Chesterfield News

A man convicted of impersonating a U.S. Marshal as a way to con two New Hampshire businessmen out of more than $10,000 is going to spend six to 12 years in prison.

When I tell people I live in Royalston, they tend to stare blankly. "Boylston?," they say.

If you go for a leaf-peep drive this autumn, keep your eyes open for orange "Warning" signs affixed to wooden posts.

Geoff Rogers runs Hampshire Power, a program just finishing up its third year, which takes up $6.4 million of the Council of Government's overall $7.7 million budget.

Rosemarie Arnold and Harvey Allen, at right, both of the Valley Land Fund, question state forester Kris Massini, left, about tree-cutting in Chesterfield.

2 Below, Travis Lukasik, 21/2, of Chicopee, sits on a Massey Ferguson tractor that was part of the antique tractor display.

State Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Richard K. Sullivan Jr., conducts a forum in May at the Chesterfield Senior Center to hear residents' concerns about the state budget.

Above, a view of the Cummington Congregational Church steeple the day after last December's ice storm struck.

By PATRICK JOHNSON pjohnson@repub.com PALMER - The state Firefighting Academy on Thursday awarded diplomas to 31 call and volunteer firefighters from 16 Western Massachusetts communities during a ceremony at Palmer High School.

The Cummington Fairgrounds played host on Saturday to the 3rd annual Hilltown Spring Festival.

A Massachusetts man accused of robbing two New Hampshire convenience stores while claiming to be a U.S. Marshal is due in court Friday.

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.

By CYNTHIA G. SIMISON csimison@repub.com CHESTERFIELD - If legislators on Beacon Hill need a reality check on what to do about the $5.4 billion - and growing - state budget deficit, they might want to visit this Hampshire County hilltown of 1,200 people.

Inn Nature in Chesterfield, Massachusetts, and Starlight Llama in Florence, Massachusetts, are two more bed and breakfasts where the power is supplied completely off the electric grid.

A man who took money from two New Hampshire convenience stores while claiming to be a U.S. Marshal has been arrested -- by real ones.

State Sen. Benjamin B. Downing doesn't think in terms of mileage when he leaves his office to visit some of the more remote communities in his district.