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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...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Across Franklin County and the North Quabbin region, volunteers are preparing to dish out meals on Thanksgiving to ensure no one goes hungry on the holiday, regardless of their financial circumstances.Stone Soup Café meal and Day of...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The Clean Water Facility was presented with a $105,838 bill for using more than 20 million gallons of water during its chlorination process for September and October, an unexpected figure that Superintendent Chelsey Little feels is likely...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The state Department of Conservation and Recreation’s new Indigenous Peoples Partnership Coordinator Leah Hopkins, tasked with fostering relationships and improving the understanding and collaboration between DCR and Indigenous tribes,...

Little Drummer Craft Fair returns Saturday TURNERS FALLS — The annual Little Drummer Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, Nov. 23, beginning at 9 a.m. at Franklin County Technical School, 82 Industrial Blvd. The craft fair will feature more than 55...

Thursday, Oct. 31 1:08 p.m. — Reporting party advises his unoccupied vehicle located in the parking lot of Food City on Avenue A was struck by a gray Dodge Ram approximately five minutes ago. His vehicle is a silver 2018 Ford Mustang convertible....

By JULIAN MENDOZA

Making his way from Springfield to Greenfield during his annual walk to raise money for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, local radio personality Christopher “Monte” Belmonte looks to increase the visibility of one of the country’s greatest...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The state’s remaining Strathmore mills are dwindling, with the former mill complex at 20 Canal St. on track for demolition next year and its only other counterpart, located in Russell, having partially collapsed on Monday.According to...

By DOMENIC POLI

Despite the presidential election having passed, reports of stolen or damaged political lawn signs appear to be continuing in some areas of Franklin County.After a rash of incidents on Montague and Old Wendell roads, Shutesbury Police Chief Kristin...

The Montague Cemetery Commission will be conducting our annual fall cleanup of the town cemeteries, in particular, Highland Cemetery, on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Please remove seasonal decorations from your loved one’s grave before the above date. Much...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — A $100 million fund to support the health and resilience of the Connecticut River watershed, including money that would go toward improving aging flood controls and dikes and upgrading water and sewer systems, is being sought by area...

Monday, Oct. 28 1:20 a.m. — Traffic stop on Second Street. Joshua Allen Sanford, 41, of King Road in Greenfield, was arrested on charges of no inspection sticker and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license (subsequent offense).8:19 a.m. —...

Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in 2016, and I am very ecstatic and thankful that he beat Kamala Harris in 2024! It was a historic landslide victory that I will never forget (and neither will she). Truth be told, I was a little concerned Trump might...

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

MONTAGUE CENTER — An effort to preserve the stories of Montague Center residents through audio storytelling is beginning community outreach efforts with a kick-off event at the Montague Common Hall this week. Starting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov....

Tuesday, Oct. 15 1:19 p.m. — Reporting party from Davis Street states there is some damage, likely caused by vandalism, to the outside of his home. Damage done from a lawn mower being operated by the Montague Housing Authority. Homeowner will work...

Turners Falls High School students attend Reality Fair TURNERS FALLS — UMassFive College Federal Credit Union and the MassHire Franklin Hampshire Workforce Board recently partnered to hold a Reality Fair for the Turners Falls High School junior...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The state Department of Transportation is proposing a roundabout as a potential solution for the dangerous intersection where Route 63 meets Route 47 and North Leverett Road.In 2019, the Selectboard requested that MassDOT examine the...

By DOMENIC POLI

Roughly 244 million Americans are eligible to vote this year and those registered in Franklin County came out in swarms to cast their ballots in what pundits are calling the most important election in the nation’s history.Greenfield City Clerk Kathy...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Turners Falls High School students debuted a range of creative scarecrows as part of their midterm project in digital filmmaking and theater arts teacher Jonathan Chappell’s class, with five category winners selected. The five winners,...