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MONTAGUE — The Selectboard has executed a contract with Assistant Town Administrator Walter Ramsey, who is slated to take over as town administrator for Steve Ellis starting July 1.The Selectboard started gearing up for the hiring process after Ellis...
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NEW SALEM — Swift River School’s new PFAS6 filtration system seems to be working perfectly, and 190 students and staff members will drink to that.A little more than three years after tests of the school’s tap water revealed elevated levels of the...
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The Democrat representing the 2nd Congressional District of Massachusetts has teamed up with a Republican colleague from Florida to sponsor a bill aimed at making it easier for Americans to get medically necessary foods.Jim McGovern and John...
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GREENFIELD — Roughly 40 Greenfield High School students convened in the building’s library Thursday to talk with policymakers about the issues important to them.The YELO (Youth Engage with Legislators and Officials) forum fostered roundtable...
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NEW SALEM — There are four articles on the warrant for the Feb. 1 Special Town Meeting to address three unpaid bills and a school bus contract.The first article pertains to the proposed five-year contract with F.M. Kuzmeskus for school transportation...
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ORANGE — For the first time in four years there is a contested race in the Orange town election — two, in fact.Three people are running for a pair of three-year Selectboard seats while another three are vying for a couple of two-year spots on the...
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WENDELL — A reception set for Friday afternoon will mark the beginning of a Wendell Meetinghouse exhibit featuring 40 enlarged front pages of the Wendell Post, a volunteer-driven newspaper published from 1977 and 2001.The event, which is scheduled for...
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ERVING — The first three articles on the warrant for the Jan. 31 Special Town Meeting involve measures necessary for a reconstruction project slated for Bridge Street.The warrant’s second article pertains to taking by eminent domain 4,749 square feet...
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WENDELL — The only matter slated to be considered at the Jan. 31 Special Town Meeting is the proposed five-year contract with F.M. Kuzmeskus for school transportation services.As this is the result of a collective bid involving several school...
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GREENFIELD — Franklin First Federal Credit Union is teaming up with the Greenfield Public Library to offer a free 12-week financial literacy program for teens ages 12 to 14.The weekly one-hour program, slated to start Feb. 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the...
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GILL — From the outside looking in, not much has changed at Sunrise Valley Farm recently. But, for the past month or so, owners Brian and Keri Peila have had one major addition to their to-do list.With help from their three children, the couple has...
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ORANGE — Voters at Thursday’s Special Town Meeting opted to table a proposed bylaw regarding loose animals until more people have had an opportunity to contribute input.Residents who gathered at Town Hall voted overwhelmingly to take no action on a...
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ORANGE — The Council on Aging has decided not to pursue a kitchen renovation at its office because the work would be too expensive.Chair Henry Oertel told the Selectboard this week that the necessary repairs and updates would cost tens of thousands of...
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ORANGE — The Mahar School Committee voted this month to name the football field concession stand after longtime varsity girls basketball coach and Booster Club member Larry Fisher.Booster Club President Charles “Joey” Verheyen approached the committee...
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ORANGE — Pedestrians and cyclists could eventually get from Riverfront Park to the Daniel Shays Highway intersection via a shared-used path if Orange voters give the nod to hiring a consultant for project design and development.One of the 19 articles...
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GREENFIELD — A Franklin County Superior Court judge has ruled that two men accused of beating another man nearly to death in Millers Falls the night after Christmas will at least temporarily remain held without the right to bail due to their perceived...
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MONTAGUE — Town officials have a slate of 11 capital and two non-capital requests to address as they plan the fiscal year 2025 budget and finish out the rest of this fiscal year.The projects, nearly all of which are included in the capital plan, would...
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GREENFIELD — Two men are being held without bail following a dangerous hearing stemming from an alleged near-fatal incident in Millers Falls.Brendon Collette, 25, of Turners Falls, and Xavier Z. Chadwell, 21, of Greenfield, have pleaded not guilty to...
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ORANGE — One of the Police Department’s most popular officers recently retired from the force following a career that spanned roughly six decades … in dog years.K-9 Orka fulfilled her final shift on Dec. 29 after 7½ years on the job, having joined the...
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The backlog plaguing courthouses across much of the state seems to have spared Franklin and Hampshire counties, where the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office reportedly put many cases to bed while in-person jury trials were suspended during the...
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