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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...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Thanks to a collaboration between Frontier Regional School students and the Hale-Clapp Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3295, veterans’ graves in South Deerfield’s three cemeteries got fresh American flags ahead of Memorial...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With a trio of bids awarded, two long-envisioned North Main Street improvements will be coming this summer, with sidewalk replacement and crosswalk improvement projects on deck, all while a feasibility study will be conducted for a...

Deerfield Lion’s Club donates $4,500 to South County EMS SOUTH DEERFIELD — In honor of the Deerfield Lions Club’s 78th birthday, the club has donated $4,500 to South County EMS, which allowed the agency to purchase four new medical bags.“We are really...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With the company’s emergency action plan nearly finalized and approval from the Deerfield Selectboard, Tree House Brewing Co.’s September half-marathon will serve as the popular brewery’s first 5,000-capacity event.The town had...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — An extensive addition to Hamshaw Lumber’s South Deerfield location can move forward following the Planning Board’s site plan review and stormwater permit approval this week.The New England hardware store is seeking to construct a new...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With a fast-paced dark comedy and a twisting narrative, Frontier Regional School’s theater program will conclude its school year with performances of “Reckless” this weekend.Beginning in Connecticut and then traveling to Springfields...