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By CHRIS LARABEE

With help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), businesses across Franklin County will use grant money to increase their capacity and expand the local food supply chain.

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — With the upcoming retirement of the town’s longtime highway superintendent, the Selectboard has kicked off the search process for a replacement.

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — The Selectboard conditionally approved the renewal of Club Castaway’s licenses Tuesday evening, as the business has paid off the majority of money it owed to the town.

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Residents will soon have an opportunity to provide input on a proposed marijuana manufacturing bylaw amendment put forward by Debilitating Medical Condition Treatment Centers (DMCTC).

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Frontier Regional School administrators pitched their revised graduation requirement proposal to the School Committee this week, as schools around the state prepare for the fallout of Question 2.

By CHRIS LARABEE

Editor’s note: To mark the start of a new year, the Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2025. When the calendar flipped to 2024, Conway and Deerfield were...

Staff Report

SUNDERLAND — The Sunderland Men’s Club, South County Senior Center and numerous volunteers came together on Christmas at the First Congregational Church of Sunderland to prepare and deliver more than 110 free meals to seniors in Deerfield, Sunderland...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — A giant wooden cake with hundreds of electric candles, serving as a centerpiece of anniversary celebrations in several area communities, is on its way to another part of Massachusetts.The ceremonial 16-foot tall, 26-foot wide and 1-ton...

As he gets ready to deliver presents next week, Santa Claus will cruise through Franklin County this weekend with two parades, all while collecting last-minute letters up in Bernardston.Both parades will be held on Saturday, Dec. 21, with festivities...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — In what is becoming an annual tradition for community service, the South County Senior Center and the Sunderland Men’s Club are once again coming together to offer Christmas Day meals to older adults in Deerfield, Sunderland and Whately...

Whately Congregational Church hosting annual living nativity scene WHATELY — The Whately Congregational Church’s annual living nativity scene returns this weekend with live animals included.The annual Christmas event began in the mid-1990s and brings...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — The Selectboard adopted a single tax rate for all properties in town of $13.34 per $1,000 valuation for fiscal year 2025, representing a roughly 2.5% decrease from the previous year.The decision came following an extended discussion...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — With funding for a feasibility study in hand, progress on the former Center School’s rehabilitation will start picking up steam in 2025.With a $14,000 grant match in hand following approval at the Nov. 12 Special Town Meeting, Town...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — With the incoming presidential administration campaigning on transformational changes to the way government functions, the Whately Selectboard issued a statement this week reaffirming its commitment to serving residents.Brought forward by...

Friends of the Field Memorial Library Giving Tree up through Dec. 18 CONWAY — The Friends of the Field Memorial Library’s Giving Tree is now up for residents, as the group seeks to support the Hilltown Churches Food Pantry and families for the fourth...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With the scope and price of Frontier Regional School’s fire alarm replacement project changing, requests are coming before each of the four community’s selectboards to allocate more money.The district previously allocated $200,000 of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Electronic voting tabulators will soon be coming to Whately, however, it is unclear whether the community will actually use them for future elections without first getting resident input.The Selectboard approved using $2,000 in American...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Head on through the saloon doors and meet Ernest and Ernest at Frontier Regional School this weekend, as the theater program throws a western twist on Oliver Wilde’s 1895 classic “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Attendees are...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — A $100 million fund to support the health and resilience of the Connecticut River watershed, including money that would go toward improving aging flood controls and dikes and upgrading water and sewer systems, is being sought by area...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Residents approved numerous housekeeping articles at Tuesday’s Special Town Meeting, such as cleaning up Whately’s zoning bylaws and matching a grant to fund a feasibility study of the former Center School.In an approximately 42-minute...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — As schools continue to address the mental and social-emotional needs of students following the pandemic, Frontier Regional School is inviting parents and caregivers to a presentation featuring a specialist who focuses on anxiety...