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By CHRIS LARABEE

The state’s top elections official anticipates record voter turnout in Massachusetts this November, exceeding the almost 3.7 million voters who went to the polls in 2020.“We have 1.7 [million] almost having already been returned, we expect more votes...

Library program to discuss green burials NORTHFIELD — Learn about green burials, how they are different from conventional burials, and environmental and economical reasons for burial choices during a program led by a local representative from Green...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Alongside casting their vote for president and congressional representatives, residents living within the Pioneer Valley Regional School District also will vote for representatives to the district’s School Committee on Election Day.While there are six...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Restoration of Elmer’s Store in Ashfield, roadwork around the region and downtown management services in three towns around Franklin County are on the way thanks to more than $10.3 million in grants coming to Franklin County and the North Quabbin,...

Do you espouse any world religion? Do you consider yourself a Christian, or do you attend a Christian church? According to the Bible, Jesus said, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the...

Two puzzle swaps planned in NovemberNORTHFIELD — The next two puzzle swaps at Dickinson Memorial Library will be held Saturday, Nov 2, and Saturday, Nov. 30, both from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There will be no December puzzle swap, so attendees are advised to...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Northfield Mount Hermon students will perform the Shakespeare comedy “Twelfth Night” this week for its fall play from Thursday, Oct. 31 through Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Chiles Theater in the school’s Rhodes Arts Center.According to the school...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Two people were injured, two dogs were killed and a home on Holly Avenue was destroyed Saturday night in a blaze that remains under investigation.Firefighters and first responders were called to 15 Holly Ave. at 10:20 p.m. Saturday night...

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

BERNARDSTON — Valley Concrete & Construction opened its doors for Northfield residents on Saturday afternoon, giving them an opportunity to explore the space before they vote on whether to pursue acquiring it as a new home for Northfield EMS.Over the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — The long-running public hearing process for a second proposed BlueWave Solar project on Pine Meadow Road will extend into at least December, as the Planning Board continued the hearing once more time to allow the applicants to read and...

By LIESEL NYGARD

NORTHFIELD — Northfield EMS has the chance to move into a larger space in Bernardston, pending approval during an upcoming Special Town Meeting.The meeting will be held Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Pioneer Valley Regional School.Over the last...

By AMALIA WOMPA

NORTHFIELD — The Monster Dash 5K is anticipating a record-breaking number of participants in its 14th year.The 5K, in which runners, walkers and bicyclists are encouraged to race while wearing Halloween costumes, will start at Town Hall on Saturday,...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

NORTHFIELD — Town officials are continuing to push to reinvigorate the Schell Bridge reconstruction project, having recently met with state and federal legislators, key stakeholders from state departments and local groups.The proposed project consists...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

NORTHFIELD — The town is working with residents to identify ways to improve Main Street in a process referred to as “placemaking.”A flyer explaining the project defines placemaking as “the process of creating quality places where people want to live,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Munching on goldenrod, white woodland aster, white clover, hairy vetch, birdsfoot trefoil, burdock and dandelions, more than 120 sheep are having much of their dietary needs met by a variety of grasses and plants growing at an 11-acre,...

Powers Institute Museum to open for Scarecrow in the Park BERNARDSTON — The Powers Institute Museum at 20 Church St. will be open Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the 20th annual Scarecrow in the Park.The museum is located on the...

By DOMENIC POLI

WINCHESTER, N.H. — While there remains no gas station in Northfield, Massachusetts, residents can now fill up their vehicles at a small business one-tenth of a mile past the state line.Cha’s Convenience Store started selling Mobil gasoline at 860...

RSVP for Memory Cafe by Oct. 16 NORTHFIELD — Piper the Pied Harpist will provide musical entertainment during the Northfield Senior Center’s monthly Memory Cafe on Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.This program provides support and...

By JUDY WAGNER

 It starts stealthily, at first barely discernible to the casual glance. Then within days the evidence becomes unmistakable: The transition is coming. Color is the clue — a tinge of copper on grasses and a few leaves; a certain shift in the shades of...