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By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The lights will be a little brighter on Frontier Regional School’s stage this upcoming school year, as the School Committee has approved a $100,000 transfer to replace the auditorium’s lighting.

Kudos to every person who attended a Hands Off! protest on Saturday, April 5, and thank you to the organizers whose hard work resulted in a turnout that often doubled expectations in every major city in the nation. I was one of approximately 350 citizens standing in the cold rain in Conway center where I was inspired to see so many people displaying signs protesting the various methods Donald Trump and Elon Musk are using to dismantle our democracy.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier Regional and Union 38 School Committees solidified their policies on access to education, student privacy and immigration enforcement this week.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — When one thinks of high school concerts, they may think of a choir, the marching band or a classical orchestra, but at Frontier Regional School Thursday evening, the public is invited to see a show of a different kind.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Producer and assistant director Michael Haley, whose name has appeared in the credits of 60 feature films and 18 television movies, will speak at Greenfield Community College on Thursday about his journey from being a Berkshire Community College graduate to a Hollywood veteran.

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — With a 65-acre conservation restriction enacted in mid-March, 74 acres of land on Reeds Bridge Road have now been permanently conserved by a local family and the Franklin Land Trust.

I am stunned at the potential losses for library services throughout Massachusetts with the proposed elimination or reductions in federal IMLS funding.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Franklin County activists are joining counterparts in all 50 states with standouts that are intended to send a message to President Donald Trump and his administration: take their hands off American jobs, health care and social services.

As I desperately search for a response to President Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s systematic dismantling of our government, I’m casting about for guidance, seeking someone who has a plan, hoping that a fearless politician or public figure will step forward and tell me where and when to demonstrate, which organization will effectively spend my hard-earned donations, and provide a message of hope and determination to empower me to get off the couch and do something … anything.

DEERFIELD — The registration deadline for “Engaging with the Legacies of Northern Slavery,” a one-day conference slated for Saturday, April 5, from 9:15 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., is approaching.

By DONALD JORALEMON

I am stunned at the potential losses for library services throughout Massachusetts with the proposed elimination/reductions in federal funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

CONWAY — Nomination papers for the June 12 annual town election are available at the Town Clerk’s Office through April 24.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD and CHRIS LARABEE

Four Franklin County towns have received Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Planning 2.0 (MVP 2.0) grants totaling $350,000 for climate change planning projects.

By CHRIS LARABEE

Budget season rolls on at the Frontier Regional and Union 38 school districts, with Sunderland, Deerfield and Conway elementary schools recently sharing their fiscal year 2026 budget proposals.

By PRISCILLA LYNCH

By ALEXA LEWIS and MADISON SCHOFIELD

When he started tapping trees for the 2025 sugaring season, Paul Zononi of Paul’s Sugar House in Williamsburg was shocked to find that the sap came at a trickle — and with only half of its typical sugar content.

I’m new to Conway, but have quickly realized how fortunate I was deciding to relocate here. Conway has much going for it, but I’ll limit my brief kudos to two local businesses — both long owned and operated by women.

CONWAY — The Conway Historical Society will welcome Leslie Chaison, director of The People’s Medicine Project, on Tuesday, March 11, for a discussion on how plant medicine was used by both Native Americans and European colonists.