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By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Three proposed solar arrays on Pine Meadow Road could soon proceed, as all parties have agreed in Franklin County Superior Court to dismiss an appeal of the project.The dismissal of the appeal came less than a week after the final...

By SCOTT MERZBACH and JULIAN MENDOZA

Back in April, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts distributed 1 million pounds of food to its 172 food pantries and meal sites, a sizable increase from the 750,000 pounds of food that went to the same locations just two months earlier.While the...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Strong winds, extreme heat and heavy rain made for an unprecedented period of weather for the 174th Franklin County Fair last weekend, ultimately resulting in a 35% drop in turnout compared to previous years when all was said and done....

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — Hit hard by a barrage of bad weather, the first two days of this year’s Franklin County Fair were anything but fair. In the end, though, the 174-year tradition persisted, bouncing back over the weekend. “It was really inspiring to see how...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

Having scarfed down a pizza-sized portion of fried dough in three minutes and 45 seconds, Greenfield resident Ken Bacigalupo is the greatest dough-devourer the Franklin County Fair has ever seen. And it isn’t close.Since 2017, the fried dough eating...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Parking will be free at the Olive Street parking garage for the duration of the Franklin County Fair this weekend to accommodate the extra traffic. The gates for the fairgrounds open at 8 a.m. on both days. The fair expects to be...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With “Larger than Life” serving as the 174th Franklin County Fair’s theme, everything was big for the kick-off parade on Thursday: the crowd, the floats and, of course, the numbers on the thermometer.Despite temperatures soaring into the...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Community Meals Program intends to honor Christopher “Monte” Belmonte, one of the Pioneer Valley’s most well-known “food heroes,” at its annual auction on Monday.“In deciding what we were going to do, we needed to do...

By MATT STONE

Recently, elected officials and providers cut the ribbon for Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital in Holyoke, which added 150 inpatient psychiatric beds for the region, including spots for children with mental health problems. This new facility...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Fair is returning for its 174th year this weekend, with a host of new and familiar events expected to bring in as many as 25,000 guests. “Between the two thrill shows, the excitement is already growing rapidly among my...

ASHFIELD199-J Stonewall Dr., $715,000. B: David Falk and Jennifer Falk, S: Scott B. Johnson and Zoe M. Johnson.ATHOL54 Anna Ave., $135,000. B: Tracy Muzzy, S: Thomas G. Kaczmarczyk70 Birch St., $290,000. B: Ryan S. Paquette, S: Rhita Hilal75 C St.,...

By JAMES PENTLAND

Twelve Massachusetts farms, including five in Franklin and Hampshire counties, will share in $4.7 million in Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) funds announced Friday by the Healey-Driscoll administration.The Massachusetts Department of...

The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District will hold a household hazardous waste collection day on Saturday, Sept. 23.Residents and businesses can drop off materials at two sites: Greenfield Community College and the Orange Recycling...

Forum to consider paint, mattress recyclingAMHERST – Two months after Dalton resident Tom Irwin visited Ashfield’s Belding Memorial Library to drum up support for a bill, H.823 and S.551, that would create a statewide paint recycling program, a forum...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

In search of its permanent home, one of the region’s largest “jamtronica” music festivals will set up camp next weekend at the Franklin County Fairgrounds.The Homie Collective Campout, a three-day congregation with more than 100 jam bands and...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — For the first time since 2019, the “Mutts in Need” fundraiser will return on Saturday.The event, which features a barbecue, live music, a silent auction and a dog agility course, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Millers Falls...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — In a condensed version of a 90-minute show, five teenagers shared a series of deeply personal stories from their lives in America, experiences in which they were forced to confront the reality of race and racism in a white-dominant...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Due to the case’s severity, the personal care attendant accused of stabbing the 82-year-old husband of a woman she was caring for in Montague had her charges and conditions of release transferred to Franklin County Superior Court on...