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By NANCY SMITH

 Is it when you find the house keys in the refrigerator that it’s time to worry? Is it when you forget which car lever does the blinkers and which does the lights that it’s time to worry?Or is it when trying to find the right word turns into a...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — As town officials have begun to review budget proposals for fiscal year 2026, Ashfield’s various boards and committees warn the town will need to invest more in professional consulting services in the coming years, and more residents will...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — The temporary wooden structure atop the Town Hall roof has been secured, after heavy winds nearly blew it off last week. Stuart Harris, chair of the Town Hall Building Committee, said that wind gusts between 2:15 and 4:30 a.m. on Thursday...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

In an effort to increase connectivity across western Massachusetts, the Franklin, Berkshire and Pioneer Valley transit authorities will be launching four new bus routes as part of the 413 Commuter and Regionally Interconnected Bus network (413 CRIB),...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — You wouldn’t think of a cloudy, windy day with a slight drizzle and a maximum temperature of 44 degrees as a perfect day for a swim, but for swimmers on Ashfield Lake, a little cold never bothered them anyway. Ashfield resident Mary Link...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — Energy in Ashfield is about to get a little greener and a little cheaper, now that the town has signed a contract with Direct Energy to purchase electricity that is 63% renewable at a rate of $0.113 per kilowatt-hour as part of the town’s...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Editor’s note: To mark the start of a new year, the Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2025. Details about projects in the western part of the county will...

Shelburne employees can anticipate 3% raise in FY26 SHELBURNE — As department heads begin preparing their budgets for fiscal year 2026, town employees can anticipate a salary increase of 3%. The Selectboard has issued its budget directive, telling...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

In the Ashfield town archives exists a special treat for local history enthusiasts: a one-of-a-kind history book with photographs, newspaper clippings and letters from the early 1900s. “History of Ashfield” is a three-volume series covering the town’s...

By NAN PARATI

I came up with a good cartoon this morning.The first panel is set in 1994. Two young women (with big hair) are wandering around a department store. One says, “I love shopping,” and the other says, “Me too! You can never have too much cool stuff.”The...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — Fines for violating tobacco sales regulations are set to increase, along with other minor changes the Board of Health is preparing to make to Ashfield’s bylaws. Most of the changes are minor, board members said during a Dec. 17 meeting...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

ASHFIELD — A collective of local storytellers will present an evening of storytelling and music this winter solstice to encourage warmth and community during the longest night of the year.“I think to most of us it means simply, at the darkest time of...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — The Selectboard has approved a plan to reduce fossil fuel use in town-owned facilities by 95.6% by 2050.Over the next quarter-century, the town will work to decarbonize its nine buildings and fleet of vehicles by reducing energy use,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Jeremy Goldsher has had “a lot and also not very much” going on in the past 12 months.The co-founder of Greenspace CoWork has been on dialysis for a year after being diagnosed with end-stage renal disease, a result of the genetic...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — Combining creativity and community, Double Edge Theatre is working to create a sustainable future by providing eco-friendly housing and renovating old buildings into new apartments, while also constructing a Community Design Center.Between...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

For one night and one night only, the First Congregational Church of Ashfield will be hosting a performance of “To Serve A Hive,” a queer political thriller and a climate crisis drama set in a beehive.Changing climates, dwindling resources, and an...

Sen. Mark’s staff holding office hoursBUCKLAND — State Sen. Paul Mark’s staff will hold office hours on Thursday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon at Buckland Town Hall, 17 State St.Residents of any of the 57 municipalities in the Berkshire, Hampden,...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — In a speedy 13-minute Special Town Meeting on Monday, residents unanimously approved all five warrant articles before the Selectboard turned its attention back to its regularly scheduled meeting, during which members approved a lower tax...

By DAVID SWIDERSKI

 It was distressing to read the Nov. 5 letter from Ethan Robertson in the Recorder, concerning recent actions taken by the Ashfield Board of Health [”Government overreach by Ashfield Board of Health”].In his letter, the writer takes exception to...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

Two Pioneer Valley maple syrup producers were recently recognized among the best of the best at the annual North American Maple Syrup Council competition, held this year in Portland, Maine.Howard and Jeanne Boyden of Boyden Brothers Maple in Conway...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — After months of being unable to hire a new officer, the Ashfield Police Department may begin looking at regionalization.The town has been looking to hire a full-time officer since July when William Bissell, a part-time officer, resigned to...