Deerfield NewsLocal news for Deerfield, MA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.UMass studies ethanol sources- July 5, 2008 With corn prices rising and corn shortages growing around the world, ethanol made from corn - viewed just a year ago as the preferred substitute for gasoline - has rapidly fallen from favor.http://www.topix.net/city/deerfield-ma/2008/07/umass-studies-ethanol-sources?fromrss=1 Writer William Peters of Amherst wins Massachusetts Cultural Council grant for fiction- July 3, 2008 In 2003 William W. Peters, of Amherst, had his first short story accepted by a magazine.http://www.topix.net/city/deerfield-ma/2008/07/writer-william-peters-of-amherst-wins-massa... Grant L. Gagnon- July 1, 2008 Grant L. Gagnon, 65, of 11 Poplar Hill Road, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, at home after a period of failing health.http://www.topix.net/city/deerfield-ma/2008/07/grant-l-gagnon?fromrss=1 |