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By JULIAN MENDOZA and MARY BYRNE

As the weather cools and autumn arrives, towns around Franklin County are reprising their annual festival traditions over the coming weeks.Erving Organizers of this year’s Erving Fall Festival, to be held Saturday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — The Erving School Committee voted Tuesday to immediately enroll two preschool students after miscommunication between the School Committee and administration resulted in them being waitlisted through the start of the school year.Parent...

By CARLA CHARTER

John Erving, in approximately 1752 or 1753, bought 16,000 acres of land from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, then Massachusetts Bay Colony. This land included all of what is now Erving, half of Wendell and parts of Orange and New Salem.“He was at...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Following the resignation of Erving Elementary School Principal Lisa Candito, veteran educator David Krane has come out of retirement to serve as the school’s interim principal.Krane, who spent 12 of his 25 years as an elementary school...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

With the installation of safety barriers along the French King Bridge now complete, those with a connection to the structure’s tragic history hope to be more at peace.“I have a lot of pride and gratitude for all of the people who advocated for them,”...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Erving School Union 28 is looking to hire a second preschool teacher following the School Committee’s unanimous vote on Tuesday to maintain a second preschool classroom.The vote resulted from a meeting focused on “looking at [budget line...

Eastern European Jewish dance music coming to park TURNERS FALLS — Eastern European Jewish dance band Myrtle Street Klezmer will perform at Peskeomskut Park on Thursday, Aug. 3, from 6 to 8 p.m.Myrtle Street Klezmer is “an ecstatic, experimental...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ERVING — After the Erving Police Department came to the aid of a female bear cub that was struck and injured by a vehicle on Route 2 on Thursday night, the animal is now recovering at Tufts Wildlife Clinic in Grafton.“The cub is being kept comfortable...

By DOMENIC POLI

ERVING — The French King Bowling Center’s arcade recently leveled up, having switched gaming companies to update its arsenal and give customers a more modern experience.Manager Erik Semb said it took Burris Vending two days to install the new games...

Church holding pancake breakfast MONTAGUE — The First Congregational Church of Montague will host a pancake breakfast on Saturday, July 29, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.The breakfast, which includes pancakes, sausage and a drink, will cost $10. Proceeds...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — The Erving Public Library has been awarded a $20,000 national grant to help foster a better experience for patrons who identify as neurodivergent.The library is one of 240 participants in Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small...

Library hosting artist reception ERVING — The Erving Public Library will host an artist reception with Erving resident Sally Delaney on Sunday, July 16, at 2:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served and there will be a raffle to support the Friends of the...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Town officials intend to finalize their request for proposals (RFP) for a senior housing development on Care Drive during the Senior Housing Committee’s next meeting on July 20, with hopes to release it this summer.The town will seek...

By DOMENIC POLI

ERVING — Roughly 20 interested citizens attended Thursday’s Erving School Committee meeting to learn more about the fiscal and educational feasibility of merging the Gill-Montague and Pioneer Valley regional school districts.Alan Genovese and Greg...

By DOMENIC POLI

ERVING — Erving School Union 28 Superintendent Jennifer Culkeen is back on the job following a month-long leave that began June 2, the day after she abruptly walked out of a School Committee meeting during a discussion about student discipline.Culkeen...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — A nearly $2.68 million project to repave Route 2 between the village of Farley and the easternmost end of East Prospect Street in Erving Center will start this winter, with final design work having been completed last month.According to a...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Four of five warrant articles passed at a swift Special Town Meeting on Wednesday night, with just one item — a series of zoning bylaw amendments — inspiring deliberation.Articles 1, 2, 3 and 5 were approved by the 34 voters in attendance for...

Selectboard contributes $2.5K toward shared erosion specialist MONTAGUE — The Selectboard voted on Monday to contribute $2,500 toward hiring an erosion specialist to share with Gill, Erving and Northfield as they pursue settlements with FirstLight...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Funding a water tank mixer that would prevent bacteria growth, rescinding the borrowing of $125,000 to develop a Lead Service Line Inventory and Replacement Plan, and zoning bylaw amendments highlight the five-article Special Town Meeting...