Wendell News

By Samuel Tsoi It is no secret that Boston has a wealth of history and prides itself as "America's Walking City." Naturally, a walk through Chinatown provides a glimpse into the city's rich past, especially the stories and dreams of settlers coming to its shore from around the world.

Jean Derderian of New Salem is a very determined woman. President of the New Salem Historical Society, she lives across the town common from the now abandoned former New Salem Academy.

A law that would restrict building on hilltops, rules for adult entertainment businesses and a resolution aimed at asserting the importance of keeping local control of schools in the face of regionalization are among the issues to be tackled at Wednesday's annual town meeting.

The RECOVER Project, a community open to all concerned with drug and alcohol addiction, is forming a new partnership with Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust of Athol to adopt a hiking trail for clean up and maintenance throughout the spring and summer months.

This National Scenic Trail designation, signed into law by President Obama March 30, provides both technical and financial assistance in ensuring the trail's long-term protection and maintenance.

Federal legislation making the Metacomet, Monadnock and Mattabesett Trail part of the New England National Scenic Trail has been approved by Congress, making the 190-mile hiking network -- which now cuts through Northfield, Erving, Wendell, Montague, Leverett and Shutesbury -- part of the National Trail System.

Work could begin soon on $30 million worth of Massachusetts highway projects that are eligible to use federal stimulus dollars.

For the first time ever, the majority of Franklin County school districts are going to be bidding jointly on a bus contract, hoping to save money.

Police in Franklin County are trying to figure out who is responsible for a rash of break-in's. Three places were hit over the past three weeks.

After six years of searching for ways to bring high-speed Internet to Leverett and Shutesbury, who could blame anyone for mentioning the 'T' word as a possible solution.

The Regional School Committee will explore the pros and cons of folding Leverett and Shutesbury into the district as well as possibly Wendell and New Salem, despite strong reservations among some would-be ...

The Longest Night Service, an ecumenical service, will welcome area people at the First Congregational Church in Greenfield Sunday at 7 p.m. ''Holidays are not always cheerful experiences for everyone'' said ...

The race was on Tuesday to fix power lines and remove broken tree trunks and limbs from roadsides around the county before another blast of wintry mix began to fall late Tuesday night.

Many readers remember the weekly columns by Ruby Hemenway about yesteryear in Franklin County, written to The Recorder in longhand on notebook paper, which ran for many years.