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Seniors tour potential new home for the South County Senior Center

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Seniors tour potential new home for the South County Senior Center

by Aalianna Marietta December 19, 2025

Becoming part of ‘something bigger’: Hawlemont students deliver cookies to Good Neighbors Food Pantry

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Becoming part of ‘something bigger’: Hawlemont students deliver cookies to Good Neighbors Food Pantry

by Madison Schofield

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The quiet rituals of deer season: Why hunting is important to region

Community Briefs

Dog of the Week: Rufus

Town-City-Government

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Dec. 8 to Dec. 12, 2025

News

State leaders highlight antisemitism report, urge implementation

High School & Youth

H.S. Roundup: Athol boys basketball falls short in loss to Easthampton

Town-City-Government

Bucking state law, Greenfield City Council fails to pass ADU ordinance amendment

Politics

House rejects McGovern’s War Powers Resolution

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Orange Selectboard votes to designate downtown area as 'slum and blighted'

Orange Selectboard votes to designate downtown area as 'slum and blighted'

Franklin County Superior Court jury sides with defendant in Orange beaver dam case

Franklin County Superior Court jury sides with defendant in Orange beaver dam case

Doris Cournoyer

Doris Cournoyer

Auntie Coco's opens as a one-stop shop for gifts, decor and more in Shelburne Falls

Auntie Coco's opens as a one-stop shop for gifts, decor and more in Shelburne Falls

Sports

H.S. Roundup: Greenfield girls basketball overwhelms Monson in home opener

High School & Youth

H.S. Roundup: Greenfield girls basketball overwhelms Monson in home opener

by Adam Hargraves

H.S. wrestling: Morey, Laffond win to secure league victory for Franklin Tech

Saying goodbye: Beloved coaches Lajoie and Talbot leave lasting legacy at Athol High School

UMass men’s basketball: Minutemen set to face top MAC team Kent State in conference opener

H.S. Roundup: Grayson Thomas scores 32 points in win for Greenfield boys basketball

H.S. Roundup: Greenfield hockey falls to East Longmeadow in home opener

Business

Auntie Coco’s opens as a one-stop shop for gifts, decor and more in Shelburne Falls

Auntie Coco’s opens as a one-stop shop for gifts, decor and more in Shelburne Falls

Business

Franklin First, Greylock expected to merge credit unions in spring

Arts & Life

The Art Garden in Shelburne Falls set to quadruple space with community support

The Art Garden in Shelburne Falls set to quadruple space with community support

by Madison Schofield

‘She lit up the stage’: Friends, colleagues remember acclaimed singer Evelyn Harris

Sounds Local: Deck the halls with local talent: Discover fresh tracks from Valley musicians this holiday season

Outdoors

Speaking of Nature: Adapting to an early winter: Plus, a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with an unusually friendly ruffed grouse

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Opinion

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: A tie game, a costume and other gridiron news

Columns

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: A tie game, a costume and other gridiron news

by Chip Ainsworth

Columns

My Turn: We got your back

Columns

My Turn: My reparations journey

Columns

My Turn: What Bondi Beach and Brown University reveal about the character of the U.S. and Australia

Local Government

Montague honors 102-year-old Lee Evers as town’s oldest resident

Town-City-Government

Montague honors 102-year-old Lee Evers as town’s oldest resident

by Erin-Leigh Hoffman

Town-City-Government

Elections division works overtime to process ballot petitions

Town-City-Government

Montague adopts new emergency alert system after CodeRED data breach

Town-City-Government

Orange Selectboard votes to designate downtown area as ‘slum and blighted’

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Education

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PHOTOS: Lingering fall fruits

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South County Senior Center seeks volunteers to help with Christmas meals

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