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By LIESEL NYGARD

ERVING — The Selectboard has unanimously supported moving forward with a $15.6 million senior housing proposal from Rural Development Inc. (RDI) in hopes of completing the project by 2028.The project is composed of three separate energy-efficient...

By SHELBY BROCK

ERVING — When Robert Bitzer was hired as a clerk at the Greenfield Post Office, it cost 2 cents to mail a Christmas card. An extra penny would pay for first class.“We had some awful busy Christmas rushes because everyone sent Christmas cards by the...

Baystate Health refuses to accept cash. According to their customer service reps, beginning in October 2023, this institution adopted a policy of no longer accepting U.S. currency for payments on co-pays, bills or even in their on-site cafeterias.My...

ERVING — Having been chosen to join the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab’s cohort of Public Library Innovation Exchange (PLIX) Creative Learning Ambassadors, Erving Public Library Assistant Director Jean Daley will advocate for...

Question for our legislators. On a voice vote, not a roll call vote, to provide free phone calls and video calls for all prisoners in Massachusetts — why? Law-abiding citizens have to pay for phone calls and video calls. Why are criminals more...

Visit with Santa at bank on Saturday TURNERS FALLS — Santa will visit Greenfield Savings Bank at 282 Avenue A on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to noon. Children can bring their holiday wish lists to give to Santa, have their photos taken with him by...

Veterans services offered monthly ERVING — The Erving Senior & Community Center at 1 Care Drive offers veterans services on the first Wednesday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m.For more information, call the center at 413-423-3649.Social painting...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

Dearest readers, it’s with mixed feelings, countless memories and boundless gratitude that I am leaving my full-time position at the Greenfield Recorder and moving back home to eastern Massachusetts.On the surface, this difficult decision was...

By SCOTT MERZBACHand DOMENIC POLI

A search is underway for a new superintendent to oversee Erving School Union 28, a district that includes four elementary schools serving preschool through sixth-grade students in Shutesbury, Leverett, Erving, Wendell and New Salem.With September’s...

By CHRIS LARABEE and JULIAN MENDOZA

In anticipation of Veterans Day on Saturday, some Franklin County schools took the time to thank locals for their military service early.Erving Elementary School Reprising tradition, Erving Elementary School staff and students celebrated the military...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — The subcommittee devoted to examining the pros and cons of a theoretical departure from School Union 28 convened for the first time Wednesday evening, establishing its mission and planning first steps.The seven-member subcommittee includes...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — The roughly 100 residents who attended Wednesday’s Special Town Meeting rejected all but one of the warrant articles pertaining to a $1.83 million tax levy limit override, forcing the Selectboard to reconfigure a new dollar amount for a...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — To fund various departmental budget increases, Special Town Meeting voters will be asked on Wednesday to approve a $1.83 million tax levy limit override.The Special Town Meeting will start at 7 p.m. at Erving Elementary School.According to...

Teacher raising money for boy hit by truck TURNERS FALLS — Hillcrest Elementary School first grade teacher Kristy Walker is raising money for the family of 15-year-old Christopher Ulloa, who was hit by a truck while crossing the street on a bicycle on...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — In recognition of the long-awaited installation of safety barriers at the French King Bridge, town and state officials, first responders and affected families gathered for an emotional reception at the French King Restaurant on Thursday...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

FirstLight Hydro Generating Co. will fund four projects centered around sustainability and community improvements in Gill, Montague and Erving through its new “FirstLight Sustains” grant program.Initiatives from the Erving Public Library, Nolumbeka...

Church hosting fall festival on Saturday MONTAGUE — The First Congregational Church of Montague will hold a fall festival on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine.The festival will be highlighted by a birds of prey exhibition, courtesy of...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter could potentially find a new home next to the Police Station on Route 2, per preliminary Selectboard discussions this week.According to Trish Howells, who serves on the Friends of the...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

To acknowledge the years of advocacy and heartache that led to the installation of safety barriers at the French King Bridge, the town is partnering with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to host a reception at the French King...