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By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

When Shelburne resident Elisha Poulin gave a public presentation recently about biodynamic farming and gardening, there were occasional quizzical expressions on the faces of some attendees. Yet I was primed to listen with an open mind, thanks to a comment made last fall by Greenfield resident Ryan Nestor, who I interviewed for a story about growing sweet potatoes.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — Residents will be asked to weigh in on bylaws, budgets and dump trucks at Annual Town Meeting.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — The Selectboard and Finance Committee have agreed to scale back the proposed budget cuts for the Arms Library.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — An online petition seeking to remove Detective Tucker Jenkins from the Shelburne Police Department following an investigation into his relationship with a Mohawk Trail Regional School student has gathered 158 signatures.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — In a swift seven-minute Special Town Meeting on Tuesday, 11 Shelburne voters unanimously approved all three articles on the warrant, allowing for the transfer of opioid settlement funds and Community Preservation Act funding to the proper accounts.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — The newly opened Hilltown Children’s Center has a mission: building a foundation of self-confidence, individualism and fun for children, while expanding the child care options available in Franklin County.

SHELBURNE — The Town Clerk’s Office will offer additional voter registration hours on Thursday, April 10, from 10:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. for those who are not currently registered to vote in Shelburne but would like to attend the April 22 Special Town Meeting.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — Tucker Jenkins will keep his job as a Shelburne police detective, following a 10-week investigation into the relationship between Jenkins and a student at Mohawk Trail Regional School.

The wanton destructiveness of unelected, unconfirmed Elon Musk and his dodgy minions will result in no savings to the federal government, only long-term damage. Firing Pentagon employees so more can be spent on drones doesn’t make our country safer; it merely enriches certain favored defense contractors at the expense of veterans and other workers.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — The Community Preservation Committee is recommending voters fund four projects, including replacing an elementary school playground and replacing the Arms Library elevator, for a total of $154,000, at this year’s Annual Town Meeting.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — Voters will be asked to take care of a few administrative tasks, including transferring opioid settlement funds to new accounts and setting priorities for Community Preservation Act funding, during a Special Town Meeting on April 22.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SHELBURNE — When it comes to the future of Franklin County farms, there’s so many options: they can be placed under an Agricultural Preservation Restriction, donated to a local conservation agency or sold to the next generation.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — Police say the driver who crashed into a ravine off Brook Road Thursday night was uninjured.

CHARLEMONT — The Hawlemont Agriculture and You (HAY) program will host a presentation on Saturday, March 22, detailing what residents can do to help pollinators thrive. The event will be at 10 a.m at Hawlemont Regional School.

SHELBURNE — The Cultural Council has awarded $6,955 in grants to fund a range of projects and programs in the arts, humanities and sciences in 2025.

By COLIN A. YOUNG

From Brockton to Buckland and Northfield to Newton, more than 60 municipal officials are asking lawmakers to take swift action to allow them to continue to hold remote and hybrid public meetings beyond the upcoming March 31 expiration of that pandemic-era policy.

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

SHELBURNE — More people and more money. That’s what first responders say they need to keep up with outdoor recreation tourism, which is straining their departments.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

SHELBURNE – A Vermont man was arrested in Keene, New Hampshire, for allegedly breaking into Aubuchon Hardware two weeks ago and stealing goods and cash.

By ALAN HARRIS