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It would be really good if we all had access to a few things we could do to decrease our carbon footprint. In a college town with a very large number of housing complexes, the simplest first step would probably be solar clothes dryers. We used to call...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — In a partnership with the North Star Center for Self-Directed Learning, the Sunderland Public Library is hosting biweekly American Sign Language classes.The immersive experience, led by Willie Ross School for the Deaf outreach instructor...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Once a week, Whately resident Carlotta Thackeray takes a few hours to go to doctor’s appointments, shop for groceries or weed the garden. The twist, however, is these are not for herself, but for elderly residents of South Franklin County through the...

By DAN MURPHY

I remember my excited face smushed up against the car window eagerly taking in the big city of Boston. It was finally the day my family and I were going to see the Red Sox. I couldn’t wait! We drove past Fenway Park and I watched in dismay as it got...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With Sunderland Elementary School’s oil tank nearing the end of its lifespan, the Select Board will use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money to prepare for its replacement.The tank is approaching 30 years old and while it is functioning...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — In hopes of reducing Frontier Regional School’s reliance on fossil fuels, the Deerfield Energy Committee plans to rally its counterparts to work with the school on green planning.Two representatives of Deerfield’s Energy Committee...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — For their continued dedication to serving patrons, including adapting operations on the fly in response to the pandemic, the town’s public library has been awarded a 2022 Star Library rating by Library Journal, a prestigious librarian...

By CHRIS LARABEEE

SUNDERLAND — The first tenants are moving into Sanderson Place as Franklin County’s first new affordable housing complex in years opened its doors on Thursday.Located at 120 North Main St. and featuring 33 wheelchair-accessible apartments, Sanderson...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — What better way to build community than to break bread? Or, in this case, bake it.The fourth, fifth and sixth grade classes at Sunderland Elementary School came together Wednesday morning for one of the school’s first assemblies since the...

By KIM AUDETTE, SUSAN TRIOLO and AARON FALBEL

‘Health care in America is not a right but a commodity,” says Jeneen Interlandi, a contributor to “The 1619 Project,” a book edited by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. Interlandi believes the system is designed to treat those...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Smoke drifting into New England from wildfires in the western United States last summer, tracked by sensors in Holyoke, Greenfield and other area communities, gave residents real-time information about its causing poor air quality.The...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — More than 40 people at the South County Senior Center were treated to a presentation from the Franklin County Regional Housing and Redevelopment Authority Friday morning as it kicked off the application process for Sanderson Place, the...

By LUIS FIELDMAN

SUNDERLAND – Newlyweds Martin Jutres and Micki Kahn had lived in New York City for several years, but about a year ago, they wanted a change. City life had them burned-out, they said.There were several options the young couple considered. Among them...

By JACK SUNTRUP

ABOARD THE THUNDERBUSTER — “Pull the lever and gooooo!” a farmer shouted at Paul Sena, a burly 63-year-old with shoulder-length gray hair who has been flying hot air balloons since 1991.The farmer was brush-hogging goldenrod on his plot in Hatfield on...

Amherst and Sunderland have made commendable commitments to improve recreational opportunities in those communities.A partnership between a neighborhood group and the town resulted in reviving Markert’s Pond, which is part of the 5-acre Pondview...

By ANDY CASTILLO

SUNDERLAND — Officials have big recreation plans for the town’s riverfront property at the end of School Street.“We have spent the past year working with a landscape architect to develop a long-range master plan for the entire 9.5 acres of town-owned...

By ANDY CASTILLO

SUNDERLAND — A local carpenter has built a scaled-down replica of the First Congregational Church of Sunderland as homage to the church and its history.“This is, physically, the same dimensions of the congregational church — except it’s one-inch to...

By MIRANDA DAVIS

SUNDERLAND — A llama assisted the Sunderland Public Library on a mission to get children excited about reading.Debbie Labbe and her 8-year-old llama named Jack paid a visit to the library Saturday, where she taught children facts about llamas and...

By JOSHUA SOLOMON

SUNDERLAND — The town’s voters approved its budget and set the stage for a Proposition 2½ override at the town’s elections next week.On top of a chance to see a potential tax hike in Sunderland, the town also voted to help move forward a project for...