News
Sunburn Beach issues linger as owners sell land to state
By GRACE BIRD
CHARLEMONT — The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) paid $25,000 for a 4.6-acre piece of riverfront land known as “Sunburn Beach,” owned by family of the late Grace and Marshall Johnson.The land, located off North River Road at the...
Greenfield and Orange District Court Logs: June 20 to July 2, 2019
Judge William Mazanec III Greenfield, June 20Jeremy L. Stokes, 29, of Lincoln Street, Greenfield. Charge of OUI-liquor, over .08 percent, second offense, by Deerfield Police. Found not guilty in the jury trial. Found responsible on a charge of a...
Rising above the rest: New bakery opens in downtown Greenfield
By JOSHUA SOLOMON
GREENFIELD — Rise Above Bakery and Cafe was merely a product of the imagination of a wide-eyed 20-something in his native New Hampshire.It was around when he had met his wife during his freshman year of college, but before he left school to pursue his...
Greenfield and Orange District Court Logs: June 21 to June 27, 2019
Judge Laurie MacLeod Orange, June 21 Issak A. Reinikainen, 20, of Gay Street, Orange. Charged with OUI-liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and person under 21 in possession of liquor. Event was resolved with special conditions to complete a...
Greenfield and Orange District Court Logs: June 10 to June 24, 2019
Judge David Ross Orange, June 10Gregory S. Bryant II, 33, of West River Street, Orange. Charged with assault and battery, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Arraigned and held. Released on personal recognizance and special conditions....
Greenfield District Court Logs: May 31 to June 6, 2019
Judge William Mazanec IIIGreenfield, May 31Breelin K. Madajewski, 39, of Garden Street, West Springfield. Charge of operating a motor vehicle with license suspended, in Greenfield with State Police from the Shelburne barracks. Pretrial conference set...
Gone too soon
By ANITA FRITZ
SOUTH DEERFIELD — On March 10 at 7 a.m., Barbara Messinger got the phone call no mother should ever have to receive.“The minute it rang, I knew it wasn’t good,” Messinger said. “The doctor on the other end said I should get to Boston immediately — my...
Greenfield and Orange District Court Logs: May 29 to June 4, 2019
Judge William Mazanec IIIGreenfield, May 29Robert L. Armstan, 29, of Bernardston Road, Greenfield. Charge of OUI-liquor, with admission to sufficient facts accepted, with sufficient facts found but continued without a finding until May 28, 2020, with...
Suicide barriers in sight for French King Bridge
By GRACE BIRD
After multiple years of requests by Gill and Erving, the state is finally edging toward installing barriers on the French King Bridge.The bridge connects the towns of Gill and Erving and is a well-known site for suicides.Gill Police Chief Christopher...
Greenfield District Court Logs: May 20 to May 28, 2019
Judge Patrick SabbsGreenfield, May 20 Timothy D. Bourbeau, 51, of Washington Street, Greenfield. Charges of vandalizing property, and breaking and entering into a building at nighttime for felony, by Greenfield Police, with bail set at $2,000 cash, or...
Leyden man arraigned for dealing drugs at music festival
By GRACE BIRD
GREENFIELD — Miles McCloy, a 37-year-old Leyden resident, appeared in Greenfield District Court Tuesday for allegedly possessing and attempting to deal illicit drugs, including 422 bags of Ecstasy.McCloy was arrested Friday at 5 p.m. at the...
Where to celebrate Memorial Day in Franklin County
Ashfield The Town of Ashfield will hold a Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27, starting at the Town Hall at 10 a.m., rain on shine. Bernardston The Bernardston Memorial Day parade will kick off from the Four Leaf Clover at 10 a.m. sharp and proceed...
Orange District Court logs, April 26-May 3
Judge David RossOrange, April 26Sean A. Ponusky, 33, of Walnut Street, Athol. Charged with OUI-liquor. Pretrial hearing found sufficient facts, but continued without a finding until April 24, 2020.Michael J. Boudreau, 58, of Cummings Road, Athol....
CDC names Hope & Olive Entrepreneur of the Year
By ANITA FRITZ
GREENFIELD — Hope & Olive restaurant’s owners have been named Entrepreneur(s) of the Year.The Franklin County Community Development Corporation received nominations this year for the three owners of the 12-year-old restaurant, which took root in the...
School Committee emails prompt complaint
By JOSHUA SOLOMON
GREENFIELD — Questions of proper communication among School Committee members have flared back up following the filing of an Open Meeting Law complaint by a member of the education task force for Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution...
Christian academy closes
By MAX MARCUS
NORTHFIELD — Redemption Christian Academy, a prep school at 154 South Mountain Road, is closing at the end of the school year. The school’s campus in Troy, N.Y. will remain open.Students at the Northfield campus will finish out the year. Graduation is...
Channing Bete to close June 30
By DOMENIC POLI
SOUTH DEERFIELD – The Channing Bete Company expects to cease operations June 30, the South Deerfield publisher announced Tuesday.The first position eliminations will come June 24, and most employees will be released between June 24 and July 3,...
Convicted arsonist sentenced to additional year
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD – The mother and daughter traumatized by the arson of two barns on their property five years ago had their voices heard the day one of the men convicted in that crime was sentenced to an extra year in prison for a probation violation.Lisa...
Planet Fitness now open
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD — Letting those New Year’s resolutions fall by the wayside just got a bit more difficult, as a Planet Fitness franchise has opened in the Big Y plaza.Tom Sullivan, who has owned a Planet Fitness in Gardner for five years, said the new...
Greenfield District Court Logs
Judge William Mazanec IIIGreenfield, Feb. 14Fred Bard, 46, of Pleasant Street, Gardner. Charge of possession of Class A drug, in Deerfield, plead guilty, found guilty, and defendant was placed on probation until Aug. 13, 2020, with victim witness...
