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By FRED CONTRADA fcontrada@repub.com NORTHAMPTON - A state trooper fired the shot that killed Ronald E. Wood in his Colrain home in January only after all efforts to disarm Wood or get him medical attention failed, according to a report released Thursday by the Northwestern district attorney's office.

Pointing to falling milk prices as ''a disaster in the making'' for the dairy industry, food security and the economy of states that depend on agriculture, U.S. Sen.

Dorothy Longley, 87, of 130 Colrain Rd., died Monday at Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility.

Maurice A. Beausoleil, 75, of 120 Nelson Road, died Sunday, July 5, 2009, at Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility, 130 Colrain Road, Greenfield, following a period of declining health.

Marshall E. Lamorie, 90, of Colrain, died Wednesday at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield.

Marshall E. Lamorie, 90, of Colrain, died Wednesday at Baystate Franklin Medical Center.

At about 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, Steven Warnecke, 70, of East Catamount Hill Road went up the hill to trim some branches that had fallen on nearby trails during the winter's ice storm and then take a quick hike before supper.

In a time when many farmers are struggling just to remain afloat, a Westport dairy farm is making yet another move to ensure its future in bucolic South Westport.