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By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A North Adams woman will spend at least nine months in jail after pleading guilty in Greenfield District Court on Tuesday to a charge of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation in connection with a crash that killed a 66-year-old...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

I seem to write a lot of memorial columns these days. Fortunately, I’m not yet of an age where my own generation is dying a lot. My parents’ and aunts’ and uncles’ generation seems to be meeting the grim reaper with regularity these days, however.I’m...

By DOMENIC POLI

By sharing some of the photographs she took during her recent trip to the West Bank, Charlemont activist Sherrill Hogen said she hopes that attendees of her virtual presentation on Wednesday might “meet the people of Palestine and hear their stories.”...

Charlemont activist to speak on trip to PalestineCHARLEMONT — Activist Sherrill Hogen, who recently returned home to Charlemont from a trip to the West Bank, Palestine, will share her experiences and photos in a Zoom program on Wednesday, July 24,...

By CARL DOERNER

 Despising one-man rule, nearly all of them slave owners, men of wealth and property gathered to create the U.S. They looked to ancient Greece, and to an Indian Confederation for models and designed a government in which “some” men ruled.Selecting a...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

CHARLEMONT — Having adopted two cats, a dog and a new kitten, it’s safe to say that Charlemont resident Rachel Harris is passionate about caring for animals.It was this passion that fueled her recent work with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office...

By SAM FERLAND

CHARLEMONT — The state Department of Transportation is planning a $10 million upgrade to the West Hawley Road Bridge on Route 8A over the Deerfield River that officials say will improve safety and pedestrian access.Ahead of construction, which is...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

CHARLEMONT — After a yearslong effort mandating that Stagecoach Auto Repair remove the more than 200 unregistered “junk cars” it has stored along its 80-acre site on Route 8A, the Conservation Commission voted unanimously to draft a letter to owner...

By KATHE GEIST

 A number of years ago I tutored a Japanese student who attended a Massachusetts high school. One summer we read “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” together and, at the mention of David and Goliath, I asked him if he knew the story. He didn’t, so the next...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

CHARLEMONT — Organizers of Mohawk Trail Concerts, a series now in its 54th season that continues through July 20, aim to make chamber music accessible for all.“We just want to enjoy music and share it with as many people as possible,” said Mark...

By CARL DOERNER

 Back in May, NPR’s “All Things Considered” broadcast an accounting of the impact of COVID on New York’s theater industry. The latter term applies. Preparing a drama for the stage on Broadway is little different than other capital ventures. It...

Blais holding conversation on energy, environment ASHFIELD — State Rep. Natalie Blais, D-Deerfield, welcomes constituents from her 1st Franklin District to a conversation on energy and the environment at Ashfield Town Hall on Friday, June 28, from 5...

By ALAN HARRIS

 The totalitarian tendency arises and gains its momentum as a result of uncertainty leading to fear, leading to distrust of institutions, to ceding authority to whoever can convince the populace its problems will all be solved by the “I can fix it...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

David Comstock grew up in Charlemont and started his career as a chef in that town. He began as a dishwasher at the now defunct Charlemont Inn and took to restaurant life, eventually attending the New England Culinary Institute.Back in Charlemont...

Heath glass artist displaying work in SandwichSANDWICH — Heath glass artist Robert Dane will have his work featured at the Sandwich Glass Museum, 129 Main St., as part of the “Heartbeats & Harmony” exhibit, with an opening reception planned for...

By DOMENIC POLI

CHARLEMONT — Being born into slavery in a place called Libertytown is perhaps the ultimate irony.But that’s a significant part of the life story of Basil C. Dorsey, a self-emancipated man whose remarkable quest for freedom will be detailed by local...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

CHARLEMONT — The next two programs in the annual Charlemont Forum series are united by a common theme: the media.Ted Conover, an immersion journalist, will talk about his approach to journalistic projects on Thursday, June 20, at 7 p.m. Jackie Jesko,...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

CHARLEMONT — Write-in candidate Kim Alison Blakeslee is the newest Selectboard member, having won in a contest against ballot candidate Stephen W. Thayer by a 95-77 vote.After Tuesday’s election, Blakeslee said she was overwhelmed by the community...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BUCKLAND — After a successful implementation in the middle school, Mohawk Trail Regional School is expanding its “Off and Away, All Day!” pilot program to the high school to curb student cellphone use and introduce a consistent policy across the...