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Friends of Deerfield and Deerfield 350th Committee burying time capsule SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Friends of Deerfield and the town’s 350th Committee are burying a 350th anniversary time capsule on Saturday, June 8, at 11:30 a.m. at the South Deerfield...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — Thanks to a Massachusetts Department of Transportation grant, the South County Senior Center will one day be able to say it has a fleet of vehicles.The regional senior center serving Deerfield, Sunderland and Whately received $90,800 to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With so much happening in the world — a pandemic, wars and countless other issues at home and abroad — it’s natural to want to block out the noise, but Congressman Jim McGovern urged the 96 Frontier Regional School graduates Friday...

I, as the coordinator of the event and the people who helped, am blown away with the expert Memorial Day weekend coverage and photography your newspaper did. Thank you!In a brief conversation with local photographer Christopher Evans, I explained I...

By SAM FERLAND

HATFIELD — Bicyclists will be able to savor the local scenery while learning about the struggles farmers in the Connecticut River Valley are facing as they pedal a flat 12-mile loop on a guided tour of three different farms.This is the first year that...

By LIESEL NYGARD

WHATELY — While Whately’s annual Memorial Day parade came and went as is tradition on Sunday, this year’s proceedings marked a particularly special occasion for World War II veteran Walter Harubin.Harubin, 103, was honored as Whately’s oldest veteran...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — While an exact cause is unknown, a joint investigation by the state Department of Fire Services and the Whately Fire Department has concluded the Rainbow Motel fire early Saturday morning was likely accidental.Department of Fire Services...

WHATELY – A fire at the Rainbow Motel at 64 State Road shortly after midnight early Saturday morning has left 17 people without a home, though all of the residents in the building evacuated without getting hurt. Whately Police officers were the first...

Deerfield Lion’s Club donates $4,500 to South County EMS SOUTH DEERFIELD — In honor of the Deerfield Lions Club’s 78th birthday, the club has donated $4,500 to South County EMS, which allowed the agency to purchase four new medical bags.“We are really...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

It wasn’t easy for road races to recover following the pandemic. But when you have local support like the WMass Mother's Day Half Marathon in Whately, things can get right back to pre-COVID levels.The 14th running of the Mother’s Day Half Marathon...

The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District is holding a “Clean Sweep” Bulky Waste Recycling Day on Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to noon at three locations, including one new spot this year.Instead of the Northfield Highway Garage, the Erving...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — With contract negotiations complete, the community’s newest town administrator will be returning to the Pioneer Valley in June.Swampscott Assistant Town Administrator and Easthampton native Peter Kane will take the reins in Whately on June...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Ahead of Monday’s Deerfield election and Whately’s June election, voters got a chance to speak with the Selectboard candidates about a swath of issues at the South County Senior Center on Friday.Seniors got a chance to talk taxes,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — After interviewing both town administrator finalists last week, the Selectboard voted to conditionally offer the role to Swampscott’s current assistant town administrator, pending a background check and successful contract negotiations.Peter...

Speaking as a Frontier student, if I think of a perfect political voting system, I think of everyone having a voice and fighting for what they believe in. I have a strong feeling that most of you feel the same way. With many people having the choice...

Residents clean Upper Road in Deerfield DEERFIELD — Ahead of Earth Day’s town cleanup, a group of eight folks set out on Upper Road to help Greenfield Community College student Tom Alber complete his final project for the Outdoor Leadership Program.In...

By CHRIS LARABEE

When Sunderland residents head to their Annual Town Meeting on Friday, they’ll vote on the town’s budget, some bylaw changes and a citizen’s petition with a unique twist, as the residents who brought the article forward can’t actually vote on...

From the river to the seaThere could be peace and harmonyTwo small countries hand in handCould make a rich and happy landFrom the river to the seaThat’s the way it ought to beBut local leaders must be soughtWhose goals cannot be boughtFor whom the...

By JACOB NELSON

“Compost is not soil, but it makes your soil better,” says Mike Mahar, owner of Bear Path Compost in Whately. “It adds life to it. If you’re going to take something out of the soil by harvesting, you should put something back in, and compost is...

Last day to register to vote in Deerfield is April 19; Conway and Whately deadline on the horizon While the deadline to register to vote in Sunderland’s annual town election has passed, there is still time to register to vote in the three other...