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Turners Falls SRO to leave school district for rest of year amid police staffing shortage
02-12-2025 3:18 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Dan Miner, who serves as the school resource officer at Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School, is leaving the school temporarily, along with comfort dog Mack, due to staffing shortages within the Montague Police Department.

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Transportation costs inspire discussion at Montague Special Town Meeting
02-13-2025 3:08 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — All eight articles on the Special Town Meeting warrant were approved Wednesday night, including a contentious article regarding vocational school transportation costs for a Montague student attending Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School.


Fire damages locker room at NMH’s McCollum Hockey Arena
02-12-2025 10:14 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — The McCollum Hockey Arena at Northfield Mount Hermon School has been closed and a Friday girls varsity hockey game has been moved due to a fire that broke out in one of the four locker rooms Wednesday night.


New Montague Resists group focusing on civic engagement in second Trump administration
02-12-2025 5:40 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE CENTER — Before Nov. 5, 2024, Montague Center residents Sarah Bliss and Marina Goldman were strangers. By Feb. 5, they were carpooling to Springfield together to dip their toes in the water of political activism.


Montague officials mull demolition estimates for Strathmore buildings
02-11-2025 5:10 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Town officials discussed a financial hurdle on Monday night after Tighe & Bond engineers presented estimates for demolition of the former Strathmore mill complex at 20 Canal St.


Clean Water Facility renovation, airport funding requests to come before Montague voters
02-10-2025 2:03 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Requests to use $48,500 for a conference room and break room renovation at the Clean Water Facility and $24,000 to supplement the Turners Falls Municipal Airport are among the topics Special Town Meeting voters will consider on Wednesday.


Gill, Montague officials weigh in on anticipated school assessments
02-07-2025 3:19 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The selectboards and finance committees of Gill and Montague met with Gill-Montague Regional School District administrators this week to review the proposed fiscal year 2026 school budget ahead of a Feb. 11 public hearing.


Nolumbeka Project holding speaking program, social dance at GCC
02-06-2025 1:56 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Two Nolumbeka Project events will be held at Greenfield Community College this weekend, including a Friday night speaking program and Saturday afternoon social dance.


Gill board reviews erosion conditions in draft FirstLight certification
02-05-2025 6:21 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Erosion was the Conservation Commission’s chief concern during a discussion Tuesday regarding the state Department of Environmental Protection’s draft decision approving a water quality certification for FirstLight Hydro Generating Co.


Erving officers, CSO clinician commended for suicide prevention at French King Bridge
02-04-2025 6:27 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — Three Erving police officers and a mental health clinician with Clinical & Support Options (CSO) have been formally commended for their lifesaving actions in two different incidents involving suicidal individuals at the French King Bridge.


Wendell town coordinator tapped as Erving town planner
02-04-2025 5:00 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — After a year of searching, the Selectboard voted to appoint Greenfield resident Glenn Johnson-Mussad to serve as town planner starting at the end of March.


$500K grant secured for Montague Center traffic-calming, pedestrian safety improvements
02-03-2025 1:24 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The town has received a nearly $500,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for traffic-calming measures, as well as bicycle and pedestrian safety infrastructure improvements, in Montague Center.


Care Drive infrastructure marks key capital request as Erving begins FY26 budget talks
01-30-2025 6:20 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — Department heads presented their fiscal year 2026 budget requests and hopes for capital projects on Monday, including multi-year, $2.35 million Care Drive infrastructure improvements.


Multilingual performance of ‘Mother Tongue’ coming to Shea Theater
01-30-2025 2:45 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — When The Performance Project’s First Generation ensemble gathered to put together its materials for “Mother Tongue,” one question was used to guide the performers.


Gill-Montague budget revisions mean no new staff positions, potential for 2 or 3 cuts
01-29-2025 2:50 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Gill-Montague Regional School District’s $1.3 million projected budget shortfall for fiscal year 2026 has been mitigated, and a revised preliminary budget was unanimously approved by the School Committee Tuesday night.


Erving, state officials review Evergreen Circle housing project at Care Drive
01-28-2025 6:11 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — State and local officials are feeling optimistic after a Tuesday afternoon presentation detailing Erving’s planned affordable senior and multi-generational housing project called Evergreen Circle at Care Drive.


MassDEP gives FirstLight draft approval of water quality certification
01-27-2025 5:28 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued a draft decision approving a water quality certification for FirstLight Hydro Generating Co., marking the latest required step in FirstLight’s relicensing process through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).


Birth on Erving’s Route 2 marks second baby born on same highway within six months
01-26-2025 10:36 AM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — Though her midwife told her to be prepared for a quick birth, Amy Clukey expected to make it to Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield from her home in Templeton in time to deliver her second child.


Gill tax rate down, average single-family tax bills up amid rising valuations
01-25-2025 8:38 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Residents can expect a tax rate of $14.66 per $1,000 of assessed value for fiscal year 2025, representing a drop of 82 cents compared to FY24, but the average single-family home will see a $282 increase on its bill due to rising property values in town.


Erving, Wendell residents say less is more on proposed shared-use path
01-24-2025 4:12 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — Residents of both Erving and Wendell expressed their interest in a shared-use path to connect the two towns during a community engagement session this week and provided feedback seeking a “less is more” approach to constructing the path for bicyclists, pedestrians and some vehicles.


Dance for your rights: Post-Inauguration Hangover Party Saturday night will benefit ACLU, Planned Parenthood
01-24-2025 10:18 AM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 25) at the Rendezvous, the band The Frost Heaves and Hales will play a show that band member Daniel Hales thought he’d never do again.

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