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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Gov. Maura Healey joined local and state officials outside the Franklin Regional Transit Authority’s (FRTA) offices Thursday afternoon to celebrate her administration’s $30 million earmark to fund year-round, fare-free transportation...

By ALEXA LEWIS

Transit services are set to expand throughout the region next year, with more than $3 million in state grants awarded to transit authorities in the Pioneer Valley and surrounding areas to improve connections across routes.These expansions come as part...

By ALEXA LEWIS

Fare-free bus rides could be here to stay now that millions of dollars have been set aside in the state budget that will allow regional transit authorities to waive fees, and politicians and others who support the idea say it has the potential to be...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The bus maintenance facility at 382 Deerfield St. appears to be headed back onto the city’s tax rolls, with final signatures on a $400,000 purchase and sale agreement.The brick garage is owned by the city and overseen by the Greenfield...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Seniors in southern Franklin County will soon have a new option to travel across county lines for medical appointments, shopping and recreation.Thanks to a $16,612 Service Incentive Grant from the Massachusetts Councils on Aging and...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With two regional transit authorities serving southern Franklin County, the South County Senior Center held an open conversation this week in hopes of connecting seniors with the resources they need to get from point A to point B, while...

By DOMENIC POLI

TURNERS FALLS — The state transportation secretary was on hand Wednesday morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Franklin Regional Transit Authority’s new maintenance and operations facility, a project that has been years in the making.Gina...