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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...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School are trying to make fetch a thing for their fall musical production of “Mean Girls Jr.”Based on the “Mean Girls” musical that was adapted from the iconic 2004 film, this production...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — In the days following the presidential election, local LGBTQ organizations began hosting support sessions to help foster community amid rising fears that a second Trump administration will rollback the progress made on rights and legal...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — School Committee members got an inside look at the new veterinary sciences building at Franklin County Technical School this week.Principal Brian Spadafino guided the cohort of members through the 4,800-square-foot building on the...

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...

I’m writing this letter because I’m very worried about the younger generation who have seen hatred and very little leadership from a group of older people acting like immature babies themselves, which means they can’t lead by example and mentor these...

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...

TURNERS FALLS — Several weeks after the power canal was drawn down, FirstLight Hydro Generating Co. has refilled the canal.The power canal was initially scheduled to start refilling with water on Sept. 28 following FirstLight’s annual maintenance. The...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI and ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Bar and restaurant owners in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region are generally pleased after roughly 64% of Massachusetts voters rejected ballot Question 5 on Tuesday, a measure that would have gradually increased how much employers must pay...

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,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Coin experts across the region are sounding the alarm about an influx of fakes manufactured in China and infiltrating the U.S. market.Chinese-made counterfeits of collector and circulating coins are more rampant than ever, according to...

TURNERS FALLS — The statue of Jesus outside of the former Farren Care Center on Montague City Road has been moved to the front of the Our Lady of Peace Church on 7th Street in Turners Falls.According to the Rev. Stan Aksamit of Our Lady of Peace, the...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — In the days before former Montague Tree Warden Mark Stevens died of pancreatic cancer on Oct. 17, he had one last job to complete.On Oct. 3, Stevens, in his pajamas and Crocs, placed “no parking” signs on the side of Avenue A where...

This week, I was called a racist, a facist, a terrorist, a Nazi, and garbage.I pretty much mind my own business, hope others mind theirs, and treat people like I want to be treated.And usually, I am.You do you, I do me, and neither of us will say...

By ERIN-LEIGH  HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The Heartwing Center, formerly known as the Montague Catholic Social Ministries, unveiled its new name to the public during a sign unveiling Wednesday on 3rd Street in Turners Falls. For 30 years, The Heartwing Center has operated as a...

By WALT GORMAN

 Well, Election Day is fast approaching. As I stare out my living room window and sigh at all the leaves I have yet to rake, I sigh even more after reading the letters and My Turns from Democrats on this editorial page. Advil helps.One writer says...

 Avenue A Trick or TreatingTURNERS FALLS – Come and show off your Halloween costume on Thursday, Oct. 31 between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Avenue A in Turners Falls.Local businesses and organizations will be inviting costumed kids into their workplaces...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

MONTAGUE — When Nicole Miller was a student at Franklin County Technical School, she was one of just two girls in a male-dominated field of study. Now, as a teacher at the school, Miller helps connect girls to women working in the trades.Freshmen...