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By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Staff at the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA) were checking their inboxes on April 2 and found a strange email in the spam folder.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Over the last year, an energy storage solutions research and development company focusing on supercapacitors has been settling into its new facility off routes 5 and 10.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — A peer review for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter’s proposed location off Plain Road East has found no “fatal flaws” that would pose a risk to public health or safety, according to the engineer, but there are some details regarding traffic and noise that need to be addressed.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The town’s new planning and economic development coordinator officially settled into Town Hall on March 24, bringing a background in planning, zoning and grant applications.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — More than $6 million in revenue is expected to come to the town’s coffers over the next 20 years following the March 5 approval of a lease amendment for a solar array on the former landfill on Lee Road.

By CHRIS LARABEE

If you take a look at the spreadsheets on Mason Smith and Tyler Wolkowicz’s computer screens, you might think they’re undertaking an extensive math project.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A dozen residents from the Plain Road East and Mill Village Road neighborhood are expressing concerns about the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter’s proposed building.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A 60-year-old man from South Deerfield was killed Feb. 24 after he was struck by a northbound Amtrak train, according to a spokesperson from the Northwestern district attorney’s office.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Ahead of the March public hearing, Frontier Regional School administrators pitched their fiscal year 2026 draft budget to the full School Committee on Feb. 18.

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

DEERFIELD — Eternal Life Yoga & Wellness is putting down roots in the valley.

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 Jan. 30 and a hearing is set for April 1, according to federal court documents.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With construction on schedule and on budget, it’s almost time for a new chapter at Tilton Library.

By LISA GOODRICH

Richardson’s Candy Kitchen in Deerfield celebrated its 70th anniversary last year. The Woodward family has operated the business since 1983, when they took over where the Richardsons left off. Owner Kathie Williams (née Woodward), grew up in the business, which has always had strong ties with the local farming community.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

DEERFIELD — As Tree House Brewing Co. prepares for its next summer concert series, company representatives met with residents on Jan. 14 to hear their concerns.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Possible rapid loss of both forests and farms in the Connecticut River Valley, as Massachusetts expedites the process for getting renewable energy projects online, is among concerns being addressed for the region’s rural communities in the new climate and energy state law, according to the local legislators who helped craft the legislation.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The long-awaited senior housing project that will serve as one of the key slices of Deerfield’s municipal campus will take a major step forward in January, as the Select Board has approved the release of a request for...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — On a recommendation from the Board of Assessors, the Select Board adopted a single tax rate for fiscal year 2025 of $13.25 per $1,000 valuation this month, an approximately 4.3% decrease from FY24.Sticking with past practices, the Select...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After a national search, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) has found a new executive director right here in the Pioneer Valley. The agency has chosen Jennifer Core, a Warwick resident and farmer with a background...

By CHRIS LARABEE

From 1952 to 2008, children in Deerfield had an opportunity to write letters to Santa Claus and, after some time, a letter from the big man himself would be sent back to the child.Now, decades later after many of the letters were likely forgotten, a...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With folks confined to their homes in the early days of the pandemic, but still looking for local produce, Julia Coffey and her team at Mycoterra Farm branched out to bring products to their doors in the form of Mass Food Delivery.While...