Plainfield News

There has been a disturbing report of animal cruelty at a Plainfield farm. Officer Stacey Magdycz of Plainfield Police Department told 22News at about approximately 4:30 Monday afternoon a 911 call had been placed after a car hit a cow that had made its way into the street.

(WWLP) - A disturbing discovery of several dead cows was made at a farm in Plainfield, MA. http://www.wwlp.com

A Connecticut man accused of breaking into his former girlfriend's Plainfield home to fatally stab her has turned down a plea deal.

Grace and Brody Calvert, 7 and 4, of Windsor place lilacs on the gravesites of veterans at Hilltop Cemetery in Plainfield as part of the town's Memorial Day observance Monday.

Despite recommendations to merge from the Hawlemont and Mohawk Trail regional school committees, annual town meeting voters said 'no' Monday night to having their elementary school become part of the Mohawk Trail Regional School District, defeating the proposal by only four votes.

Town Meeting agreed Saturday to keep a high level of cash on hand while reducing budgets for the coming fiscal year.

Two out of eight Mohawk Trail Regional School District member towns gave their approval Saturday for the 105-student Hawlemont Regional School District to join the larger, Mohawk kindergarten-through Grade 12 regional school district.

The Northern Berkshire Mineral Club, founded on April 27, 1959, is preparing to celebrate 50 years of its existence.

Two men, including one from Massachusetts, have been charged with stealing thousands of gallons of diesel fuel from a northeastern Connecticut company.

By DAVID A. VALLETTE dvallette@repub.com BUCKLAND - The idea of having the Mohawk Trail Regional School District absorb the Hawlemont Regional School District is being explored, and may get to town meeting ...

If Hawlemont and Mohawk Trail regional school districts merged next fall, member towns could gain at least $155,750 next year in operating savings and in regional incentive aid from the state, school ...

About a dozen selectmen and Finance Committee members voiced their concerns about the proposed $17.9 million Mohawk Trail Regional School District budget this week.

DPU adds city hearing on ice storm WORCESTER -- The state Department of Public Utilities will hold a hearing at 7 p.m. Feb.

The Hilltown Choral Society, based in Worthington, will hold the third of its holiday concert series at 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan.

The motor vehicle homicide trial of a Hinsdale man whose alleged negligence resulted in the death of a local farmer is under way in Central Berkshire District Court.

Hilltown residents are not finding anything wonderful about Thursday's ice storm.

Tree crew workers check an ice-laden tree in the center of Goshen on Route 9, Friday.