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Selectboard contributes $2.5K toward shared erosion specialist MONTAGUE — The Selectboard voted on Monday to contribute $2,500 toward hiring an erosion specialist to share with Gill, Erving and Northfield as they pursue settlements with FirstLight...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Funding a water tank mixer that would prevent bacteria growth, rescinding the borrowing of $125,000 to develop a Lead Service Line Inventory and Replacement Plan, and zoning bylaw amendments highlight the five-article Special Town Meeting...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Erving Elementary School Principal Lisa Candito has resigned following an administrative leave that lasted more than a month, Erving School Union 28’s acting Superintendent Corrina Wcislo announced in a letter to the school community.“Lisa...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — School officials have confirmed that both Erving School Union 28 Superintendent Jennifer Culkeen and Erving Elementary School Principal Lisa Candito are on what they described as approved leave.Union 28 Director of Student Support Services...

By DOMENIC POLI

ERVING — Ten-year-old Benjamin Johnson is ready to roll thanks to a tricycle acquired with the help of Police Officer Laura Gordon and Pedal Thru Youth, a Springfield organization that donates bikes, trikes and helmets to children with special...

By EMILEE KLEIN

Senior retirees who own homes across Franklin County can simultaneously give back to their local government while paying off part of their property tax bills. Senior tax work-off programs place residents over the age of 60 in a part-time position at a...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — As Selectboard member William Bembury prepares to call it quits, he holds confidence that newly elected Jim Loynd’s “fresh ideas and desire to listen” can maintain positive momentum in Erving.Loynd was elected to a three-year Selectboard term...

By DOMENIC POLI

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since the end of the Vietnam War, about 300,000 American military veterans have died from exposure to Agent Orange. One of those fallen patriots was lifelong Erving resident Bruce L. Bezio, who died of lung cancer in September 2021,...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Elementary School Director of Finance and Operations Caitlin Sheridan has projected a fiscal year 2023 deficit of roughly $300,000 as the start of the next fiscal year approaches, a figure that alarmed town officials this week.According to...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Annual Town Meeting voters approved an amendment Wednesday night to raise the proposed Erving Elementary School budget back to the $3.87 million amount proposed in January, prompting the Selectboard to reconsider funding options.Warrant...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — The controversial school budget, more than $900,000 in capital requests and a winter parking ban are among 27 articles up for approval on this year’s Annual Town Meeting warrant.The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10, at...

Erving holds school budget informational hearing ERVING — The Selectboard, Finance Committee and School Committee held a joint meeting to discuss concerns surrounding the Erving Elementary School budget on Wednesday evening.With the Finance Committee...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Write-in candidate James Loynd has been elected to a three-year seat on the Selectboard, beating out nominated candidate Daniel Watson to highlight Monday’s town election results.Loynd defeated Watson, the only candidate on the ballot running...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — A contested School Committee race highlights an otherwise uncontested ballot for this year’s annual town election.Polls will be open on Monday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Town Hall.Mark Blatchley, who served on the Erving School...

Annual gala returns to Turners Falls High School MONTAGUE — The annual Gill-Montague Education Fund Gala, which raises money for grants to support educational opportunities, is returning for the first time since 2019 with “An Eagles & Journey...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Residents voiced overwhelming support for a one-time capital exclusion override to fund demolition of the former International Paper Mill when polled during a public discussion at Erving Elementary School on Monday night.The $3.7 million...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — With the Finance Committee and Selectboard unable to find an alternate route to a balanced budget, Erving Elementary School is facing staffing cuts as its proposed $3.5 million budget heads to the Annual Town Meeting floor.Following a March...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

The French King Bridge between Gill and Erving is expected to be reduced to one lane of alternating traffic this week as the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) continues its work to install safety barriers, a project that Gill Police Chief...