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SOUTH DEERFIELD — “I’m not getting up until I find something good,” announced one youngster earlier this month while sifting through sand at The Rock, Fossil and Dinosaur Shop on Greenfield Road.Six students used shovels and screens to search for...

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GREENFIELD — A lost diamond in the rough is what one Greenfield woman got returned from the bottom of a two-cubic-foot dumpster — found after a lengthy search by the owner of West Hatfield’s Alternative Recycling Systems.“There is no way I, my husband...

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DEERFIELD — An Interstate 91 traffic stop Monday of a Jeep Cherokee for loud exhaust noise subsequently led to a substantial cocaine bust.The driver, Amanda Dodge, 31, of Winchester, New Hampshire, was arrested for driving illegally and passengers...

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CONWAY — Miracles come in small packages. And, as River Street resident Amanda Kantor discovered early Tuesday morning, sometimes at the bottom of a muddy well.The evening before, while out for a walk along the South River with her mother-in-law,...

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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...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — Eve-Cowles Tree Farm will host a free public walk with a naturalist and forester to discuss forest management.The event will be put on with help from the Massachusetts Woodlands Institute Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon.“This walk and...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — Parents of Elementary School students feel disenfranchised and unheard by the administration — that was the consensus among the roughly two dozen parents who publicly voiced their concerns at Wednesday night’s School Committee...

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AMHERST — Much effort is made to honor the sacrifices of “The Greatest Generation,” but often overlooked are the double hardships faced by black World War II veterans who struggled against racism while fighting in foreign countries alongside fellow...

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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...

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DEERFIELD — There are no new faces in town government following Monday’s annual town election, despite two contested races.Planning Board incumbents Henry Komosa Jr. and Roger J. Sadoski Jr. held on to two open Planning Board positions against...

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WHATELY – You can run for mom on May 14, during the 7th annual Western Mass. Mother’s Day Half-Marathon, covering 13.1 miles through the region, benefiting Cancer Connection.“It’s Mom’s Day! Run FOR your mom, WITH your mom, because YOU ARE a mom,...

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GREENFIELD — “West Mass” is on hold until further notice.In response to a dramatic public outcry when the name was unveiled a few months ago, “we have hit pause,” Economic Development Council of Western Mass., President Rick Sullivan said on...

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DEERFIELD — There’s one contested race for the Planning Board among the 12 seats on the ballot in Deerfield’s annual town election.River Road resident Steven L. Pistrich has thrown his cap into the ring, challenging incumbents Henry Komosa Jr., a...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — Recently closed South Deerfield Congregational Church wants to gift its building to the town for a new senior center, a proposition that needs to be accepted by town residents at this year’s annual town meeting — one of 32 articles...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — Police are investigating an apparent break-in at Neighbors Convenience Store on Route 116 sometime overnight Monday into Tuesday.“An ATM machine was broken into — cash from there, a register, and a safe was taken,” Deerfield Police...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — About 30 Frontier Regional School students paused from their studies Monday afternoon to complete 22 pushups — promoting discussion on mental health and suicide among military veterans.“Twenty-two is the average (number) of veterans...

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DEERFIELD — A fourth alleged sexual abuse victim has filed civil charges against former Deerfield Academy teacher Peter Hindle.According to court records, the lawsuit was filed by “John Doe” in Bristol Superior Court on Sep. 8 against 82-year-old...