By GUSTAVO ATENCIO FLORES
GREENFIELD — The annual Supper for Six food drive brought together families, friends and coworkers from across Franklin and Hampshire counties last week to support community members facing food insecurity during the February school break.
Judge William MazanecGreenfield, Oct. 15Kevin K. Smith, 34, of Oak Grove Avenue, Springfield. Charges of resisting arrest, intimidating a witness/juror/police/court official, a marked lanes violation, failure to stop or yield, improper operation of a...
Holly A. Boisvert, 49, homeless of Greenfield. Charge of possession of a Class B drug and possession of a Class E drug. Released on personal recognizance. Pretrial conference set for Dec. 6. The counsel fee was waived.Judge William Mazanec III...
By CHRIS LARABEE
NORTHFIELD — The Pioneer Valley Regional School District School Committee last week approved the administration’s $17.46 million budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, thus sending the proposal along for Annual Town Meeting approval.
NORTHFIELD — St. Patrick’s Church at 80 Main St. will offer to-go lasagna dinners on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 3 to 5 p.m.
MILLERS FALLS — Montague Villages, a nonprofit dedicated to helping aging people remain independent in their homes through volunteer service, will host a meet and greet at the Millers Falls Library on Tuesday, Feb. 18, from 3 to 5 p.m. The gathering is open to residents of all five villages of Montague.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
COLRAIN — The Selectboard has approved reducing the broadband budget by $26,756 for fiscal year 2026, a change that, if approved by Annual Town Meeting voters, will lower the monthly cost for broadband users by $5.
By ADA DENENFELD KELLY
WENDELL — All 12 articles sailed through last week’s Special Town Meeting in just 18 minutes, receiving unanimous approval from the 21 voters in attendance.
By KEVIN D. PARSONS
By DOMENIC POLI
WENDELL — The citizens group that formed in 2023 in opposition to a now-withdrawn proposal for a 105-megawatt battery storage facility has started a crowdfunding campaign to defray legal costs for the town, which is appealing the state attorney general’s rejection of a battery energy storage bylaw.
By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ
These are simply and profoundly crazy times, well beyond the pale of what we have seen before concerning the leadership of our federal government. Whatever other words we may use, I imagine that terms like chaos, terror, fear, intimidation, lies out of control, unrepentant anger, petulance, and obfuscation might be among them (at least, those are some of my more polite ones).
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Construction of a new track and field at Amherst-Pelham Regional High School, at a cost of $4.11 million, is expected to begin in late June.
By SAMUEL GELINAS
NORTHAMPTON — Frozen lakes and ponds invite enchanted winter sports enthusiasts outside for classic wintertime festivities. But despite the fun, a fact remains: ice is a potential danger.
“Under President Trump, the waste, fraud, and abuse ends now,” reads a statement on whitehouse.gov.
Given his actions, there can be no doubt that Donald Trump is bent on increasing the power and authority of the president well beyond the limits set by the Constitution. Virtually no Republican office-holder is courageous enough to resist this usurpation of power, despite their oath to “support and defend” the Constitution.
On the road against one of the top teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference, the UMass women’s basketball team was right where it needed to be entering the fourth quarter of Sunday’s pivotal league contest.
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
GREENFIELD — While local housing officials say the first-ever comprehensive state housing plan draws attention to the need for increased housing production, they wonder if enough focus will be given to Franklin County and say the plan lacks consideration of infrastructure and economic development ramifications.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
SHELBURNE FALLS — The Art Garden will welcome visitors for a night of art, light and community spirit when the ninth annual Winter HooPla returns Saturday, Feb. 22.
By GARRETT COTE
AMHERST — Two themes continued to come up during UMass hockey head coach Greg Carvel’s postgame press conference following the Minutemen’s 4-1 loss to Boston College on Saturday night at Mullins Center: desperation and fatigue.
By CHRIS LARABEE
With a rise in reported cases of theft of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) is urging folks to take extra precautions to protect themselves.
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