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MONROE — Nomination papers are available at the Town Clerk’s Office for anyone who is interested in running for this year’s town election on May 5. Papers are available until March 29 and must be returned by April 9.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

With a large-scale power outage continuing to impact Hawley, Charlemont, Heath, Monroe and Rowe on Tuesday, multiple communities opened up warming centers for residents and Hawley declared a state of emergency.

MONROE — The state Department of Revenue has approved a tax rate of $8.99 per $1,000 valuation for fiscal year 2025. The rate is the lowest the town has seen in more than two decades, resulting in an average single-family tax bill of $1,587 for residents.

A challenge to those who were so deeply offended at the holiday music parody by Gary Bourbeau [”Trashing thru the snow, as MAGA rules the day,” Recorder, Dec. 21].

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 were...

Woodsmen to share logging lore COLRAIN — A group of local woodsmen and colleagues will share their stories and reflections on logging, lumbering and mill work in Colrain for a program presented by the Colrain Historical Society on Thursday, Sept. 12,...

Important public service announcement:If you are breaking the bank at the pump and at the grocery store.If you object to being lied to about the cadaver in chief’s cognizance.If it seems to you that you, as a citizen, are being replaced by illegal...

MONROE — As the annual town election approaches, there are several incumbents running unopposed for reelection and several positions for which there are no candidates on the ballot.Polls will be open on Monday, May 6, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Monroe...

By PAUL FRANZ

MONROE — Firefighters from North Adams to Greenfield and numerous towns in between helped quell a stubborn three-alarm fire at 117 Readsboro Road on Wednesday morning.At least a dozen fire departments battled the blaze in a building that housed two...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2024. Details about projects in the western part of the county were shared in two installments. This...