Northfield News

The Schell Memorial Bridge could be replaced with a new bike and pedestrian bridge, at no cost to the town, if the project gets the green light from the Selectboard and state.

Submitted photo GCC student exhibit There will be a reception for an exhibit of student work at Greenfield Community College Thursday, April 18.

Submitted photo Want to have fun Saturday night? Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem will be at the Wendell Full Moon Coffeehouse Saturday night for a fundraiser for the Montague Reporter.

The public is getting a chance to weigh in on what will be studied in relicensing the Turners Falls hydro dam and Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Project - including whether the 1,080-megawatt underground Northfield project changes its operation.

The Millers River Watershed Council invites all trail enthusiasts and relaxed paddlers for a run from Athol to Orange on Satruday, May 18, from 1 to 5 p.m. The group will check Blue Trail signage, pick up debris, check paddle stop locations and soak up the beauty of this homegrown water trail.

Voters will decide whether to spend $248,000 on a new dump truck, start saving for building projects, and institute a bylaw regulating dogs and other animals at Saturday's annual town meeting.

Remember I told you about the pink flamingos on the front lawn of an Erving home on Route 2 late this past winter? A photograph of them ended up in the N.Y. Times magazine.

Northfield is at a crossroads, requiring a recognition of the need for economic development and positive, proactive governance.

The Globe did an online survey of its readers, saying it wanted to match their needs with different towns and cities in Massachusetts.

Annual town meeting voters will be asked to approve a $226,388 town government budget, join the Blackboard Connect Notification System for townwide emergency alerts, and to ask Baystate Health Systems to keep Baystate Franklin Medical Center a "full-service community hospital." The annual meeting begins Monday at 0 WENDELL - Voters Monday will be ... (more)

DEERFIELD - Deerfield Selectmen have unanimously selected Wendy L. Foxmyn, 58, to serve as town administrator until a permanent replacement is found to replace Bernie Kubiak, who plans to retire at the end of June.

Dateline Deerfield: It makes sense to try to have the interim town administrator on the job before current Town Administrator Bernie Kubiak heads off to retirement at the end of June.

The first house Realtor Robbie Cohn ever sold went for $19,900, and he made a commission of $600 on it.

The Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail is back for its ninth year this weekend, and features nearly twice as many potters as before.

PELHAM - Francine T. Ozereko uses a method of forming clay called sgraffito, a decoration produced on pottery or ceramic by scratching through a surface to reveal a different color underneath.