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Franklin County towns back paint recycling bill
07-26-2024 3:50 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Towns across Franklin County have signed letters in support of a paint recycling bill that advocates say could save municipalities money and help protect the environment.Bernardston, Northfield, Montague, Deerfield, Sunderland and Hawley have signed...


Franklin County transitions to new interoperable radio system
07-23-2024 11:14 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

Local and state partners are celebrating the transition to a new statewide radio network that will allow for faster emergency responses and enhanced coordination.The upgraded Commonwealth of Massachusetts Interoperable Radio System (CoMIRS) is the...


Yankee Candle consolidation prompts loss of 100 jobs
07-13-2024 9:32 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Newell Brands, Yankee Candle’s parent company, announced Monday that Sept. 9 will be the last day of operations at its distribution facility at 27 Yankee Candle Way.The news of an official date to end distribution operations there...


Franklin County vets: Little spike in pets consuming pot since legalization
07-08-2024 3:17 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

Area veterinarians say there has been no drastic increase in the number of pets brought in with cannabis in their systems since it was legalized in Massachusetts, though more of the animals’ owners are willing to admit their dog or cat got into their...


Sportsman’s Corner: Antlerless permit deadline is July 16
06-27-2024 2:27 PM

By Mike RocheLocal observations seem to indicate that locally, whitetail numbers are good. Does are dropping fawns and again remind you to leave young wildlife where you find it. Whitetail does leave fawns unattended for long periods of time while...


Libraries still in the business of books, but embrace growing role as community ‘third space’
04-01-2024 5:01 PM

By MAX BOWEN

Tilton Library Director Candace Bradbury-Carlin said that in recent years, libraries have grown beyond a place to study or get books and into a “third space,” serving their patrons in new and diverse ways.At the South Deerfield library, this could...


Franklin County lodging managers say a lack of rooms is impacting tourist trade
03-31-2024 5:00 PM

By BELLA LEVAVI

When Brolin Winning owned Smokey Bro’s BBQ on the Mohawk Trail several years ago, tons of tourists who stopped at his Shelburne establishment for a bite to eat had the same question for him.“Every single weekend, people would ask us if there was a...


Sen. Comerford talks health care legislation with region’s physicians
03-15-2024 3:55 PM

By LIESEL NYGARD

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Before a room filled with local health care professionals, state Sen. Jo Comerford shared details about legislation she’s filed this session in hopes of bolstering the health care system to “do well by” those physicians and, in turn,...


Yankee Candle settles $1.2M class action lawsuit over time clock rounding
03-08-2024 5:00 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SPRINGFIELD — More than 2,400 current and former Yankee Candle employees are eligible to split $1.2 million from a class action lawsuit brought forward by an employee alleging the company failed to pay workers for “thousands of hours of work” due to...


Yankee Candle’s South Deerfield distribution facility to close by end of 2024
01-10-2024 5:04 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Newell Brands, the parent company of Yankee Candle, is planning to close its distribution facility in South Deerfield by the end of 2024.In a statement, a spokesperson for Newell Brands said the company is focusing on consolidating...


Slew of farm bills advancing on Beacon Hill
01-02-2024 3:07 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

A permanent disaster relief fund to assist farmers devastated by acts of nature, and providing farmers more flexibility for using their properties once they are protected in the Agricultural Preservation Restriction program, are bills the state...


Sportsman’s Corner: Headed up north
11-16-2023 5:00 PM

By Mike RocheBack in the 60s, during my impressionable youth, the second week of November was a very special time. It was not only special to me, but to many other young men at Mahar Regional who knew that this was the start of deer hunting season in...


Pioneer Valley river watchdogs receive state funds
04-28-2023 5:15 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE and DOMENIC POLI

Local watchdogs of our rivers will have additional tools at their disposal through a state grant intended to provide water-quality monitoring equipment for the Deerfield and Connecticut rivers.The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection...


Sportsman’s Corner: Dropped antlers
01-19-2023 3:21 PM

By Mike RocheIt seems like one of the fastest growing outdoor pursuits is shed hunting. Whitetail deer drop or shed their antlers (they are not true horns) each year. That process can happen anytime after the peak of the rut in November. All animals...

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