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Would a Trump supporter explain to me why, if the National Guard can be called out to protect ICE enforcement, why wasn’t it called out when the U.S. Capital was being attacked? He says he has the power today, 2025. He also had it in 2020 but didn’t use it when our nation’s Congress was overrun. It was a demonstration that got so out of hand that people did die. That leads to the question of what’s more important: ensuring the peaceful passage of a democracy’s power or making sure police can grab up criminals?
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
The towns of Shelburne and Ashfield have been awarded a total of $30,000 in Municipal Energy Technical Assistance (META) grants from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources to support clean energy project planning.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
SHELBURNE — Having made progress toward its affordable housing goals, Shelburne may see smaller Community Development Block Grant awards in the future.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
COLRAIN — A regional ambulance service for western Franklin County may be inching closer to fruition after years of discussion.
ASHFIELD — A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on Sunday, June 8, to celebrate the opening of Ashfield’s new tennis courts at Belding Memorial Park.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
BUCKLAND — For Mohawk Trail’s Class of 2025, graduation marked the end of 12 years of hard work and learning, and the beginning of their next chapter.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
SHELBURNE — Residents want town officials and engineers to consider potential impacts on abutters as they begin planning for the repair or replacement of an old bridge on Bardwell’s Ferry Road at Dragon Brook.
By DOMENIC POLI
SHELBURNE — The Shelburne Falls Memorial Day Committee’s plan to use a rotating system to honor the four local men who were killed fighting in Vietnam will continue on Monday when Specialist Ronald E. Wissman is celebrated during Memorial Day festivities.
Shame on the United States for its deafening silence in the face of the ongoing savage and relentless war being waged against Palestinians in Gaza. As the world witnesses the ever-mounting civilian casualties, the wanton destruction of homes, hospitals, and schools, the withholding of food aid, and the desperate cries of the Palestinian people, the U.S. government’s refusal to speak out or act decisively is a stain on its conscience and its global standing.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
SHELBURNE — With no contested races, Tuesday’s town election ushered in a new Selectboard member, Rodney McBride, and saw write-in votes decide the fate of four positions with no candidates on the ballot.
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.
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
SHELBURNE — Rodney McBride, 69, is seeking a three-year term on the Selectboard in an uncontested race.
By DIANE BRONCACCIO
SHELBURNE — In a two-night session that saw votes on 39 warrant articles, Annual Town Meeting voters adopted a nearly $6.24 million budget for fiscal year 2026, approved a new bylaw regulating short-term rentals, and set parameters for large-scale battery energy storage systems.
SHELBURNE — After tackling the financial articles on the Annual Town Meeting warrant, Shelburne voters agreed to continue the meeting to tonight (Wednesday, May 7) at 6:30 p.m. in the second-floor auditorium at Memorial Hall to take up the remaining articles that address zoning bylaws and a short-term rental bylaw.
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 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 — 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.
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