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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

TURNERS FALLS — Friday night was a wonderful night for giving, whether that was in the form of looking for gifts to give this holiday season or giving back to the community, as the village held its 11th annual “It’s a Wonderful Night in Turners Falls”...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Following a third-party review, a $105,883 bill to the Clean Water Facility has been reduced to $88,312 to reflect a more accurate daily average of water needed for the chlorination process.Clean Water Facility Superintendent Chelsey...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Customers won’t find nicotine pouches on the shelves of any Montague stores after March 1, 2025, following a Wednesday night decision by the Board of Health to revise the town’s existing tobacco sales restrictions.Moving forward, nicotine...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Although Brick & Feather Brewery has closed its brick-and-mortar location on 11th Street after nine years, owner Lawrence George isn’t giving up his passion for brewing. Come 2025, George will work with Berkshire Brewing Co. in South...

School Committee seeks Montague representative MONTAGUE — There is an open seat for a Montague representative on the Gill-Montague Regional School District School Committee.Interested Montague residents should email Executive Assistant Tara McCarthy...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE – Santa’s making a shopping list and checking it twice before visiting It’s A Wonderful Night in Turners Falls and Millers Falls Magic this weekend.It’s A Wonderful Night in Turners FallsOn Friday, Dec. 13, shops along Avenue A and Third...

Tuesday, Nov. 12 9:04 a.m. — Officer requesting assistance with eviction clarification on J Street. Ronald Morris, 64, of J Street in Turners Falls, was arrested on a default warrant.4:10 p.m. — Reporting party states there appears to be some damage...

Franklin Tech holding open house for eighth graders TURNERS FALLS — Franklin County Technical School’s open house for Franklin County eighth graders will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Attendees can tour technical programs; learn...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MILLERS FALLS — Adapting to industry changes and listening to community feedback has carried Element Brewing Co. co-founders Ben Anhalt and Dan Kramer into their 15th year in business.To mark the occasion, Element Brewing Co. will host a celebration...

Grange history talk coupled with potluck, contra danceMONTAGUE CENTER — A celebration will be held at the Montague Common Hall on Saturday, Dec. 7, starting at 5 p.m. to conclude the yearlong “Food, Farms and Factories” programming.The program...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Joe Dulude II as “Mr. Drag” and the rest of his drag family return with a fresh take on the story of “A Christmas Carol” during Eggtooth Productions’ eighth annual holiday drag show called “Home for the Holi-gays” this...

We have all seen images of the impact of Hurricane Helene. Our daughter, Jenna, and 9-year-old grandson, Jack, live in Asheville, North Carolina. They were spared flooding but lost power and water. Jenna decided to come to Montague, arriving tired, in...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

MONTAGUE — The Selectboard swore in the Police Department’s new four-legged officer Lawrence “Larry” Akim on Monday, filling a role that was left vacant when beloved K-9 Artur, better known as “Artie,” died in October after a decade of...

Monday, Nov. 4 3:43 p.m. — Caller reports she used the ATM at Carroll’s Market on East Main Street and there has since been tow withdrawals pending for $200 each that she hasn’t requested. She made the business aware, too. Would like it on record....

OK, sooo … I’ve been seeing a fair amount lately about Project 2025. I’ve seen warnings in the paper and I’ve seen warnings via yard signs throughout the county.Now, my understanding is that this whole idea has been going on since around 1980 as a...

When I glanced at the Nov. 23 cover story in the Recorder headlined “Hunger skyrockets in region,” I expected it to be news about Gaza, where there is growing starvation and famine caused by the state of Israel’s blockade of aid, including food, into...

By CHRIS LARABEE

MONTAGUE — As the town prepares to undertake the demolition of the Strathmore mill complex, it will be seeking residents to join the process through a community involvement plan, a requirement of the federal grant that is funding the project.As...

By H. PATRICIA HYNES

Whatever postures our country has projected to the world — shining city on a hill; leader of the free world; model of democracy; the indispensable nation; a rules-based order — all have crumbled like a house of cards. Our country’s failures, however,...

28 Franklin Tech students join National Honor SocietyTURNERS FALLS — Franklin County Technical School recently inducted 28 new students into the National Honor Society, making this the largest group to be honored in the school’s history.With the new...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Local and state officials gathered alongside health care workers on Monday afternoon to celebrate the return of a community health center to town.The first community health center in western Massachusetts was founded in 1997 in Turners...