Search Results

Keyword search: Northfield

By MARGOT FLECK

It is difficult to dislodge even a whimsical memory after it has escaped the shadowy fringes of the inner life and bored itself into consciousness. Side by side with the Christian image of resurrection, the unbidden memory of my child self in an Easter outfit, a pink seersucker suit and little white hat with a perky flower attached, challenged me to make a story out of this apparent incongruity.

By DOMENIC POLI

NORTHFIELD — The Open Space Committee recently announced its former chair as the 2024 Citizen Stewardship Award winner.

BERNARDSTON — The Bernardston Kiwanis Club is finishing up its annual chicken pot pie fundraiser series this weekend with all proceeds supporting The United Arc.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — While opponents continue to assert the “overwhelming negative environmental impact” of FirstLight Hydro Generating Co.’s facilities, the state Department of Environmental Protection argues the conditions set through its water quality certification offer “more protections for the Connecticut River than ever before.”

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN and MADISON SCHOFIELD

Help wanted: the communities of Turners Falls, Shelburne Falls and Northfield are seeking a rural downtown coordinator to work on a state-funded downtown revitalization pilot program.

By JUDY WAGNER

It’s not possible to protest the weather. March is officially the unsettled lion/lamb month, so we mostly give it a pass. With April we attempt to gloss over its tendency to be damp (“April showers bring May flowers”); still frustration builds after some number of grey and chill days with only a few bedraggled daffodils brave enough to show their faces. On top of the more familiar seasonal anomalies, we are hearing about many “out of season” events — too much rain, twisters, snow and sleet — all vagaries related to climate disruption. While we may feel like sounding off, we know we won’t find much relief hollering into the wind.

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — For nearly a quarter of a century, Carolyn Baskowski has welcomed students into Northfield Elementary School.

Highest Honor: Aaron Archer, Ahnna Berthiaume, Layla Coffin, Ariah Dikeman, Emma Goulding, Samuel Lawler, Evangeline Lewis, Deveney Pillsbury, Gianna Shattuck, Hannah Skorupa, Aza Thompson, Amy VanDoren, Gabrielle Warriner Cardin and Brooke Welcome.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

The Greenfield-based Franklin Regional Council of Governments and the Mass Rural Water Association in Northfield have been awarded a total of $85,419 as part of the state’s inaugural Drought Resiliency and Water Efficiency Grant Program.

On March 13, Red Fire Farms joined a federal lawsuit with seven other farms, contesting the federal government’s freeze of grants and reimbursements affecting farms. Seven days later, on March 20, ICE arrested four Red Fire Farm workers at their homes in Springfield. ICE surrounded one home with 20 law enforcement vehicles. Two of the workers were arrested in front of their children after ICE agents reportedly broke through their front doors. Other family members present at the raid were threatened. The ICE personnel had no arrest warrants, although, by law, warrants are required for such forced entry.

By DOMENIC POLI

NORTHFIELD — Nearly a week after the dissolution of a plan to purchase a facility in Bernardston to house Northfield EMS, that agency’s chief was authorized this week to acquire quotes on studying the feasibility of a temporary structure at 41 Main St., the site of its current home.

NORTHFIELD — Northfield EMS Chief Matt Wolkenbreit will lead a free “Lifesaver Awareness” training at Dickinson Memorial Library on Thursday, April 17, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

By GUSTAVO ATENCIO FLORES

NORTHFIELD — Home organization can feel like a daunting task, especially after years of collecting items.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

NORTHFIELD — After achieving the necessary Special Town Meeting support in November, the town’s plan to purchase Valley Concrete & Construction’s facility at 546 Northfield Road in Bernardston to serve as a new home for Northfield EMS has fallen through.

BERNARDSTON — Cub Scout packs 3 and 18 are hosting their annual pinewood derby on Saturday, April 5, at Bernardston Elementary School, 37 School Road.

The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District is collaborating with the towns of Leverett, Montague, Northfield and Warwick next month to hold special recycling collections for blocky Styrofoam packing material.

BERNARDSTON — With Pioneer Valley Regional School’s seventh and eighth grade classes preparing to head to New York City to see “The Outsiders” on Broadway, the Bernardston Kiwanis Club is dedicating its monthly chicken pot pie fundraiser to closing the financial gap.

This is in response to the March 22 Recorder article “Abutters speak out on proposed dog shelter.” I have been a volunteer at the Franklin County sheriff’s office dog shelter for over 12 years, almost from its inception. I was at the meeting in Deerfield on March 20 and thought I was going to have to stand up and sing the praises of the shelter.

The Six Town Regionalization Planning Board is looking for a name for the proposed combined school districts of Pioneer Valley Regional School and Gill-Montague.

By JUDY WAGNER

Oh, days of uncertainty! By nature, March leaves us in doubt. To look at the landscape is to see uncertainty and confusion. Is the grass greening or is it my willful imagination? Will it stay warmer or will we be blanketed in snow again? Are the tree buds swelling or staying firmly, tightly, safely wrapped?