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ELECTION RESULTS: Franklin County Technical School’s new building proposal

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Go big or gourd home: After showing at Topsfield Fair, 1,274-pound pumpkin to be displayed in Shelburne Falls for Halloween

With an assist from W.R. Hillman of Shelburne Falls, Paul Hollings watches as his giant pumpkin is loaded into a waiting box truck to be taken to the Topsfield Fair. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo ...
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‘Faith, family, community’: Interview with Russell Deane aims to inspire others to document lives of loved ones

Russell Deane, 98, sits as Marvin Shedd emcees a screening of a family-made film that features interviews with Deane about many facets of his life. Credit: ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN / Staff Photo Sign up for ...
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My Turn: Unions make UMass better

Sign up for the Recorder's FREE morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sign me up After 14 years employed by UMass Amherst, I can tell you one thing for ...
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H.S. Roundup: Frontier boys soccer snaps winless streak, downs Chicopee Comp

Henry Pleasant of the Frontier Regional boys soccer team battles for possession with Chicopee Comp, Monday in Whately. Credit: ADAM HARGRAVES / Staff Photo Sign up for the Recorder's FREE morning ...
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My Turn: Eversource clear-cuts a risk to region

Sign up for the Recorder's FREE morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sign me up If you have ever walked along the trails at Buffam Falls Conservation ...
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From Global to Local: Coral reefs: ‘rainforests of the sea’

Sign up for the Recorder's FREE morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sign me up No longer can we conceive of the climate crisis as an issue solely of ...
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As I See It: Napoleon’s Moscow, Hitler’s Stalingrad and Trump’s America

Contrary to what we know, Napoleon’s final moment didn’t come at Waterloo; it came in Moscow, Russia, a year before. Hitler’s end didn’t come when he killed himself in the Berlin bunker; it came three ...
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Al Collins: Voting ‘no’ for new tech school

Sign up for the Recorder's FREE morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sign me up On Oct. 6, I will not vote to support the huge new technical school as ...
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Real Estate Transactions: Sept. 25, 2026

Michael Ascolese and Mary E. Holtorf sold to Michael Ascolese and Mary E. Holtorf, 867 Carpenter Road. $1. Paul J. Mahan and Lory A. Mahan sold to Anthony Negron and Meghan Negron, 171 Cobb Road. $535 ...
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Marie Madeleine Gens

Leyden, MA – Marie Madeleine Gens, of Leyden, Massachusetts, died peacefully at home on September 11, 2026, surrounded by her family and looking out over the fields and barns she loved so dearly. She ...