Movie permits OK’d in Shelburne Falls

SHELBURNE FALLS — On May 31, between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., film cameras for the upcoming Warner Bros.’ film “The Judge” will be shooting aerial views of a funeral procession down the village’s main streets. The cameras … 0

Crime task force hopes to take more direct approach

Drug charges in Franklin County in recent years have less often been preceded by a battering ram at the door than by flashing blue lights in the rear-view mirror. Local police say they have not had the numbers … 0

• Treating addiction as an ailment not a crime

Treating addiction as an ailment not a crime

So, how are the courts coping with heroin? While drugs account for relatively few criminal charges — the Greenfield Police Department logged 47 drug violations and 68 DUIs in 2010, in contrast to 215 break-ins or burglaries and … 1

• Crime task force hopes to take more direct approach
• Drug court bought him time he needed after years on run
• When to commit an addict against her will
• Series at a glance: Heroin in Franklin County shatters lives and costs us all

2 Greenfield firefighters graduate from academy

GREENFIELD — Two area men have become the latest Greenfield firefighters to graduate from the state Firefighting Academy. Alex Cooley, 28, of Greenfield, and Allen Baker, 26, of Shelburne Falls, recently finished an intensive 12-week program at the … 0

GCC workshop focuses on ‘sense of place’

COLRAIN — Singer-songwriter Erica Wheeler remembers growing up in suburban Maryland, where her father imbued her with a sense of curiosity about the stories behind everything they encountered. “My dad would take us on lots of trips to … 0

Montague sees 3-way race for selectman post

MONTAGUE — There are three contenders for the three-year seat on the Board of Selectmen to be awarded in the regular town election Monday. Monday’s election is the first of two scheduled with a bearing on the board’s … 0