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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Fundraising efforts are underway to replace Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School’s three playgrounds.Principal Hayley Gilmore said the current playground structures have run the course of their lifespan.“There’s a lot of broken...

By ALAN HARRIS

 Now let the music play, the choir sing, lift our hearts up on magical wings. Feet dance, our spirits twirl. Let good feelings reign, love’s passion unfurl.And so I approach the Christmas season wishing all our readers peace and prosperity of spirit...

As part of the Shelburne Falls Welcome Committee, a group working to bring Syrian refugees (the Rimeh family) to our region, I want to thank the Recorder for your article and interview with our committee’s coordinator, Jackie Walsh. Given the recent...

Recital Chorus hosting annual holiday concert SHELBURNE FALLS — The Recital Chorus, directed by Margery Heins, will present its 29th annual holiday concert on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Church, located at 17 Severance St.The chorus is...

By PASTOR BENJIMAN DURFEE

During the last two months of the year, we’re usually overwhelmed with messages to be jolly, we’re expected to show up for events with cheerful smiles, and we’re constantly surrounded by the joyous sounds of the holiday season. And while this is a...

By SHERRY COWDREY

Now that Vice President Kamala Harris will never be President Harris, she should do America a favor and become a recluse so we won’t have to hear that cackle ever again.Honestly, this woman has been bizarre from the get-go. She’s never made any sense...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — A group of local residents are raising money to help a Syrian refugee family that hopes to move to the village.With help from community members and $24,250 in donations, the Rimeh brothers and their families will join relatives in...

Sen. Mark’s staff holding office hoursBUCKLAND — State Sen. Paul Mark’s staff will hold office hours on Thursday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon at Buckland Town Hall, 17 State St.Residents of any of the 57 municipalities in the Berkshire, Hampden,...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — After a cloudy, rainy week, the village experienced a bit of holiday magic on Friday evening as hundreds of people swarmed Bridge Street for the 39th annual Moonlight Magic event. Marching from The Mill at Shelburne Falls down Conway...

When I was a young man the country was divided. The issue was American imperialism, and in particular Vietnam.How did this affect me? Well my country wanted me to quit my job and carry a gun through the rice paddies of Vietnam. Why? To fight an enemy...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Moonlight Magic is back for its 39th year of celebrating light and community. The annual festival will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 29 in downtown Shelburne Falls. The village will  be transformed into a winter wonderland where visitors can view...

Indoor pickleball coming to Jacobs Road Municipal Center HEATH — Pickleball enthusiasts will not have to wait until it’s warm again to enjoy a game at the Heath Center courts. The Parks and Recreation Committee is creating an indoor court at the...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Repairs to the Bridge of Flowers are underway and on track for completion with a bridge reopening set for next summer. Crews are currently excavating old soil from the bridge which will allow for the northern section to be demolished...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — After years of planning, the West County Senior Services District is nearing the finish line and will officially begin providing services to elderly residents of Ashfield, Buckland and Shelburne on July 1. With the existing...

By VIRGINIA RAY

Benjiman Durfee, the newest pastor at Trinity Church in Shelburne Falls, “tried to ignore the call” to ministry for years, but his college job as director of music ministry at the First United Methodist Church in Westfield changed that.A native of...

By DOMENIC POLI

On Oct. 22, 2005, the Recorder’s Life & Times section featured a full-page article by Karen P. Chynoweth, with a color photo of an 18-year-old woman and the headline “Nearly famous.” The piece told the story of Shelburne Falls native Kate Corriero,...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

A New Hampshire glass blower and rug hooker has a new exhibit on display at the Shelburne Arts Co-op. Peter Bott’s “Wool and Glass” collection will be on display through Nov. 25.Bott has been an artist his entire life, and said he was inspired by his...

By DOMENIC POLI

Though participation in veterans service organizations has waned considerably in the decades following World War II and the conflicts in Korea and Vietnam, group leaders in Franklin County say membership remains strong and the door is open to any...