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Whether NorthStar has done a good job cleaning up Vermont Yankee is important, but doesn’t address the larger issues. The colossal failure of nuclear power is seen in decommissioning, with the years of shipments of “low-level” waste to Texas.For all...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ROWE — Residents will be tasked with voting on five articles, including proposals to buy a new truck for the Highway Department and cruiser for the Police Department, at an upcoming Special Town Meeting on Monday, Jan. 27.

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

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...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ROWE — The town has approved increasing its residential and commercial, industrial and personal property (CIP) tax rates for 2024.The residential tax rate will be $5.14 per $1,000 of assessed value and CIP rate will be $11.10.Rowe is one of the few...

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

ROWE — If you could build your dream library, what would it look like?That’s the question being considered by Rowe’s new Library Feasibility Committee, which has been tasked with determining what the future of the library looks like.The committee has...

Info session to discuss ADUsROWE — Residents who are curious about how a new state law regarding accessory dwelling units (ADUs) may impact the town and their properties are invited to attend an informational meeting with the Planning Board at Rowe...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ROWE — The town’s first audit in eight years revealed that Rowe is in a pretty good financial state, despite some record-keeping errors that left the town with understated free cash, an overstated stabilization fund, and cash reconciliation issues...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ROWE — The Rowe Park Commission has selected Briel Gibson of Charlemont as the new park manager of Pehlam Lake Park, a role she is expected to begin in November.Gibson has worked for the state Department of Conservation and Recreation for the past few...

The resurrection of nuclear power as a solution for We can do better than false solutionsThe resurrection of nuclear power as a solution for anything is a travesty. For all its claims, nuclear power is neither clean nor green. It is a dirty, toxic...

Renovations planned at Cowell Gymnasium SHELBURNE — Cowell Gymnasium at 51 Maple St. will soon get a fresh new look, now that the Selectboard has approved $12,490 for painting and fencing work.The Selectboard received multiple bids and reviewed them...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ROWE — What started as weekly hikes around Pelham Lake Park has evolved into a school in the forest where Rowe Elementary School students learn English, science and social studies.Principal Bill Knittle said outdoor education has been a fundamental...

Wildlife Weekend planned at Apex Orchards SHELBURNE — Apex Orchards invites residents to meet a collection of insects while enjoying fall activities at Wildlife Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 5, and Sunday, Oct. 6. The orchard will host numerous bug-themed...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

At 17 years old, Quinn Mass is markedly younger than his colleagues on the Greenfield Human Rights Commission.Mass learned about the position from his father, and despite only being 16 at the time, sent in a letter of interest and was appointed to the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

More than half a million dollars in Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs grant funding is coming to communities in the Woodlands Partnership Program, with $271,372 coming to western Franklin County.Money from the grants will go toward...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

ROWE — At least 42 firefighters responded to battle a house blaze at 32 Davenport Branch Road on Tuesday that resulted from an excavator striking a propane tank, according to Charlemont Fire Chief Dennis Annear.The fire was reported at around 1:15...

By THE REV. MICK COMSTOCK

I came to Heath in the summer of 1970, just out of seminary, as pastor of the Heath Union Evangelical Church and the Rowe Community Church. It didn’t take me long to learn that the pastorate was no longer a bully pulpit but was still a bully...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

ROWE — Community members gathered Wednesday in Rowe Elementary School’s gymnasium to talk with students about their careers, running the gamut from nature conservation to cartooning, as part of the annual “That’s a Cool Job” Day.Molly Cantor, a local...