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Paul Mark’s staff hosting office hours BUCKLAND — State Sen. Paul Mark’s staff will hold office hours on Tuesdays, June 13 and 27, from 10 a.m. to noon at Buckland Town Hall.Constituents of Mark’s Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire District...

Cemetery walk set for Sunday COLRAIN — The Catamount Hill Association will host a cemetery walk on Sunday, May 21, to explore the lives of some early Colrain residents who are interred in West Branch Cemetery.The walk will explore the lives behind...

By BELLA LEVAVI

COLRAIN — After months of scrambling to identify funding and engineering services, the Colrain Sewer District has received an earmark in the state budget from state Sen. Paul Mark, D-Becket, and assistance from the engineering firm RCAP...

Arise, all people who have hearts.Our children shall not be taken from us so that some can own weapons of war. The right to bear arms in a well-regulated militia is not the same as unlimited access to every kind of weapon capable of shredding our...

Julia Ward Howe’s original Mother’s Day Proclamation was a call to action. In this time of such excessive gun violence the relevance is glaring. Many have been devoting their lives to this for years. I admittedly have not. This is not anti-gun, not...

May 11: Meet the Candidates Night SHELBURNE — In cooperation with the Senior Center, the town will hold a “Meet the Candidates Night” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, at the Senior Center, 7 Main St. Meet the candidates running for elected positions...

By BELLA LEVAVI

COLRAIN — While he didn’t register to have his name on the ballot, lifelong resident Kevin Worden won the constable position in Tuesday’s election, garnering 116 votes in a write-in campaign. The 237 voters who cast their ballots made for an 18% voter...

By BELLA LEVAVI

COLRAIN — While there are no candidates on the ballot to fill Mike Slowinski’s Selectboard seat, Emily Thurber has announced a write-in campaign to fill the position.The election is set for Tuesday, May 2. Polls will be open from noon to 7 p.m. at the...

By BELLA LEVAVI

COLRAIN — While lifelong Colrain resident Greg Herzig might have had a “gruff” appearance, his friends and family members say anyone who had even a brief interaction with him discovered his teddy-bear demeanor.“If there is a Harley heaven, he is in...

By BELLA LEVAVI

COLRAIN — Keeping in mind the uncertainties of weather and residents’ busy schedules, the organizer of “Spruce It Up Colrain,” held for the first time last year, is expanding the community cleanup to be a month-long activity.The event, held on Earth...

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,...

Intersection sewer work startingSHELBURNE FALLS — GEG Associates plans to start sewer work at the intersection of Bridge and Main streets during the week of April 10.Precast concrete structures will be delivered on Monday and stored along the edge of...

Noble, Weisblat holding spring-themed concert CHARLEMONT — Jerry Noble and Tinky Weisblat are teaming up for a free spring-themed concert on Wednesday, April 12, at 10:30 a.m. at the Charlemont Federated Church, 175 Main St. This program is sponsored...

By EMILEE KLEIN and LIESEL NYGARD

A new broadband network for Colrain, Charlemont, Heath, Leyden and Rowe that prevents major outages and improves the resiliency of internet access will be completed by June 30.The system creates three backhauls and a 10-gigabyte circuit connection...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — Representatives with the state Department of Transportation have provided feedback about the intersection of Frankton Road and Route 112, informing town officials that modifications at this location are not considered a priority.“It’s not...

By BELLA LEVAVI

COLRAIN — Two transfers from free cash will come before voters at a Special Town Meeting next week. The meeting to discuss two warrant articles will be held on Tuesday, March 21, at 7 p.m. at Colrain Central School. The first article, and the reason...

The Recorder seems to pride itself on maintaining a chorus of negative commentators and essayists. Their theme is steady and consistent: The many shortcomings of America, its form of government and free/open market economy. According to those...

Lenten Discussion Series coming to Shelburne SHELBURNE — The First Congregational Church of Shelburne will host the fourth session of the Lenten Discussion Series on Wednesday, March 22, at 7 p.m. This talk will be presented by the Rev. Randy Calvo,...

By BELLA LEVAVI

COLRAIN — The Police Department and officials hope to mitigate issues of speeding in town, with likely solutions involving adding more speed limit signs and increasing traffic enforcement.The issue was discussed during a recent Selectboard meeting,...

By BELLA LEVAVI

The Colrain and Shelburne selectboards rejected two change orders from Bourgeois Wrecking & Excavation Inc. that would increase the bill to tear down four buildings near the town line by $5,000 for each town, a move the company said came after...