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By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners’ grant paperwork signed, the town has appointed a Library Building Committee and is seeking a temporary location for Tilton Library materials and operations for when construction begins...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — As the Frontier Regional and Union 38 school districts continue the diversity, equity and inclusion work that started three years ago, they are prepared to undergo an “equity audit” to examine how it can provide an equitable...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Each year, the graduating senior girls of Frontier Regional School would walk across the street to join Principal Martha “Marti” Barrett for a traditional tea time at her home.“She used to invite the graduating girls to her house for...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With the School Committee’s approval, Frontier Regional School will undertake more than $1.2 million in capital projects over the next two years.The School Committee unanimously approved the appropriation of $850,000 to rehabilitate...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A foreign language scholarship that was established in 2017 to support Frontier Regional School students has grown, thanks to an additional bequest from a local family.Each year, the Charles Mark Foreign Language Scholarship awards...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With farms and other locally grown produce generating large amounts of revenue for the region, an $87,000 state grant awarded to Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) will ensure local producers can compete with larger...

Seventh Grade Maximum Honors: Bennett Bardwell, Joseph Bobala, Anneke Bosman, Mark Brennan, Elsa Brown, Ber Calhoun, Evva Campbell, Brendan Carey, Griffin Casey, Liv Christensen, Maia Christensen, Oliver Cranston, Jack Cusson, Saskia Ebling, Dean...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After four years operating on Routes 5 and 10, Wool-ology is closing its brick-and-mortar shop and will be expanding its online footprint.The fabric and fiber shop specializing in wool at 242A Greenfield Road is closing its doors on...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Craftspeople of all specialties will set up shop inside the Frontier Regional School cafeteria and gymnasium on Saturday as the Deerfield Police Association’s Holiday Craft Fair returns for the 39th year.With all 70 vendor slots...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After years of searching, NUPRO LLC, a polyurethane manufacturer based in Deerfield and Whately, has found its new home only a few miles up the road with plans to expand its production and add more than 50 jobs.The company in August...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — A huge grin spreads across Paul Mardas’ face as he recounts the story of when he and a Michigan couple took home stacks of money over the course of half a decade through the Massachusetts Lottery.By 2011, Mardas and his store, Billy’s...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Pelican Products Inc., which operates a manufacturing facility in South Deerfield, has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by a California-based investment company.Platinum Equity, a private equity investment firm based in Los...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A taste of the South can be found in South Deerfield.Zack’s Texas Style BBQ, located at 20 Elm St. in the former Damn Yankees BBQ location, opened its doors last week. The establishment specializes in a menu of barbecue classics,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The South Deerfield Veterinary Clinic is continuing to expand its services as its new owner settles in after owning the practice for half a year.Dr. Samantha Clay, who was born and raised in Belchertown, bought the South Deerfield...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Those who are looking for a change in hair stylist have a new option in town.Hair Apothecary, a new salon, opened in mid-April at 4A Sugarloaf St. and is now accepting clients for July.Danielle Sullivan-Beck, Hair Apothecary’s...

By MARY BYRNE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After roughly 20 years in the family, owners of the butterfly conservatory on Routes 5 and 10 are renewing an effort they began several years ago to hand over the reins to someone new. “It’s very bittersweet,” said Kathy Fiore, who...

By MARY BYRNE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Charlton-based Tree House Brewing announced Friday that it plans to open a new location next year at the site of the former Channing Bete Co. on Routes 5 and 10.“Tree House will open an expansive, beautifully located facility in...

By MARY BYRNE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The owner of Damn Yankees BBQ on Elm Street has announced he is closing the restaurant’s doors while he continues to recover from the lasting effects of COVID-19.“Damn Yankees BBQ has been a passion of mine since a very young age and...

By MARY BYRNE

A brewery with roots in Connecticut has found its way to South Deerfield. Powder Hollow Brewery, which opened its flagship location in Enfield, Conn. in 2014, opened its doors to customers Friday afternoon at its new location at Yankee Candle Village...

By CHIP AINSWORTH

Fifty-four years ago this month, on a cool, cloudy October afternoon in South Deerfield, Police Chief Jim Rosenthal got a phone call from Charlie Sadoski, the caretaker of the 100-year-old Mt. Sugarloaf Summit House. What he heard shocked him: A young...