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By CHRIS LARABEE
DEERFIELD — Eternal Life Yoga & Wellness is putting down roots in the valley.
By CHRIS LARABEE
SPRINGFIELD — A South Deerfield resident was arrested this week on assault charges for allegedly spitting in the face of a federal agent.
By CHRIS LARABEE
BOSTON — When flooding devastated the Pioneer Valley in summer 2023, it took an extraordinary partnership between the state, nonprofits and private individuals to quickly bring millions of dollars in aid to those affected.
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Long-dormant plans for Elm Street upgrades are soon coming to the village, as the town received a $500,000 Complete Streets construction grant.
By CHRIS LARABEE
DEERFIELD — As budget season begins to ramp up, Deerfield residents got a financial refresher Thursday evening at the first of several community conversations.
By CHRIS LARABEE
DEERFIELD — The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association has begun a multiyear effort to bring to life a project exploring the experiences of Lucy Terry Prince, the earliest identified African American writer. The work began last Saturday on the first day of Black History Month.
By CHRIS LARABEE
Civil rights activists, war tax refusers, supporters of local agriculture and advocates of simple living Wally and Juanita Nelson left an outsized impact during their decades in Franklin County.
By CHRIS LARABEE
WASHINGTON – The Deerfield woman arrested at the U.S. Capitol this week for telling police she wanted to kill top Republicans conceded to detention on Thursday and a hearing is set for April 1, according to federal court documents.
By CHRIS LARABEE
WASHINGTON — A South Deerfield woman is trying to get released from pretrial detention after her arrest at the U.S. Capitol for allegedly telling police she wanted to kill top Republicans, including billionaire investor Scott Bessent on the day that the Senate confirmed him as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, according to documents filed in federal court.
By CHRIS LARABEE
BOSTON — New legislation filed by state Rep. Natalie Blais seeks the development of minimum statewide quality standards for private wells, as well as the expansion of a financial assistance program for residents trying to remediate wells contaminated by so-called “forever chemicals,” or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
By CHRIS LARABEE
DEERFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals granted the 1888 Building project a variance Thursday evening to allow the modern addition to the structure to exceed the town’s 35-foot height limit.
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — With construction on schedule and on budget, it’s almost time for a new chapter at Tilton Library.
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 — 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
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
Just over a month since Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) benefits were cut by a minimum of 50%, local businesses and advocates for the initiative are hopeful that it will be restored, as farmers, vendors and stores are seeing the effects of reduced benefits.
By CHRIS LARABEE
The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is seeking information about weather-related losses in 2023 and 2024 from farmers across the state as it prepares to report damages to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which will split up $220 million in relief funding among eight states.
By CHRIS LARABEE
DEERFIELD — With screening interviews set for next week, the town expects to have its vacant planning and economic development coordinator role filled in February.
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — With unanimous site plan approval from the Deerfield Planning Board, the 1888 Building rehabilitation and addition project has cleared the last of its major hurdles.The town came before the board on Monday evening for a continuation...
By CHRIS LARABEE
SUNDERLAND — In December 1989, one of the coldest on record in the region, John Sackrey was in Conway with a small team building an addition onto a home.That addition, for an associate working with Berkshire Design Group, kicked off a decades-long...
By CHRIS LARABEE
DEERFIELD — After more than three years in Land Court, a judge has ruled in favor of Deerfield in the case of whether the entirety of the length of Steam Mill Road is a public way.The town and the Billings family have been entangled in the lawsuit...
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