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DEERFIELD — More than $6 million in revenue is expected to come to the town’s coffers over the next 20 years following Wednesday’s approval of a lease amendment for a solar array on the former landfill on Lee Road.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With the Planning Board’s special permit approval this week, Savage Farms will construct a nearly 90,000-square-foot potato storage building for year-round protection of the family farm’s crops.

By CHRIS LARABEE

BOSTON — The Northfield Planning Board has filed its response to BlueWave Solar’s appeal of the denial of a special permit for a second proposed solar array on Pine Meadow Road, with the board denying all allegations and calling upon the solar company to prove its claims, according to documents filed in Land Court on Tuesday.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A dozen residents from the Plain Road East and Mill Village Road neighborhood came before the Planning Board Monday night to express concerns about the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter’s proposed building.

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WESTBOROUGH – The Division of Fisheries and Wildlife announced at Thursday’s Fisheries and Wildlife Board meeting it would cease the stocking of rainbow trout in the five-mile stretch of the Upper Deerfield River from the Fife Brook Dam to Zoar Gap, in response to the comments of dozens of anglers in the region.

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ORANGE – As advocates prepare to head to the State House for March 13’s Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) Advocacy Day, at least one local store has seen the community fill the gaps left by December’s 50%, at minimum, reduction to the program.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — The Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday continued the public hearing for a proposed 9,100-square-foot retail building expected to house a Dollar General at the corner of Route 116 and Clark Mountain Road with concerns over traffic and safety on the busy state highway.

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Gov. Maura Healey’s message at a Thursday afternoon press conference for western Massachusetts was clear — the state’s funding formula needs to be tweaked for rural communities and it needs to be done now.

By CHRIS LARABEE

BOSTON — BlueWave Solar is appealing the Northfield Planning Board’s unanimous denial of a special permit for a second proposed project on Pine Meadow Road, claiming the rejection “exceeded the board’s authority, was based on a legally untenable ground, [and] was arbitrary and capricious,” according to documents filed with Land Court.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The Friends of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter will come before Deerfield’s regulatory boards in the coming weeks, as the nonprofit seeks to construct an 8,000-square-foot shelter on a 13.4-acre parcel of land off Plain Road East.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — At the first of three planned forums, town officials and consultants from edmStudio laid out the costs of two potential future homes for the South County Senior Center.

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — As the town’s streetlight study continues, residents and officials gathered at Town Hall this week to shed some light on the topic.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Deerfield Police Department is investigating a crash Thursday night that resulted in one driver following another to her Conway residence after she left the scene.

By CHRIS LARABEE

After a strong start to its 2024-25 season, the Brick Church Music Series is closing out with a local string quartet.

By CHRIS LARABEE

ORANGE — Police Chief James Sullivan announced Wednesday that an indictment has been issued in the fraud case that drained an estimated $338,000 from the town’s coffers, but he urged more patience as the investigation continues.

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WHATELY — A big increase driven by special education costs is projected in Whately Elementary School’s fiscal year 2026 budget.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With World Eye Bookshop’s closure at the turn of the year after more than half a century in the city, it joins a list of longtime Main Street staples that have shuttered in recent years.

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Residents with thoughts on where they would like to see pollinator-centered landscape projects are encouraged to join town officials for a community forum on Thursday, Feb. 27.

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NORTHFIELD — Just five and a half months after implementing a cellphone ban for students, the effects are clear to Pioneer Valley Regional School District administrators: students are paying more attention in class and socializing among themselves instead of through a screen.

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — While other districts are currently setting their competency determinations in the wake of Question 2, the Pioneer Valley Regional School District will instead take its time.