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By MADISON SCHOFIELD
With a large-scale power outage continuing to impact Hawley, Charlemont, Heath, Monroe and Rowe on Tuesday, multiple communities opened up warming centers for residents and Hawley declared a state of emergency.
By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
HAWLEY — A patient was treated for smoke inhalation out of an “abundance of caution,” after a shed attached to a home on West Hawley Road caught fire Monday morning, according to Hawley Fire Lt. Hussain Hamdan.
By TINKY WEISBLAT
Charles Cutler of Hawley first became fascinated by the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa in the early 1960s when Cutler was in Lisbon on a Fulbright Scholarship. Pessoa turned into one of his favorite writers to teach as a professor at Smith College for more than 40 years.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
HAWLEY — Thursday was a National Day of Mourning in honor of President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100, and even in the small town of Hawley, residents reflected on and celebrated the life of America’s 39th president.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
The Smithsonian is coming to the Mohawk Trail Regional School. The school has been selected to host the traveling “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” exhibit in spring 2025.
Colrain seeks new members for Cultural Council COLRAIN — The Cultural Council is looking for new members.The Colrain Cultural Council is responsible for the distribution of annual funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council in support of cultural...
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
Editor’s note: To mark the start of a new year, the Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2025. Details about projects in the western part of the county will...
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
HEATH — The Colrain, Heath and Hawley selectboards have approved lowering their tax rates for the 2025 fiscal year.Colrain residents can expect a rate of $18.26 per $1,000 of assessed value and an average bill $4,421. Heath residents can expect a rate...
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
HAWLEY — While town officials work out how to address Hawley’s ambulance needs, Colrain will step in and cover emergency calls for the foreseeable future.Hawley has been without a primary ambulance provider since last January, when its contracted...
By TINKY WEISBLAT
Sometimes the introductory essays I write for this column seem at first to have nothing to do with food. I promise that if you read patiently, you’ll get a recipe at the end of this one.A couple of months ago, as I was giving a talk to a library about...
By CHRIS LARABEE
Restoration of Elmer’s Store in Ashfield, roadwork around the region and downtown management services in three towns around Franklin County are on the way thanks to more than $10.3 million in grants coming to Franklin County and the North Quabbin,...
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
HAWLEY — After about nine months serving as Hawley’s primary ambulance service, the Shelburne Falls Fire District has announced it will no longer be answering calls in Hawley after Nov. 25.As a potential solution to its ambulance needs, the town is...
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
A new conservation agent has been hired to serve the towns of Ashfield, Buckland, Hawley, Whately and Williamsburg.Greenfield resident Kelly Kowal was chosen out of 27 applicants. A hiring committee consisting of representatives from each town...
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
HAWLEY — Voters will see a familiar face when they’re casting their ballots this November. Pamela Shrimpton, retired town clerk, will return to her role temporarily to fulfill election duties after Town Clerk Donna Lemoine resigned earlier this week....
By AALIANNA MARIETTA
HAWLEY — With four decades having passed since the Hawley Volunteer Fire Department was founded in 1984, current and former firefighters and their neighbors took the opportunity to take a step back and soak in the distance between where they stand...
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
HAWLEY — The Hawley Volunteer Fire Department is turning 40 years old, and to celebrate, members are inviting everyone to a party on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 2 p.m.The event will be held at the Hawley Grove, located at 327 East Hawley Road.The department...
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
The steering committee tasked with overseeing a sustainability study that examines the various challenges faced by the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont Regional school districts is ready to move into Phase 3, which will entail a deeper analysis of the data...
By TINKY WEISBLAT
Growing up spending summers down the road from composer, conductor, and teacher Alice Parker in Hawley, I didn’t know how lucky I was. I assumed everyone attended festive pot-luck parties at which grownups and children alike dressed in costume, ate...
By HUSSAIN A. HAMDAN
A State House News Service article in the Recorder on Aug. 13, “Gun law opponents start repeal campaign,” contains factual inaccuracies and evident bias.The article claims the recent firearms legislation from July added schools to the list of places...
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
HAWLEY — The Sons and Daughters of Hawley will welcome attendees to the annual Hawley Day reunion on Sunday, Aug. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is “kind of a mishmash of different things,” as described by Hawley Administrative Assistant Tinky...
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
HAWLEY — The driver of a 10-wheel dump truck escaped serious injuries on Wednesday morning after his vehicle rolled over in the area of the hairpin turn on East Hawley Road, dumping a load of asphalt onto the roadway that also spilled into Bozrah...
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