Chesterfield News

The former site of Dynamite Records will be home to Cafe Gulu-Gulu on Main Street in Northampton.

Although Anthony "Tommy" Thomas Jr. does not particularly like the idea of parties in his honor, Hilltown residents are determined to throw him one.

Josh McLean has earned the designation of Eagle Scout. He is the son of Jud and Nancy McLean of 56 Harvard St., Pittsfield, and was recently honored at a Eagle Court of Honor at St.

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.