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By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — When faced with the possibility of needing to take out a 15-year loan to replace the Church Street Bridge, town officials opted to delay the project, instead holding out hope that state funding might be allotted in the next calendar...

ERVING — A pedestrian was treated at the scene and then airlifted from Baystate Franklin Medical Center after being struck by a vehicle at the corner of Church and East Main (Route 2) streets shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Friday.The individual was...

By EMILEE KLEIN

ERVING — Town officials are considering piloting solar-powered street lights to replace the broken lights along the Lillian’s Way sidewalk.Town Administrator Bryan Smith and Town Planner Mariah Kurtz explained officials must decide between three...

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

A decade before Bryant Stewart and Jeanie Schermesser began transforming a former church into their home and art studio, Stewart spotted the Erving building from Route 2. “I stopped in and met the owner, Clessen Field,” said Stewart, 73.Stewart had...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Town officials are seeking an explanation from engineering consulting firm Tighe & Bond regarding what they say is a $200,000 discrepancy in cost estimates for demolition of the vacant International Paper Mill.Out of four possible demolition...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — The Montague Elks Lodge will host live music and a pasta dinner on Saturday to raise money for the family of Andy Hill, an Erving resident who is recovering from a brain aneurysm he suffered in January.Jodi Winter-Chaplin, who organized the...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — All nine warrant articles were unanimously approved during Monday’s Special Town Meeting.The meeting, held at the Erving Senior & Community Center, was planned for 7 p.m., but began around 15 minutes late. The meeting adjourned within about...

By MARY BYRNE

NORTHFIELD – Whether you need an extra hand stacking wood, a ride to the doctor’s office or a new battery for your smoke detector, the community of volunteers involved in Neighbors at Home has your back. “Most people don’t ask for a lot of services....

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Funding for a lead pipe assessment and expedited capital improvement projects highlight Erving’s nine-article warrant for Monday’s Special Town Meeting. The meeting will begin at the Erving Senior & Community Center at 7 p.m.Capital...

By CHRIS LARABEE

ERVING — With higher demolition estimates than initially anticipated for the International Paper Mill, the town will return to the Capital Planning and Finance committees to evaluate next steps.Three of the four new estimates surged beyond the initial...

Disney Pixar’s‘Turning Red’ to be screened at library ERVING — Teens ages 11 to 19 are invited to enjoy snacks, drinks and conversation on Monday, Feb. 27, at 3:30 p.m during “Teen Movie Monday.” Disney Pixar’s “Turning Red” will begin showing at 4...

Library offering button-making workshop ERVING — Residents are invited to try the Erving Public Library’s button-maker on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. Pin back and magnet back options will be available. Attendees can bring their own picture to...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — With the Selectboard’s vote to enter the Complete Neighborhoods Initiative, Montague has begun exploring prospective redevelopment of the Farren Care Center property.The Complete Neighborhoods Initiative, a regional project Montague entered...

By ELIZABETH DESORGHER

You may have heard some of what is happening with contract negotiations between the teachers of the children of our community and elected school officials. In last month’s Around Town, the School Committee chairwoman shared her view on negotiations....

By DOMENIC POLI and JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Erving School Union 28 presented a proposed $3.8 million budget for fiscal year 2024 to the town’s Selectboard and Finance Committee for review during Monday’s joint meeting.The five-member School Committee had voted unanimously on the third...

FirstLight given hard March 31 deadline for agreement MONTAGUE — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is requiring FirstLight Hydro Generating Co. to present all agreements relative to its three-facility relicensing process as “a formal...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — A proposed redesign of Route 2’s problematic intersection with the east side of Holmes Street looks to improve safety in the Farley village area.The intersection has been the subject of safety concerns for decades and last discussed for...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — For hundreds of residents, Jodi Wozniak’s Turners Falls home has been the place to go to get tasty bagels. From this success, though, has risen a need for something more.Bagels N’ More, a bakery founded by Wozniak and her mother, Robyn...

By MARY BYRNE

ERVING — Town officials have accepted a recommendation to include $1.8 million in the fiscal year 2024 capital budget for the demolition of the International Paper Mill along the Millers River, with a proposal that would spare only the pump house....