North County Notebook: June 15, 2026

Teachers from 15 countries visit Frontier, providing a chance to 'learn from each other'

Educators from 15 different countries visited Frontier Regional School to learn about the US approach to education and experience the culture behind it.

Committee recommends bathroom, running water for former Shutesbury library

The M.N. Spear Library Reuse Committee has recommended that a bathroom and running water be installed in the former M.N. Spear Memorial Library in Shutesbury, which would expand its potential uses.

Residents of Franklin, Hampshire counties contribute $103K to Community Legal Aid

Community Legal Aid's annual Access to Justice Campaign has collected $103,000 from residents of Franklin and Hampshire counties, providing free civil legal services to low-income individuals and families facing civil legal problems.

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Javelin thrower Rios goes for glory

Good morning! Last week Natalie “Nat” Rios was the best MIAA javelin thrower in the commonwealth, and today she’ll try to be the best in New England. The former Pioneer student-athlete is in North Berwick, Maine, this morning to throw at the 79th annual New England Interscholastic Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Noble High […]

As I See It: Why AI scares me to death

Virtually every day we hear about AI and how it will affect our national economy and our personal lives. I am no AI expert but, right off, I confess that AI scares me to death. It scares me in the way two other possible sources of humanity’s self-destruction —environmental and nuclear — never did.  Let’s […]