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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Following Superintendent Mark Shippee’s retirement after 33 years of service, Jeff Johnston has settled in as the Shelburne Highway Department’s new leader.Shelburne Selectboard member Andrew Baker shared during Monday’s board meeting that Johnston,...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Local police met with members of the Greenfield Business Association on Tuesday evening for an in-depth discussion on the department’s downtown public safety initiatives.Police Chief Todd Dodge, joined by Lts. Jason Haskins and...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Amid difficulty filling two open patrol officer positions, the Police Department received unanimous approval from the Selectboard on Monday to offer a $10,000 sign-on bonus in hopes of attracting quality applicants.The first open position...

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

HAWLEY — With four decades having passed since the Hawley Volunteer Fire Department was founded in 1984, current and former firefighters and their neighbors took the opportunity to take a step back and soak in the distance between where they stand...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — The Colrain Fire Department is rolling out a program geared toward increasing safety by offering free smoke detectors, lock boxes and classes on what to do during an emergency. Volunteer firefighter Alex Lilly recently took a trip to the...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Vampires beware — it’s time once again for the North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival.What started as a conversation about finding a new way to sell local products has blossomed into a beloved community tradition fondly known as “the festival...

By CHRIS LARABEE

ORANGE — Getting on and off a plane might sound like an odd piece of police training, but it can make quite a difference when you’re a dog.On Monday morning, K-9s and their handlers gathered at the Orange Municipal Airport for the second day of a...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A multi-issue grassroots organization that champions progressive causes is holding an online art auction to raise money to combat Project 2025, a transitional blueprint crafted by a conservative think tank in the event Donald Trump is...

By BOB FLAHERTY

In our 60-year obsession with the Beatles, the group’s women have always played a compelling part. Ringo’s long-lasting marriage to “Caveman” co-star Barbara Bach; the George/Pattie Boyd/Eric Clapton triangle; Paul’s heart-tugging romance with Linda...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With a scope of work laid out, the Selectboard has approved a remediation plan for wetlands violations that occurred in the wake of emergency work done in July 2023.Speaking to the Selectboard on Wednesday, Police Chief and Emergency...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — Police are investigating a series of scam emails that threaten to share a resident’s personal information if they don’t pay the sender using Bitcoin.Detective Tucker Jenkins said the Shelburne Police Department has received eight reports...

Saturday, Aug. 24 7:21 p.m. — Reporting party states a woman is sitting on the bench outside Food City on Avenue A, openly drinking beer and yelling at people. Officer advised that he made contact with the party and moved her along. Did not observe...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Four Rivers Charter Public School invited Madison Curbelo, a Westfield native and semi-finalist on NBC’s “The Voice,” to perform for the...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Redevelopment Authority is searching for local artists to display their work on the exterior windows of the long-vacant First National Bank building on Bank Row. With applications due Oct. 14, the Greenfield Redevelopment...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — A steady flow of art is arriving to the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center at 53 Main St. this week for the Colrain Historical Society’s fifth annual Colrain on Canvas.The show, to be held Saturday, Sept. 21, and Sunday, Sept. 22,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With the 48th annual Old Deerfield Fall Arts and Crafts Festival set for Sept. 21 and 22, the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association is welcoming folks for a weekend of shopping and family fun.The annual fair, celebrating Deerfield’s 19th-...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — RiverCulture Director Suzanne LoManto believes “good public art is a response by an artist to the times we live in and the people who make up a community.”The completion of the 3,200-square-foot mural on the exterior of the Shea...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Two suspects have been arrested after allegedly engaging in a foot pursuit that caused staff and students at the Discovery School at Four Corners to temporarily shelter-in-place on Friday afternoon.Following a roughly three-hour foot...