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In her Nov. 23 column “No hibernation allowed,” Judy Wagner claims that the presidential election was “oh so close.” Oh, but it wasn’t. Donald Trump won in an Electoral College landslide. He swept all seven swing states and even won the popular vote,...

Tomato soup on Dec. 11 menu NORTHFIELD — The monthly meal at the Northfield Senior Center, set for Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 12:30 p.m., will include a salad bar, rolls, homemade tomato soup and dessert.The cost is $7. Reservations are required by...

By AMALIA WOMPA

NORTHFIELD — Growing up on a dead-end road in Pelham surrounded by nature, Charley Eiseman couldn’t help but take interest in the natural world.It was this early love for the environment that ultimately led Eiseman down the career path of entomology,...

Seventh Grade Highest Honor: Tucker Aldrich, Aaron Archer, Ahnna Berthiaume, Layla Coffin, Ariah Dikeman, Benjamin Fournier, Emma Goulding, Shivani Harris, Samuel Lawler, Evangeline Lewis, Deveney Pillsbury, Gianna Shattuck, Hannah Skorupa, Amy...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

NORTHFIELD — One week remains in a new promotion that allows visitors to 17 Northfield businesses to get a “passport” stamped for a chance to win prizes. The passports were created by Leslie Cameron, who owns Cameron’s Winery and The Back Room Brewing...

Warwick to host holiday craft fair WARWICK — Approximately 40 craftspeople and vendors will be at Warwick Community School, 41 Winchester Road, for a holiday fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, also known as Small Business...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Citing a lack of “articulated public health, safety or welfare justification sufficient to justify the prohibitions,” the Attorney General’s Office has rejected the vast majority of the language within two bylaws that were approved at the...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — As they weigh adding another job to the staff roster, town officials intend to talk with Northfield’s grant development director to try to determine the effectiveness of having such a position.Wendell is considering adding someone to the...

By MARGOT FLECK

Both human limitations and human resilience become strikingly evident in these multi-cataclysmic times. Stressed as I am, I find in my 80s an old childish wish arising. I want a magical transformation. I want to be instantly transformed into a...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — After a few weeks of sorting out write-in votes and tracking down winners to accept their election, results are finally in for the Pioneer Valley Regional School District’s School Committee election, which saw six seats on the ballot...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Across Franklin County and the North Quabbin region, volunteers are preparing to dish out meals on Thanksgiving to ensure no one goes hungry on the holiday, regardless of their financial circumstances.Stone Soup Café meal and Day of...

By JUDY WAGNER

It’s official. The chipmunks are confused. From Recorder nature columnist Bill Danielson’s informative piece on chipmunks a few weeks ago, we learned how chippies settle into their elaborate underground dens when cold weather hits and snooze away the...

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

Northfield resident Bill Copeland’s gentle manner and southern-accented speech belie a spirit filled with passionate regard for our planet and the beings who inhabit it. Many local families are grateful for the tender care the retired pediatrician...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Join the Pioneer Valley Regional School theater program this weekend as students explore the twisting relationships of “This Changes Everything.”In the 2015 play by Joel Horwood, a group of young women who are fed up with living on the...

Last puzzle swap until 2025 set for Nov. 30 NORTHFIELD — Puzzles of all sizes will be available at Dickinson Memorial Library during the next puzzle swap on Saturday, Nov. 30, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. After that, a puzzle swap won’t be held until Jan. 4,...

By DOMENIC POLI

NORTHFIELD — Voters at a Special Town Meeting this week opted to acquire a Bernardston parcel to house Northfield EMS, allowing the service to move out of a converted gas station on Main Street.The fourth article on Wednesday’s Special Town Meeting...

Here are some comments on resisting the rise of Trump’s fascism.First, we shouldn’t despair or give up. Democracy must be constantly maintained, kind of like your car, only a lot more important. So, we have to keep working on it.As Hitler did almost a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — A $100 million fund to support the health and resilience of the Connecticut River watershed, including money that would go toward improving aging flood controls and dikes and upgrading water and sewer systems, is being sought by area...

By SUSAN WRIGHT and BERNIE PORADA

 Northfield is facing a critical decision at the special Town Meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Among the topics up for discussion is Article 6, a citizens petition seeking to eliminate the position of town administrator and replace it with an...