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By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The Selectboard officially approved a grant agreement for the 1888 Building project with the Community Preservation Committee last week, as the town prepares to move the process to site plan review.Voters at the Oct. 7 Special Town Meeting...

By JACOB NELSON

In South Deerfield, the North Main Street bridge over the railroad tracks has been closed for repairs since May. “I was joking that we’re probably the only ones on this street happy about the detour,” laughs Kelly Kicza.That’s because cars have been...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A 43-year-old man from Deerfield was killed after being struck by an Amtrak train that was traveling from Greenfield to New Haven, Connecticut, on Thursday. The Deerfield Police Department, South Deerfield Fire District and South...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Nearly 30 years after the town purchased the property, the new and improved Leary Lot opened to residents and travelers late last week, marking a national milestone.With $2.46 million from the Federal Highway Administration’s...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The bridge carrying North Main Street over the railroad tracks will remain closed indefinitely, although progress is being made, as the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is in the process of reviewing construction plans.The...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Weeks after narrowing down the search for a potential future home for the South County Senior Center to either the South Deerfield Congregational Church or the Whately Town Offices, the feasibility study’s Deerfield aspect has...

Gov. Maura Healey publicly opposes Ballot Question 2, and we are asking: Why? Her stance aligns with the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, which also opposes the question. But why does she believe their perspective outweighs that of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The BBA Deli Market’s owner pledged Monday to address the numerous health code violations that led to its closure in late September.In a brief hearing held by the Deerfield Board of Health last week, Alex Gjekaj, the Polish deli’s...

By JACOB NELSON

Sometimes, medicine comes from a pill bottle. Other times, it grows right in your backyard, if only you knew how to access it.Blending modern chemistry with traditional wisdom, Blue Crow Botanicals puts locally grown herbal medicine right at people’s...

I write to urge my fellow Deerfield residents to vote “yes” on Article 6 at our Special Town Meeting on Oct. 7. This is the final housekeeping step to create senior housing in Deerfield. The vote is not for or against senior housing — we already...

I am writing to encourage all Deerfield residents to vote “yes” at the Oct. 7 Town Meeting at 6 p.m. to approve spending Community Preservation Act funds to restore and rehabilitate the historic 1888 Building (the old Grammar School on the corner of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Residents will be invited to discuss Tree House Brewing Co. at a November community forum as town officials determine how to best address noise complaints stemming from the brewery’s concerts.In a brief discussion Sept. 18, the...

Proposed OSHA regulationsI just saw the Aug. 29 article regarding the newly proposed OSHA regulations [“New regs alarm small fire departments”]. I am a 50-plus year volunteer firefighter and a practicing lawyer for the fire service (all in New York)....

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With the help of two grants, South County EMS is able to replace some of its aging equipment with new, modern stretchers, alongside a replacement stair chair.South County EMS received a $71,428 Federal Emergency Management Agency...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — As Tree House Brewing Co.’s concert season comes to a close next week, the town is preparing to work with the company to plan for 2025 as noise complaints to Town Hall have seen an increase.Several residents appeared before the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — While a nine-year battle with colon cancer and more than 130 chemotherapy treatments would keep most people from working their day job and giving back to the community, Frank Marchand opted to look on the brighter side.Even as he...

I’ve written about this country being $33 trillion dollars in debt and we still have no one questioning this. There’s not a business in the world who could carry this kind of debt.We used to hear millions and now it’s billions. Nine trillion dollars...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After serving as executive director at Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture’s (CISA) for the last 16 years, Philip Korman is stepping down from his position at the end of August with the hope of welcoming a fresh perspective...

We appreciate the article by reporter Chris Larrabee, “Farmers grateful to have normal growing season after devastating 2023 floods,” [July 17]. Devastating is a good word for it: river flooding on July 10th of 2023 swept away millions of dollars and...