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By AALIANNA MARIETTA

BERNARDSTON — Valley Concrete & Construction opened its doors for Northfield residents on Saturday afternoon, giving them an opportunity to explore the space before they vote on whether to pursue acquiring it as a new home for Northfield EMS.Over the...

By DOMENIC POLI

NORTHFIELD — Voters at a Special Town Meeting this week opted to acquire a Bernardston parcel to house Northfield EMS, allowing the service to move out of a converted gas station on Main Street.The fourth article on Wednesday’s Special Town Meeting...

By LIESEL NYGARD

NORTHFIELD — Northfield EMS has the chance to move into a larger space in Bernardston, pending approval during an upcoming Special Town Meeting.The meeting will be held Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Pioneer Valley Regional School.Over the last...

By LIESEL NYGARD

NORTHFIELD — The Selectboard has hired a new EMS chief following Mark Fortier’s resignation in July. Selectboard members voted on Tuesday to approve Matt Wolkenbreit’s contract as the town’s new EMS chief and full-time paramedic, effective...

By LIESEL NYGARD

NORTHFIELD — The town has launched a search for a new EMS chief after Chief Mark Fortier informed the Selectboard he does not wish to continue with the department, citing mental, physical and financial challenges.“This is probably the hardest...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — No injuries or damage to a nearby residence were reported Wednesday morning following a propane explosion in a camper that was parked at a home on East Street.Northfield’s public safety departments were dispatched to 54 East St. at around...

By LIESEL NYGARD

State regulators suspended Northfield EMS Chief and Orange EMS Capt. Mark Fortier’s paramedic license over his alleged failure to properly assess a 2-week-old infant during a house call and for refusing the child transportation in an ambulance,...

By LIESEL NYGARD

The state Office of Emergency Medical Services has suspended the paramedic license held by Northfield EMS Chief and Orange EMS Capt. Mark Fortier, but town officials say paramedic staffing levels are sufficient to ensure continued ambulance...

By DOMENIC POLI

NORTHFIELD — A 23-year-old Northfield woman was reportedly uninjured after the vehicle she was driving went off the road and rolled over at around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, closing Gulf Road for slightly more than an hour.The woman was driving a gray...

By LIESEL NYGARD

NORTHFIELD — Thanks in part to a $48,215 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program, Northfield EMS welcomed a new custom-built ambulance this month. The grant program, which supports access to...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GILL — The Selectboard approved an agreement with Northfield EMS for ambulance services during its Monday meeting.The agreement would allow Gill 24-hour emergency medical services with an annual assessment of $15,000. Pending approval at Annual Town...

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHFIELD — The Emergency Services Facility Committee tweaked the external design of the proposed public safety complex on Wednesday in an effort to match other buildings along Main Street and make it appear less imposing.The multi-million-dollar...