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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 ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL – The Selectboard and Finance Committee met with Police Chief Christopher Redmond on Monday to continue to discuss the possible addition of a third, full-time police officer to the department. The meeting focused on examining data that Redmond...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

WARWICK — A police investigation that closed Hastings Heights Road overnight from approximately 7 p.m. last Tuesday to noon Wednesday involved a search for a missing woman from Keene, New Hampshire. Keene Police Det. Joel Chidester said in an...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Northfield Mount Hermon students will perform the Shakespeare comedy “Twelfth Night” this week for its fall play from Thursday, Oct. 31 through Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Chiles Theater in the school’s Rhodes Arts Center.According to the school...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL – The Gill-Montague Regional School District (GMRSD) was notified in early August that Sheffield Elementary School would no longer receive funding for an after-school program through its partnership with the Collaborative for Educational Services...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — All 12 articles presented at the Erving special Town Meeting were approved unanimously by voters on Wednesday night. The meeting at Erving Elementary School was scheduled to cover a variety of town matters. One of the main articles up for...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Since Assistant Chief Gary Dion began his career at the Montague Center Fire Department 42 years ago, he’s learned many lessons, including the importance of wearing a seat belt. “I never really wore a seat belt a lot,” Dion said. He recalls seeing...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE – Montague’s Michael Keebler felt right at home on Saturday.For the second year in a row, Keebler won the men’s division of the annual event, celebrating its 43rd edition. The 35 year-old Keebler ran the 5.5 mile course in 30 minutes, 14...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD – Bridge Primary is raising $20,000 in an effort to match a MassDevelopment grant that will allow the healthcare provider to move to a roughly 16,400-square-foot office in Greenfield and hire more doctors amid a regional primary care...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

MONTAGUE – The Selectboard voted unanimously to recommend Christopher Nolan as its next assistant town administrator, taking over for Walter Ramsey when he assumes sitting Town Administrator Steve Ellis’ position on July 1. Nolan is currently...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

The state Senate unanimously passed an amendment to its annual spending plan that would prohibit municipalities and private companies from taking the entire equity of a home in the event of a tax lien foreclosure, a piece of legislation that, if...

 By GARRETT COTE

SPRINGFIELD – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame hadn’t been as packed all summer. Hundreds of basketball aficionados across several generations poured onto center court and filled the bleachers to listen intently to a legend of the...

 By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Five-year-old Harper couldn’t help but smile as she zoomed around in her sled — with the help from her dad — faster than any other skater on the ice.Harper was one of the many participants in The Center for Human Development’s (CHD) All In...

 By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The long wait is finally over — UMass football now has its QB1.Taisun Phommachanh will be leading what the Minutemen hope is a much-improved offense for their Week 1 game against New Mexico State this Saturday (7 p.m., ESPN), head coach Don...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Historical Society will open for the season this year in a fashion that will, at long last, mirror pre-pandemic times. The 2023 season opens on Saturday with the new exhibit, “Rivers, Roads & Railroads,” a celebration of...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD – For the last century, one nonprofit has continuously served as a community meal sight for the people of Franklin County. When The Salvation Army first started in 1865, “two of its three foundational points were soup and soap — providing...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD – Parents, coaches, teammates and members of the community went to bat Wednesday night for homeschool students who – since a policy change last year – haven’t technically been eligible to participate in extracurricular activities at...

By MARY BYRNE

NORTHFIELD – Whether you need an extra hand stacking wood, a ride to the doctor’s office or a new battery for your smoke detector, the community of volunteers involved in Neighbors at Home has your back. “Most people don’t ask for a lot of services....

 By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The School Department started the school year with 158 fewer students than last fall, making for one of the sharpest declines in enrollment the district has seen in recent history, according to enrollment data for the past decade. Between...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Family and friends are mourning the loss of longtime city resident Mark Maloney, a dedicated public servant who devoted decades of his life to bettering the city of Greenfield. Maloney, 63, died at home on Friday after a period of...

 By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD – The owners of the property formerly occupied by the Candlelight Motor Inn on Mohawk Trail are considering the potential development of the site as a food market. Matt Oates of Benderson Development Group, along with Gene Crouch, a senior...