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NORTHFIELD — The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has decreed that the Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel at Thomas Aquinas College (TAC) will be an official pilgrimage site for the people of the diocese in observance of the 2025 Jubilee Year.

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ORANGE — There were no injuries after a landing gear issue forced a pilot to conduct an emergency landing at Orange Municipal Airport over the weekend.

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NEW SALEM — The new year means a new town coordinator for New Salem.

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Editor’s note: To mark the start of a new year, the Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their communities in 2025.

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GREENFIELD — Operations are being consolidated as McGovern Automotive Group sells its two local dealerships.

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ORANGE — Fran and Mike Bates are combining their two retail businesses for simplicity’s sake and to ensure a more personal connection with their customers.

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NEW SALEM — Town officials are working to determine ways to improve safety along Route 202, the site of numerous crashes over the years.

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Wondering what to do with that Christmas tree now that it’s 2025? Well, at least two Franklin County entities have programs in place to take those festive symbols off your hands.The Greenfield Department of Public Works will remove Christmas trees...

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GREENFIELD — There’s about to be a new sheriff in town.Christopher J. Donelan has announced he will retire at the end of the month, ending a 14-year tenure that saw the Franklin County Jail and House of Correction transform from a typical facility...

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GREENFIELD — The Planning Board this week unanimously approved Greenfield Savings Bank’s application to change the use of the 402 Main St. building from a public library to professional office space, while also giving its blessing to a separate...

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GREENFIELD — A Turners Falls man accused of breaking a Montague police officer’s fibula during his arrest pleaded not guilty to five charges this week.Brenden C. Jacobs, 34, was arraigned in Greenfield District Court on Thursday, when he answered to...

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BERNARDSTON — A Vermont woman believed to be under the influence of drugs is facing six charges after allegedly slamming into a sign at the Interstate 91 southbound on-ramp and continuing to the South Merrifield Road area on New Year’s Eve.Sara Grace,...

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GREENFIELD — Health New England has awarded $50,000 to Stone Soup Café, the only Franklin County entity to receive funds in this round of a grant program that was set up to honor the former president and CEO of Baystate Health and chair of Health New...

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GREENFIELD — The third annual “Give the Gift of Living” gear and goods drive, organized by the Franklin County and North Quabbin Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force, collected 26 tents, 23 sleeping bags, 27 sleeping pads and three...

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GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community Energy and Technology (GCET) anticipates providing internet to residents of The Weldon apartments on High Street within two or three years, thanks in part to the receipt of a nearly $500,000 grant.GCET was awarded...

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ORANGE — Mark Monette wants to help senior citizens get their footing this winter.The nearly lifelong resident has started a program in which he delivers free sand to older people’s homes so they can spread it on ice and snow for increased traction.“I...

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WENDELL — Recent receipt of $25,000 as part of the state’s fiscal year 2025 budget is driving renovations forward at the 466 Wendell Depot Road site slated to become a historical museum and gift shop. Wendell Historical Society President Ed Hines...

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ORANGE — The Selectboard voted unanimously last week to enter into a $3.6 million contract for the construction of a water tower at the Orange Industrial Park, after the pulp and paper company poised to benefit from the structure wired the town...

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GREENFIELD — Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals and the public have expressed an interest in hearing a presentation by an expert from New Hampshire before taking any further action on the 170-foot monopole cell tower being proposed for Newton...

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Drive along South Prospect Street in Millers Falls and you might catch a glimpse of some antlers hanging from a red garage set back from the roadway. They belonged to a female reindeer and were a gift from rural herders during a 2003 trip to Finland....