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By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — While the near-completion of the South Deerfield Wastewater Treatment Plant is welcome news for residents, the reveal of a damaged effluent pipe to the Connecticut River is likely less so.As the yearslong project approaches the...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — In an effort to keep up with the rising costs of maintaining the city’s water and sewer infrastructure, water and sewer rates will increase by 8.75% and 9.77%, respectively, on Jan. 1.Currently, the city’s Department of Public Works...

By SHERYL HUNTER

In 2020, the Nashville-based bluegrass band Sister Sadie accomplished what no all-female bluegrass band had ever done: They won the International Bluegrass Music Association Entertainer of the Year award. That honor is only one of the many bestowed on...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The trio behind Waterway Arts has transformed the former Buckingham Rabbits thrift store on Avenue A into a space where artists of all ages and abilities can showcase their work.To start, the art studio and store is showcasing the work...

By SAM DRYSDALE

As House Democrats eye the expansion of its public drinking water service area, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is considering whether the communities where that water comes from should finally get to reap the benefits of the...

Kudos to Katy Eiseman for her call to end public subsidies in Massachusetts for wood-burning power plants [“Must stop subsidizing wood-fired energy,” Recorder, April 4]. Even if woody biomass-burning power plants did not release large amounts of...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Sewer Commission held an emergency meeting Saturday to authorize the rental of a bypass system as a temporary remedy until a failed influent pump can be replaced at the Orange Wastewater Treatment Facility at 295 West Main St.Wastewater...

By SHERYL HUNTER

Watermelon Wednesdays, the acoustic music series that presents concerts and workshops at the historic West Whately Chapel and the Whately Town Hall, will celebrate its 25th year in 2024. Paul Newlin of Whately, a devout music fan, heads up the series,...

The analysis of some of the glitches Massachusetts is currently encountering in our drive to cut greenhouse gas emissions by switching to heat pumps illustrates the complexities of installing a new home heating and air conditioning system (“Public...

Our thanks go out to reporter Bella Levavi and the editors of the Recorder for your wonderfully thorough coverage of important public improvements scheduled for western Franklin County in the upcoming year (“Top News Stories of 2023: Part 1,”...