Orange taps firm for asbestos, debris removal at former cereal factory

11-01-2024 3:30 PM

ORANGE – Town officials have set a goal to remove the expansive asbestos and brick pile at 16-36 West River St. before the new year. The debris was left in the wake of an arson at the former cereal factory, which was burned down by three juveniles on...


Montague Tree Warden Mark Stevens remembered for town service

11-01-2024 4:34 PM

TURNERS FALLS — In the days before former Montague Tree Warden Mark Stevens died of pancreatic cancer on Oct. 17, he had one last job to complete.On Oct. 3, Stevens, in his pajamas and Crocs, placed “no parking” signs on the side of Avenue A where...


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Jim Bates: Climate change and the dream
11-01-2024 3:18 PM

“We’ve known that climate change is getting worse,” a recent My Turn writer proclaims.No. We don’t know climate change is getting worse. Or as Einstein would say, it’s all relative.Any climate information or research from a college or a university has...

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PV Squared enters the public sector for solar projects
10-31-2024 12:13 PM

GREENFIELD — Pioneer Valley PhotoVoltaics has received the certification required to conduct work on public construction projects across Massachusetts, further expanding its mission.The worker-owned solar design and installation cooperative more...

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Book Review: Chronicles of a difficult time: ‘The Anguish of Alzheimer’s: The Years of Mom’s Dementia’ by Ann Watt
11-01-2024 4:59 PM

When I was 20-ish and my grandmother suffered from Alzheimer’s, few Americans talked about this fogging of the brain. Today, thank goodness, many people share their Alzheimer’s stories ... and although there is still no cure for the disease, we can...

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Wilmington, DE - Josephine C. (Bresciano) Bonnette, 95, of Wilmington, Delaware, formerly of Massachusetts, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Born in Greenfield, on September 25, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Peter and ... remainder of obit for Josephine C. Bonnette

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Ashfield, MA - The long and adventurous life of James Carmalt Adams came to a peaceful end on the 20th of July at his home in Ashfield. Jim, or Jimbo as he was also known, had been lovingly cared for by Susan Mailler, his partner of 33 ... remainder of obit for James Adams

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Burke, NY - Richard J. Sweeney, 89, of Burke, died Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at the Adirondack Medical Center, Saranac Lake. Born on February 18, 1935 in Greenfield, MA, he was the son of Richard and Thelma (Campbell) Sweeney. He... remainder of obit for Richard Sweeney

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Bernardston, MA - Robert Harold "Bob" Eddy, 82 years old, of Bernardston, passed away on October 28, 2024. Bob was born June 19, 1942 to Malcolm P. Eddy of Gill. Bob attended Turners Falls High School. Joined the Navy in June 1959, obta... remainder of obit for Robert Eddy

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