Bernardston News

Todd Domke writes what I've been saying recently, but with more clarity and wit: Romney is at best a highly problematic VP choice.

By GEORGE GRAHAM ggraham@repub.com BERNARDSTON - A 24-year-old Vermont man, stopped by Massachusetts State Police for speeding on Interstate 91 yesterday evening, offered up his brother's name when asked who he ...

Bernardston and Gill may someday share more than just a border. Earlier this month, boards of selectmen from both towns met to talk about the idea of the towns sharing a police chief.

When Junior Girl Scouts from Troop 567 of Bernardston showed up at the Franklin Area Survival Center in Turners Falls last Wednesday, their contribution was different from the nonperishable food or used ...

Bernardston has seen it's share of police chiefs come and go over the past few years and it's happening again.

Police in two states are looking for a man who allegedly robbed a Winchenster, N.H., convenience store while armed with a machine gun around 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to Massachusetts state police.

Police are looking for a man who rammed a police cruiser while being chased through Massachusetts and New Hampshire Tuesday night after two store robberies and a gas theft.

The Franklin County Regional Housing Authority had just started out with a $17,000 county loan as a ''unique solution to a unique problem'' when Paul H. Douglas was hired in 1975 as assistant director.

When David Korten was getting his master's and doctoral degrees from Stanford Business School, he was constantly being admonished to ''look at the big picture,'' treating the visible problem as just a symptom ...

The township's 14th annual Charter Day celebration attracted its largest crowd ever this year, roughly 12,000 to 14,000 people, with the day's fair weather and a change in scheduling combining for a full day of ...

Two former workers at Bill's Restaurant on Federal Street have filed a civil suit against the business and its owners, alleging pervasive sexual harassment and employment discrimination.

Budget issues, space constraints and parking and traffic flow problems have forced the Council on Aging to ask the local Meals on Wheels program to find another home.

Voters were passionate about self-government Saturday in a town meeting stretching from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. that included several amendments. via The Recorder - Greenfield, Massachusetts

Robert A. Jackson, 61, formerly of Bernardston, MA, died Friday, May 9, 2008, at the Kindred Hospital-Northeast, 909 Sumner Street, Stoughton, MA, following a period of declining health. via The Recorder - Greenfield, Massachusetts

“It had a good head start on us”

Fire destroyed a former saddle shop at 261 Mohawk Trail last night, fire officials said. via MassLive.com

There was good news, at least potentially, in the proposed budget adopted last week by the state House of Representatives. via The Recorder - Greenfield, Massachusetts

A volunteer coach for the Babe Ruth baseball league who also works at times as a substitute teacher at Greenfield High School agreed Friday in district court to stay away from Greenfield public schools and area ... via The Recorder - Greenfield, Massachusetts

Ervin J. Bedaw, 91, of 12 Main Road died at the Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield on Wednesday morning, April 23, 2008. via The Recorder - Greenfield, Massachusetts

“Getting a lot of responders here quickly puts it out”

A child was injured Tuesday in a brush fire behind the Lodge Tire Store on French King Highway. via The Recorder - Greenfield, Massachusetts

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. Esther Swenson Wallace, 95, a 30-year resident of Bernardston, died on Easter Sunday, March 23, at St Francis Hospital in Roslyn, Long Island, following an illness. via The Recorder - Greenfield, Massachusetts