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May 25th: We remember George Floyd, murdered in Minneapolis at the hands of four police officers. Only because of Darnella Frazier do we know the truth. That 17-year-old courageously videoed Derek Chauvin as he brazenly knelt on Floyd’s neck, while the other cops stood by. On Darnella’s video we watched and heard George Floyd call out “I can’t breathe” while Chauvin choked the life out of him.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — For the fifth year in a row, three area advocacy groups will be standing out on the Sunderland Bridge to mark the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd and keep the racial justice conversation alive in the region.

By EMILEE KLEIN

“Reset!”

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — While final tweaks and changes are expected before the end of June, residents and the Selectboard got a first look at the feasibility study for the Norwottuck North Shared-Use Path Monday evening.

By MICHAEL SEWARD

Amherst College blithely contributed to the housing shortage in Amherst. That was the takeaway of a recent Gazette article about the liberal arts college’s request to demolish two historic properties, which, according to the article, was purchased to prevent a housing development by outbidding private housing developers with $4.3 million in 2003. It’s an astonishing case of wealth and privilege preventing the construction of much-needed housing, regardless of the detriment to others, while irresponsibly allowing two historic homes to fall into a state of disrepair.

DEERFIELD — To facilitate Eversource’s grid enhancement project, Stillwater Road will be closed to all traffic from Upper Road/Stillwater Bridge to Hoosac Road on Thursday, May 8, and Friday, May 9.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — There were no surprises in Sunderland’s town election on Saturday as there were no contested races and just 97 voters went to the polls at the Sunderland Public Library.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Frontier Regional School students will be setting sail into the Gulf of Mexico this weekend when they put on performances of “Wild Kate: A Tale of Revenge at Sea.”

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — For the fourth year in a row, every race on the town election ballot is uncontested.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SUNDERLAND — Residents approved all 20 articles on the Annual Town Meeting warrant on Friday, including a $10.56 million operating budget for fiscal year 2026 and a citizen’s petition to create a land acknowledgement.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — Residents at Friday’s Annual Town Meeting will consider a $10.56 million budget and a $472,173 Community Preservation Act allocation for the proposed restoration of the Graves Memorial Library, as well as a citizen’s petition regarding land acknowledgment.

SUNDERLAND — The Zoning Board of Appeals will continue the public hearing on a proposed 9,100-square-foot retail building that is expected to house a Dollar General at the corner of Route 116 and Clark Mountain Road on Wednesday, May 28.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — The town will avoid dipping into its reserves to address its omission of $409,875 in capital stabilization assessments to taxpayers in fiscal year 2025.

BY CARRIE KLINE

Changes are coming so quickly these days that it’s hard to address anything that isn’t bleeding and burning. And yet, some issues that are urgent are largely silent, that is, until they explode. We are on the brink of disaster. Nothing can compare with the immediate decimation of life on earth as we know it. With this in mind, and motivated by the passage of resolutions in other cities and towns in our area and throughout our commonwealth, nation and world, I am bringing a Resolution in Favor of a Nuclear Weapons Freeze to the Sunderland Town Meeting on April 25.

DEERFIELD — Stillwater Road will be closed to all traffic from Upper Road/Stillwater Bridge to Hoosac Road on Tuesday, April 22, and Wednesday, April 23, for tree removal between houses 193 and 197.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — Police Chief Erik Demetropoulos will be sticking around for the next three years, as the Selectboard has unanimously approved a new contract.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The lights will be a little brighter on Frontier Regional School’s stage this upcoming school year, as the School Committee has approved a $100,000 transfer to replace the auditorium’s lighting.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — For Sunderland Elementary School teacher Jodie Fraser, it’s all about connecting with the students where they’re at and fostering that relationship to help the kids grow emotionally and academically.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier Regional and Union 38 School Committees solidified their policies on access to education, student privacy and immigration enforcement this week.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — When one thinks of high school concerts, they may think of a choir, the marching band or a classical orchestra, but at Frontier Regional School Thursday evening, the public is invited to see a show of a different kind.

By CHRIS LARABEE

The survey results detailing resident feedback on two proposed South County Senior Center sites are in, with Whately as the first choice among the 120 respondents.