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By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

The 1875 murder of a Civil War veteran named Joseph Riley Farnsworth is a story that is often forgotten in the annals of Colrain history, according to Catamount Hill Association historian Prentice Crosier.Farnsworth was coming back from a trip to...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — A steady flow of art is arriving to the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center at 53 Main St. this week for the Colrain Historical Society’s fifth annual Colrain on Canvas.The show, to be held Saturday, Sept. 21, and Sunday, Sept. 22,...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

COLRAIN — As members of the Colrain Historical Society set their sights on projects to improve building insulation and create a fully accessible restroom for visitors, the need for a fundraiser became clear.Enter the Historical Society’s first-ever...

By BELLA LEVAVI

COLRAIN — Joan McQuade says growing up with an active doctor’s office inside her childhood home didn’t feel strange at the time.“That was just the way it was,” she said simply.This home doctor’s office was where her father, Dr. John “Olie” Olson,...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

SHELBURNE FALLS — The Colrain Historical Society brought locals on “a walk down memory lane” with region-themed art during its second installment of “Colrain on Canvas” on Saturday and Sunday.Hosted at the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center, “Colrain...

By MARY BYRNE

COLRAIN — If you’re finding yourself with a little extra time on your hands these days, it may be worth embracing your inner artist.The Friends of the Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge is seeking submissions to its Covered Bridge Totes & Tees Design...