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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI and ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Calling on the community to never forget, and never lose respect for, the sacrifices of veterans, Upper Pioneer Valley Veterans’ Services District Director Chris Demars recalled late U.S. Sen. John McCain’s legacy as a Vietnam War fighter...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ORANGE — Residents gathered behind Orange Town Hall on Monday afternoon to celebrate the installation of a bronze plaque on the stone monument commemorating the former Memorial Hall at Prospect and High streets, which was torn down in 1996. The work...

GREENFIELD — The Upper Pioneer Valley Veterans’ Services District will honor the military community with its annual Veterans Day parade and ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11.Starting at 10 a.m. at Greenfield Middle School, the Veterans Day parade will...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County residents converged on the county seat on Saturday for the annual Veterans Day parade and ceremony honoring community members who served.Marching from Greenfield Middle School to Veterans Mall on Main Street were veterans...

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — Calling it “historic,” Gov. Maura Healey unveiled legislation this week — timed to coincide with Veterans Day — that will increase benefits, modernize services and promote inclusivity for hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts veterans.Filed...

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 DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Retired Lt. Col. Glenn Scott noticed a few snafus in one of Ralph C. Mahar Regional School’s Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps demonstrations on Thursday. But that’s not uncommon for a program barely 2½ months old.“I think it went...

Editor’s note: Below is a list of Veterans Day ceremonies being held across Franklin County. Know of an event that isn’t listed? Feel free to send details to news@recorder.com. Greenfield The Upper Pioneer Valley Veterans’ Service District will honor...