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The recent election by plurality, not majority, of Donald Trump to a second term is indeed a reality, albeit a sad one. It boggles the mind that people such a recent letter writer could feel that the Biden-Harris administration “has plunged our nation...

By KATHE GEIST

So, we have a once and future president who is an adjudicated criminal and sexual predator, was impeached twice during his first term, cannot tell truth from fiction — like many of his followers — and is incapable of governing competently and...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — In the face of rising property values, the Selectboard and Board of Assessors have voted to lower the tax rate for fiscal year 2025 by $2.40 compared to FY24’s numbers. Residents can expect a tax rate of $18.30 per $1,000 valuation,...

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

CHARLEMONT — A Florida real estate agent turned hotelier is looking to help address the region’s housing needs by redeveloping a vacant motel on Route 2 into affordable apartments.Travis DeCere of Cape Coral, Florida, is renovating the former Oxbow...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

CHARLEMONT — Firefighters from six departments responded to 584 Legate Hill Road on Friday evening to extinguish a chimney fire.Charlemont, Heath, Hawley, Rowe, Colrain and Shelburne Falls firefighters were requested, at roughly 4:45 p.m., to respond...

Indoor pickleball coming to Jacobs Road Municipal Center HEATH — Pickleball enthusiasts will not have to wait until it’s warm again to enjoy a game at the Heath Center courts. The Parks and Recreation Committee is creating an indoor court at the...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — Town officials are working to update Charlemont’s 2004 Open Space and Recreation Plan, with hopes of having a draft ready for public input in early December and a final plan ready to submit to the state for review in early spring. Open...

By CARL DOERNER

 The gatherers of facts have it that our least educated citizens were those most likely to vote for Trump. As a career teacher and school administrator, I take keen interest in that analysis.Privatization of schooling in New Orleans was the...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — Next spring’s Town Meeting warrant may include a proposal for a new bylaw as town officials are looking to create a registry of abandoned and derelict properties and institute fees to owners for having vacant, uninhabitable or at-risk...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — To celebrate the dropping temperatures and future arrival of winter, the Western Mass Backcountry Alliance is holding a pre-ski season party at Berkshire East Mountain Resort on Saturday, Nov. 16. Skiing enthusiasts can prepare for the...

Two articles in the Oct. 31 issue of the Recorder point to the corrosive effect that Donald Trump’s criminality has on public morals. Jack Texeira, convicted of leaking classified documents, awaits sentencing [“Prosecutors seek 17 years for document...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CHARLEMONT — With the property at 133 Warfield Road officially in hand, work is now underway on the Hinata Retreat.Jen and Jeff Neilsen closed on the 473-acre property on Oct. 29. They plan to revitalize the Warfield House Inn and construct 30,...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

A Charlemont mosaic artist is looking for people to join her on a working trip to Guatemala in early 2025. Cindy Fisher of Bing Bang Mosaics has been working with mosaics since 2000, but said she’s been interested in them since she was a kid. “I just...

By Madison Schofield

CHARLEMONT — The family of the Harold Roberts, the late owner and caretaker of the Indian Plaza Gift Shop and powwow grounds off Route 2 have come forward to express their concerns regarding a group’s efforts to get the land historically recognized,...

Annual Cornucopia Auction & Social set for Nov. 2 CHARLEMONT — Tickets are on sale for The Academy at Charlemont’s annual Cornucopia Auction & Social fundraiser, set for 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. The event is the school’s largest fundraiser of...

By CARL DOERNER

 The circumstances surrounding Jan. 6, 2021, are not without precedent. That you haven’t heard of an earlier attempt than Donald Trump’s to establish authoritarian rule in the U.S. is due not to the fact it failed, but because corporations that create...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — A group of people with Indigenous ancestry hopes to bring back the powwow and revitalize the Indian Plaza in Charlemont as a hub for celebrating Native American culture.It began with a dream. Theresa “Star” Stewart recounted having a...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

A couple weeks ago, I attended a quick-pickling workshop at the Tyler Memorial Library in Charlemont. The library serves both Hawley and Charlemont. Librarian Kim Gabert arranges about one workshop a month.Somehow, I hadn’t managed to get to any of...

Wildlife Weekend planned at Apex Orchards SHELBURNE — Apex Orchards invites residents to meet a collection of insects while enjoying fall activities at Wildlife Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 5, and Sunday, Oct. 6. The orchard will host numerous bug-themed...

Learn how to pickle at Tyler Memorial Library CHARLEMONT — Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens will lead a pickling workshop on Saturday, Sept. 21, at noon at Tyler Memorial Library.Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens will be bringing a selection of locally...