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By CHRIS LARABEE

Two local fairgrounds will invest in infrastructure, while Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) will help local farms connect to consumers with the help of two state grant programs.

CHARLEMONT — The Department of Conservation and Recreation will be closing the day use area at the Mohawk Trail State Forest from May 23 through June 6 to accommodate storm damage repair work along the trails.

HEATH — Following Friday’s town election that saw no contested races, a seat on the Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee remains available.

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

HEATH — Sixty-four Annual Town Meeting voters quickly approved all 22 articles on the warrant Saturday, including a $1.79 million town operating budget and a $982,290 Mohawk Trail Regional School District assessment for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

HEATH — Residents will be asked to consider buying a $125,000 truck for the Highway Department and setting aside money to hire a new town administrator at Annual Town Meeting on Saturday, May 10.

HEATH — The town election ballot consists primarily of incumbents seeking reelection, as well as a few positions that have no candidates running on the ballot.

HEATH — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office will host a rabies clinic from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 12, at the Jacobs Road Municipal Center in Heath.

Thanks to the Trump administration for its latest demonstration of government transparency by including an editor from The Atlantic magazine in a group chat about attack plans on Houthi targets in Yemen. By shrewdly refusing to designate the operation “highly classified,” and refusing to hide behind the security of their government-issue phones, the actors in this exciting drama allowed us to view how a truly merit-based cabinet operates, freed from the incompetence of DEI hires.

SHELBURNE FALLS — Floodwater Brewing Co. at 40 State St. will host a Ren Faire Night on Saturday, March 29.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

HEATH — Voters at this year’s Annual Town Meeting will be asked to consider amending the bylaws on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and wireless service facilities to be consistent with state law, while also adding some special permit requirements and clarifying some definitions.

Most of us can only dream of being in the top 1% of earners in this country. But with a little digging I found a way to almost get to breathe that rarefied air.

MONROE — Nomination papers are available at the Town Clerk’s Office for anyone who is interested in running for this year’s town election on May 5. Papers are available until March 29 and must be returned by April 9.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

HEATH — As the Selectboard and Finance Committee develop the town’s budget for fiscal year 2026 and plan capital purchases for future years, Highway Superintendent Tyson Howard wants them to keep in mind that the town desperately needs a new dump truck, which could cost as much as $110,927.

As a former federal worker (veteran), I wanted to submit to DOGE (Defending Oligarchs Grandiose Egos) my five bullet points on what I accomplished last week.

HEATH — Residents can prepare for St. Patrick’s Day with “A Celtic Celebration” at the Heath Free Public Library, located at 18 Jacobs Road, on Saturday, March 1, at 3 p.m.

HEATH — Nomination papers for the May town election are now available by contacting Town Clerk Mary Sumner at 413-337-4934, ext. 006 or townclerk@townofheath.org. Papers with 20 signatures from registered voters must be returned to Sumner’s office by March 29 for the name to appear on the ballot.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

With a large-scale power outage continuing to impact Hawley, Charlemont, Heath, Monroe and Rowe on Tuesday, multiple communities opened up warming centers for residents and Hawley declared a state of emergency.

For some of those traditionally marginalized in this country, a bit of good news! If you are one of about 19 million convicted felons, you can now hold your head up high and dream big, even attaining the highest office in the land.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

HEATH — Local quilters helping North Carolina hurricane victims have already surpassed their goal and finished 14 quilts, and they have no intention of slowing down.

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 were...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

HEATH — Just in time for the end-of-year deadline, the Selectboard allocated the last of the town’s $15,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money toward checking items off its to-do list for furthering the salt shed project while also covering the...