the late Grace and Marshall Johnson.The land, located off North River Road at the...

By ANDY CASTILLO

CHARLEMONT — Former state legislator and Agriculture Secretary Jay Healy stands in cascading sunlight, pouring through a small window in a storage barn at The Sawmill at Hall Tavern Farm, just off Route 2.“We have some of the best pine trees in the...