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By CHRIS LARABEE

COLRAIN — Residents who are interested in supporting pollinators are invited to join the Colrain Pollinator Project on Sunday, July 27, for a biodiversity presentation and meadow walk.

ASHFIELD — Attendees of an upcoming workshop can learn how mint is harvested and distilled into oils with Hannah Morano, founder of Sweet Birch Herbals. The workshop will be held Saturday, July 19, at 2 p.m. at her farm, located at 686 Creamery Road.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — The Highway Department is seeking its next superintendent, with the ideal candidate being someone who can effectively balance administrative tasks with fieldwork alongside the crew.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — The Selectboard on Tuesday approved doubling from $250 to $500 the individual fees for a special permit, a site plan review and a zoning variance, as well as the cost for an applicant to appeal a decision made by the building commissioner.

ASHFIELD — Sanderson Academy alumni and music lovers are invited to attend a Sanderson reunion concert on Sunday, July 13.

ROWE — The town of Rowe will hold its annual Summer Social on Sunday, June 13, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Pelham Lake Park.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — Griswold Memorial Library is looking for a new leader.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — Nina Martin-Anzuoni has been appointed as Colrain’s new emergency management director.

SHELBURNE FALLS — Yankee Magazine has named Salmon Falls Gallery the best art gallery in the state in 2025.

This past week there was a dance performance by the students of Dawn’s Dance Studio in Greenfield. In my 50 years of performing, very few compare to Dawn and her efficiency of the dance process. Dawn’s direction begins with weekly dance classes ending in a joyful performance for dancers and audience alike.Dawn’s family and crew provide a delightful experience where the joy of dance is on full display. Bravo!

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — A regional ambulance service for western Franklin County may be inching closer to fruition after years of discussion.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — Voters have elected Emma Coburn to be the new town clerk.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — To the delight of students at Colrain Central School, the Busload of Books recently rolled to town.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — Residents will decide the outcome of contested races for town clerk and library trustee in this year’s town election on Tuesday.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — In just an hour and half, Colrain residents approved all 25 articles on the Annual Town Meeting warrant on Tuesday, thus adopting a local meals tax and approving a $5.29 million budget for fiscal year 2026.

COLRAIN — Applications to vote by mail in this year’s town election are due back to the Town Clerk’s Office by Thursday, May 8.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — Voters will be asked to consider adopting a local meals tax, buying a new fire truck for $850,000 and approving a $5.29 million budget for fiscal year 2026 at Annual Town Meeting on Tuesday, May 6.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s decision to end its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program has town officials in Whately and Colrain going back to the drawing board to figure out how to fund hazard mitigation work in their communities.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — The Selectboard is expected to vote on a $5.29 million fiscal year 2026 budget to recommend to voters at Annual Town Meeting.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — Residents are invited to honor the soldiers of Colrain’s past and the town’s involvement in the American Revolution on Sunday with doughnuts, a cemetery tour and tales of determination.

There’s no shortage of urgent issues demanding our attention. In moments like these, we each have to choose something local and worth fighting for. For me, that’s our library.