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GREENFIELD — Fred Warren worked 15 years for the Target Corporation and woke up every morning with one goal in mind — put Walmart out of business.Then, an e-commerce company called Amazon came on the scene, and the two brick-and-mortar retail giants...

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NEW SALEM — Wendy Flanders can expect her retirement to arrive in nine business days.Following 40 years on the contracted New Salem route, the letter carrier is hanging up her mailbag for good on Sept. 30 and retiring from the Orange Post...

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ORANGE — A mural depicting the beloved River Rat Race, Lake Mattawa and Tully Mountain seems to be the cherry atop the sundae that is the Orange Walmart Supercenter’s remodel, celebrated Friday morning.The store at 555 East Main St. remained open...

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Police in Leyden and Colrain say they received reports this week of tampered mailboxes.Bernardston Police Chief James Palmeri said dozens of mailbox doors were deliberately left open along Greenfield Road in Leyden, where his department provides...

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GREENFIELD — Connecting people who are coping with legal matters with vital services can help prevent recidivism. It was with this in mind that the Franklin County Justice Center was chosen as the site of a Community Resource Fair featuring roughly 30...

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Intervention from the largest-ever addiction prevention and treatment program produced a 15% reduction in non-fatal opioid overdoses, but no difference in the number of overdose deaths, according to a report published by the New England Journal of...

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The Source to Sea Cleanup has provided a valuable service to the Connecticut River Valley since its 1997 inception. And it can provide receipts.Nearly 40,000 volunteers have removed 1,100 tons of trash, almost 14,000 tires and 144,000 beverage...

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WENDELL — Donna Horn had hoped to donate to the Town Offices the head of the paper mache dragon she rode as part of the Misfit Prom in June. Though a lack of a fire-retardant coating made this impossible, you still have a chance to see the 4-foot-tall...

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ORANGE — The Wheeler Memorial Library’s basement level remains closed to the public following a mid-July flooding, and the director said it will stay that way until the floor is restored — a project that cannot begin until an accessibility ramp is...

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GREENFIELD — A local man was sentenced to five to seven years in prison after pleading guilty on Wednesday to 14 charges stemming from a pair of incidents two years ago, including a shooting in Energy Park.Gabe M. Adams, 21, appeared in Franklin...

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GREENFIELD — Voter turnout for the primary election held at Greenfield High School on Tuesday morning seemed to mirror the rest of the state, with about 10.26% of registered voters visiting the polls by about 12:30 p.m.According to City Clerk Kathy...

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CHARLEMONT — A Pittsfield woman died Sunday after the motorcycle she and her husband were riding and an SUV collided on Route 2 near Avery Brook Road.Sheila Rombeiro, 72, was taken by ambulance to Baystate Franklin Medical Center, where she succumbed...

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NEW SALEM — The town’s Old Home Day is set to be resurrected on Sept. 14 after having not been held since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.The community event will be held on the Town Common from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with vendors and events for...

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GREENFIELD — The internet is littered with reports of two NASA astronauts “stranded” at the International Space Station and how they will survive until they can be brought home in 2025. But a Shelburne resident and retired colleague says Sunita “Suni”...

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Area gun enthusiasts and experts have their criticisms of the new state firearms law, but most appear on board with the prohibition of 3D-printed and unserialized “ghost guns,” saying they have no place in Massachusetts or the United States.Gov. Maura...

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GREENFIELD — Time for somebody else to make the doughnuts.Four years after purchasing Adams Donuts at 348 Federal St., Sabra Billings has handed her apron strings to Sereyvith “David” Mon and Kosal Chum, who took ownership of the business on Aug....

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ORANGE — With the start of the academic year, Ralph C. Mahar Regional School will offer paid internships that certify students to work in the wastewater industry.Elizabeth Zielinski, entering her fifth year as superintendent of the Ralph C. Mahar...

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ORANGE – The town’s community development director says she feels she has a better idea of the Selectboard’s priorities following its most recent meeting.Walker Powell remotely attended the Aug. 21 meeting and spoke with the board about where she...

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GREENFIELD — After 50 years of working at Foster’s Supermarket, Gary Stevens is getting ready to check out.The Gill resident started his career on Jan. 25, 1974, and eight years later became the grocery manager, a position he will retire from on Aug....

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For Shutesbury resident Bert Fernandez, climate change “may be the most important issue of our time.”“We’re seeing all these disasters happening all around the country,” Fernandez said. “Storms are different than they used to be. The ocean waters are...