by | Mar 13, 2024 | Franklin County, Local News
SOUTH DEERFIELD — In her March 5 presentation, Shelley Poreda, director of business administration for the Frontier Regional School District, or FRSD, summarized the intentions behind the fiscal year 2025 budget. “Our goal in budget development is to develop a needs...
by | Mar 13, 2024 | Franklin County, Local News
SHUTESBURY — For Jody Jones, this is a special moment for internet connectivity in the Bay State. According to the senior planner at the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, or MBI, a tidal wave of money totaling $400 million is flowing out to towns and cities from both...
by | Mar 13, 2024 | Franklin County, Local News
SUNDERLAND — Kitchen Garden Farm grows new farmers along with the vegetables. Lilly Israel and Max Traunstein, employees at the farm since 2016 and 2014, are assuming ownership of the 65-acre vegetable farm on South Silver Lane. Caroline Pam and Tim Wilcox, who...
by | Feb 27, 2024 | Franklin County, Local News
LEVERETT — An 8-foot tall metal and wood birthday cake travels from party to party, town to town, as municipalities celebrate an anniversary. That cake now sits in Leverett. The long wait is over. Leverett’s 250th birthday party begins March 2 with maple...
by | Feb 20, 2024 | Franklin County, Local News
WHATELY — The need for a new town administrator was announced on the town’s website on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day. That may be a subtle signal that town officials want someone they like as much as Brian Domina.Domina, the current administrator, will...
by | Feb 13, 2024 | Franklin County, Local News
SUNDERLAND — “Our School is a Family,” a multi-colored tile mosaic about the community at Sunderland Elementary School, now hangs in the halls where the kids can point to their contribution and chortle. Cynthia Fisher, the artist who brought it all...
