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AMHERST — As debate continues over how best to develop solar throughout the state to help meet an ambitious net-zero emissions goal, representatives from Mass Audubon and Harvard Forest are touting a recently completed report that details how solar...

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AMHERST — Three faculty members at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are joining the state’s new Climate Science Advisory Panel, a group of 21 experts who will attempt to bridge the communication and knowledge gap between policymakers and...

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The final clumps of melting snow in the backyard are no indication of snow on the slopes.With the power of snowmaking, gone are the days when winter sports relied on Mother Nature to provide powder for skiing, snowboarding and tubing. Ski resorts in...

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AMHERST — Ice once both founded and hindered research for glacial geologist Julie Brigham-Grette.As a graduate student working off the coast of Alaska four decades ago, loose sea ice would accumulate onto the shores of Brigham-Grette’s campsite and...

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LEYDEN — Voters commented on and inquired into the details of each article on the Annual and Special Town Meeting warrants on Tuesday. But despite interjections, all articles were approved, with the exception of one item that was passed over.The 74...

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GREENFIELD — The most effective treatment for substance use disorder doesn’t come from friends and family alone. Rather, it starts in the workplace. With various barriers to workforce reentry for those in recovery blocking this powerful resource, the...

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Senior retirees who own homes across Franklin County can simultaneously give back to their local government while paying off part of their property tax bills. Senior tax work-off programs place residents over the age of 60 in a part-time position at a...

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ROWE — Thirty-two voters approved all 31 articles on the warrants for a short Special Town Meeting and subsequent Annual Town Meeting on Monday, most of which concerned the fiscal year 2024 budget for government departments.The total budget for fiscal...

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MONTAGUE — Annual Town Meeting members passed 29 of the 32 articles on Saturday, spending five and a half hours deliberating on education funding, uses of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and the creation of two new government positions.Articles...

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NORTHFIELD — Annual Town Meeting voters sped through 27 articles on Monday, including the town’s $9.58 million operating budget and petitioning the Legislature to extend the fire chief’s term.The 139 registered voters who gathered at Pioneer Valley...

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NORTHFIELD — While plans for The Moody Center’s proposed campground on Pierson Road are moving forward, the approved permit allowing for installation of a septic system will limit occupancy to 78 overnight guests.The septic system designs presented by...

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NORTHFIELD — As residents prepare for Wednesday’s Special Town Meeting on financing construction of a public safety complex, the Conservation Commission is reviewing the project’s possible riverfront and wetland hazards, including a generator near...

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ORANGE — No injuries resulted from a shed and surrounding brush fire at 15 and 23 Cottage St. on Tuesday.According to Fire Chief James Young, the fire started from “unauthorized outdoor burning that spread to an area of brush and trash and then...

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CHARLEMONT — The Hawlemont Regional School District School Committee approved a $2.49 million budget last week for fiscal year 2024, which includes a Charlemont town assessment increase of 3.96% and a Hawley town assessment decrease of 4.22%.The...

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LEYDEN — The Bernardston Police Department will provide policing services to Leyden for up to 25 years in the new long-term agreement that goes into effect on July 1.Under the long-term agreement, which further solidifies the interim agreement that...

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GILL — When Northfield Mount Hermon School senior Angus Chang engineered an artificial leaf, a sustainable battery of microalgae and metal suspended in hydrogel, he felt his creation was too simple to consider impressive. After all, Chang’s...

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HEATH — Community Hall remains closed after a broken pipe flooded the facility and damaged the sink cabinet, tile floor and the elevator pit earlier this month. While the leaks have been repaired and the elevator is operational, the floor on the...

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BERNARDSTON — Thanks to two $8,000 Service Incentive Grant (SIG) Field Demonstration awards from the Massachusetts Council of Aging, the Bernardston Senior Center is able to provide respite for home caregivers, launch a new digital marketing campaign...

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NORTHFIELD — The Emergency Services Facility Committee tweaked the external design of the proposed public safety complex on Wednesday in an effort to match other buildings along Main Street and make it appear less imposing.The multi-million-dollar...