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By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Several financial transfers, grant matches and amendments to clean up the zoning bylaws will come before voters in a housekeeping Special Town Meeting set for Tuesday, Nov. 12.Residents will consider 10 articles during the meeting, which...

I am writing in response to the arguments presented in the excellent article on Ballot Question 4 [“Question 4: A new chapter for psychedelics?” Recorder, Oct. 21].The supporters of the legalization of psychedelic drugs seem to have forgotten the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Weeks after narrowing down the search for a potential future home for the South County Senior Center to either the South Deerfield Congregational Church or the Whately Town Offices, the feasibility study’s Deerfield aspect has...

Like you, I’d like to see more transparency from the state Legislature, but the Question 1 ballot initiative is flawed. It would give the state auditor the authority to “audit” the Legislature. But the Legislature’s finances are already audited by an...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — The feasibility study for the Norwottuck North Shared-Use Path kicked off Tuesday evening, as representatives from the engineering and design firm Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB) laid out the study’s roadmap to the Selectboard.The study...

Last call for South County TRIAD spaghetti dinner tickets SOUTH DEERFIELD — The final few tickets for South County TRIAD’s annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser are on sale ahead of the Thursday, Oct. 17, event. The dinner will start at 5:30 p.m. at the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — The South County Senior Center Board of Oversight narrowed its sights to the South Deerfield Congregational Church and the Whately Town Offices, as it continues to nail down the best location for the center’s future home.In a meeting held...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

A new conservation agent has been hired to serve the towns of Ashfield, Buckland, Hawley, Whately and Williamsburg.Greenfield resident Kelly Kowal was chosen out of 27 applicants. A hiring committee consisting of representatives from each town...

The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District will hold its next “Clean Sweep” Bulky Waste Recycling Day on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon.The three collection locations are the Erving Highway Garage at 16 Public Works Blvd. (off Route...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After hearing from more than a dozen speakers Tuesday night, as well as submitted written comments, Frontier Regional School’s policy regarding homeschooler participation in extracurricular activities will remain the same.Following...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With the South County Senior Center’s future home being narrowed down to two locations soon, the center held an open house Wednesday morning to solicit feedback.Deerfield, Sunderland and Whately residents were invited to the South County...

I would like to add my voice to the chorus of people who are grateful to the folks at Northeast Biodiesel for their hard work trying to establish a local non-fossil-fuel source for transportation fuel and heating oil.I am especially grateful to local...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — As the South County Senior Center and architecture firm edmStudio finalize a feasibility study to identify the center’s future home, residents of the three towns are invited to an open house on Wednesday to share feedback on some of the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Amid a recent vacancy, the town is seeking to fill its community development administrator position, which is tasked with fostering economic development.Previous Community Development Administrator Sylvie Jensen left the job on Sept. 18...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — The Whately Diner and Shelburne Falls’ Iron Bridge will soon return to the silver screen — alongside the debut of other Franklin County locations — as a local director prepares to begin filming his first feature-length...

‘Only in America: A Brief History of Antisemitism in the U.S.’ program to be held Thursday SUNDERLAND — The second of two community-building programs focused on discussing antisemitism will be held Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Sunderland Public Library,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — With the changing of the seasons comes the Whately Historical Society’s annual Fall Festival to bring residents and visitors together for a family-friendly celebration of autumn and the town’s history.The festival, which has been a tradition...

In choosing a U.S. President, what matters? First, I think U.S. presidents should use force in line with law, respond to violence against the U.S. only with measured, equivalent violence against perpetrators (not convenient scapegoats), should avoid...