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By CHRIS LARABEE

BERNARDSTON — As the Pioneer Valley Regional School District charts its future through its own “Year of Learning” initiative and a regionalization planning board examines the feasibility of merging districts, Superintendent Patricia Kinsella is...

By CHRIS LARABEE

The cooperation of Bernardston and Leyden has historically run deep, as the neighboring towns share a school district, a transfer station and, most recently, a shared-policing agreement. Now, the two towns are coming together again, this time for an...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD – A Bernardston man pleaded not guilty in Franklin County Superior Court on Monday to witness intimidation and violating a restraining order aimed at protecting a family member he previously pleaded guilty to strangling.Antonio P. Candello,...

By DOMENIC POLI

BERNARDSTON — Being led around Stony B Acres’ riding arena, Foxy walks with a slight but noticeable limp.A former show horse for an equestrian team at the University of Findlay in Ohio, the chestnut mare in her teenage years had her competition career...

By CHRIS LARABEE, MARY BYRNE, DOMENIC POLI and JULIAN MENDOZA

North County residents can expect to see everything from a new elementary school district to the reconstruction of a beloved restaurant in 2023, as well as a series of public safety endeavors and infrastructure investments.Northfield In 2023,...

Students named to Saint Michael School honor roll James Gardner of Northfield and John-Paul Delabruere of Bernardston were named to the honor roll for the first trimester of the 2022-2023 academic year at Saint Michael School, an independent Catholic...

By PAUL FRANZ

BERNARDSTON — A two-alarm fire consumed the home of Bob and Linda Raymond at 178 Turners Falls Road on Monday evening.A neighbor reported the blaze at around 5:45 p.m., and the first firefighter to arrive reported flames showing through the roof of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BERNARDSTON — In a typical arcade, you might expect to play some Pac-Man or Galaga, but Bernardston Elementary School students came up with some ideas of their own with their “cardboard arcade.” On Wednesday, students of all grades could be found...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

BERNARDSTON — A bicyclist was flown to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday afternoon.The incident occurred at around 4:10 p.m. on Church Street near Cushman...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Bernardston man released from prison earlier this month was arraigned after allegedly violating a restraining order aimed at protecting a family member, whom he previously pleaded guilty to strangling.Antonio P. Candello, 52, pleaded...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BERNARDSTON — After just three weeks in business, the Falltown Grill caught fire early Wednesday morning.“We know it started high in the ceiling area,” Fire Chief Peter Shedd said of the fire’s origins.Shedd explained employees had left the South...

By DOMENIC POLI

BERNARDSTON — A half-joke at a comedy night has resulted in the resurrection of a beloved local landmark, albeit with a different name and personality.Husband and wife Alex and Amy Fiorey were at a Scarecrow in the Park event a couple of years ago...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Clinician Leeanne Hadsel began her duty serving alongside local police departments last week, marking what she called a “cultural” next step forward in providing mental health services to those in crisis.Motivated by a regional history of...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A former part-time officer with the Bernardston and Buckland Police departments was arraigned in Franklin County Superior Court on Tuesday on 10 child pornography charges after his case was transferred from Greenfield District Court due...

It is a great honor to serve Bernardston as your new Postmaster. In my years with the United States Postal Service, I have seen firsthand the role the Postal Service plays connecting neighbors and our community to the nation. Our Post Offices serve as...

By ZACK DeLUCA

BERNARDSTON — Pending final approval, the former Four Leaf Clover Restaurant may reopen under new ownership and a new name.Husband and wife Alex and Amy Fiorey recently took to Facebook to announce they put in an offer to buy the property at 19 South...

By DOMENIC POLI

BERNARDSTON — Two residents of Eden Mills, Vt. are facing drug charges after a traffic stop on Interstate 91 shortly before midnight on Monday revealed 106 grams of suspected crack cocaine and 27 grams of suspected fentanyl in the vehicle they were...

By DOMENIC POLI

BERNARDSTON — Three Vermonters face charges following their arrests while traveling on Interstate 91 early Monday morning with suspected narcotics in the vehicle they were in.Benjamin Kendall, 31, of Vershire, Vt., Brooke Rowell, 37, of Concord, Vt.,...

By DOMENIC POLI

BERNARDSTON — A Holyoke man has not been found since fleeing after the vehicle he was riding in was pulled over just north of Exit 28 on Interstate 91 northbound in Bernardston at around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.Lakeam A. Bennett, 27, provided false...

By SHELBY ASHLINE

BERNARDSTON — Just as renovation of the former Bella Notte restaurant got underway, with plans to turn it into a medical marijuana growing facility, Happy Valley Compassion Center’s founders are facing a potential setback following extensive vandalism...