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By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Newell Brands, Yankee Candle’s parent company, announced Monday that Sept. 9 will be the last day of operations at its distribution facility at 27 Yankee Candle Way.The news of an official date to end distribution operations there...

Regarding the recent column by Patricia Hynes [“War on women going strong,” Recorder, June 30], I agree with it all — almost.It’s true: Misogyny is going strong everywhere in myriad ways. However, please leave the trans folks out of this. No trans...

By DOMENIC POLI

Area veterinarians say there has been no drastic increase in the number of pets brought in with cannabis in their systems since it was legalized in Massachusetts, though more of the animals’ owners are willing to admit their dog or cat got into their...

So ever since President Donald Trump arrived on the political scene, those of us who support him have been constantly insulted and been called all kinds of names. Evidently we are cultists, fascists, uneducated, neanderthals and, of course,...

By REENIE GRYBKO CLANCY

Much media attention has been given to climate change, how dirty fossil fuel is adversely affecting it, and green energy (wind, solar and hydro renewables) is slowing it down. This is positive and good “real news.” But conspicuously missing are...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Pending contract negotiations, Greenfield’s deputy director of public works will be moving into the top post in Montague.On Monday, the Selectboard voted unanimously to offer the Department of Public Works superintendent position to South...

By LAURIE BOOSHADA

Wars anywhere are a tragic loss of life and a colossal waste of resources. As the granddaughter of Nazira, Abdelmaseh, Khalil, and Mathiele, all born in Lebanon, I am especially pained by the current conflict in Palestine. I’ve never visited the...

Library hosting Davis Bates for ‘Sea Songs & Stories’ CONWAY — Get ready to hit the high seas next weekend, as the Field Memorial Library welcomes local singer and storyteller Davis Bates for “Sea Songs & Stories: From Shore to Deep Water” on...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Fresh off awarding $222,000 in no-interest loans to farmers affected by 2023’s flooding, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) has also reached its $1.8 million goal in its Growing Resilience capacity-building...

By SHIRLEY MAJEWSKI

 I live in South Deerfield near the grammar school, and this summer again we are having an influx of cats. My husband saw three 9-month-old kittens next door in a house that is going up for sale. Up 30 feet in a pine tree, two black-and-white kittens...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — If you see groups of bikers on the road anywhere between Deerfield and Northfield on Saturday morning, they are likely one of hundreds of people riding in the fifth annual Bikes Fight Cancer fundraiser.Kicking off at Tree House...

By DAN CONLON

 I grew up in a family of uncles and a father who served in World War II. They are all gone today, as we reflect on a day when thousands made the ultimate sacrifice without promise of power or riches, but to protect our democracy. I would like to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With nearly 3 billion of the country’s breeding adult birds lost since the 1970s, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has launched Bring Birds Back, a campaign raising awareness about the loss of birds with a grassroots component...

Friends of Deerfield and Deerfield 350th Committee burying time capsule SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Friends of Deerfield and the town’s 350th Committee are burying a 350th anniversary time capsule on Saturday, June 8, at 11:30 a.m. at the South Deerfield...

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The bridge carrying North Main Street over the railroad tracks will be closed to traffic indefinitely as the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) repairs deteriorated decking discovered during scheduled maintenance on...

By SAM FERLAND

HATFIELD — Bicyclists will be able to savor the local scenery while learning about the struggles farmers in the Connecticut River Valley are facing as they pedal a flat 12-mile loop on a guided tour of three different farms.This is the first year that...

A lot of us were proud to be labeled as “deplorables” but it seems we’re happier now being “clowns.”Tom PeabodySouth Deerfield

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Following the Deerfield Zoning Board of Appeals’ approval of a special permit this week, Hamshaw Lumber just needs to secure a building permit before it can proceed with a 12,245-square-foot expansion project.The ZBA approved the...

Schoen Books hosting charity book sale on Sunday SOUTH DEERFIELD — Schoen Books is hosting a charity book sale at its 7 Sugarloaf St. location from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m on Sunday, May 26.Folks will be able to check out the store’s collection of...