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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI and DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — As the Franklin County Agricultural Society gears up to entertain an estimated 25,000 people from across the region at its 175th Franklin County Fair, society President Michael Nelson said the event is sticking to its agricultural...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

I’m currently reading a wonderful new book by local food writer Claire Hopley, “Eating in Leverett, 1774-2024.” It will be the topic of this column in a couple of weeks.In it, Hopley outlines what people in Leverett (and in greater New England as...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

TURNERS FALLS — As students settle in to the new school year at Franklin County Technical School, staff say they have exciting new options to look forward to.The 177 incoming ninth grade students will have the opportunity to explore 14 different...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Agricultural Society has received a $75,000 grant from the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism to complete its $250,000 walkway repaving project, aimed at making the grounds more accessible to disabled...

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Griswold Library celebrates end of summer readingCOLRAIN— The summer has come to a close, and with it, the end of summer reading. Griswold Memorial Library is inviting all book enthusiasts to celebrate all the books read this summer at its annual...

By MADDIE RAYMOND

 Almost four years ago, I wrote an opinion piece, desperately pleading with the western Massachusetts community to help vote Donald Trump out of office. I offered a (then) 16-year-old’s perspective, leveraging my unique perspective as a young person...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

GREENFIELD — A $56,775 grant awarded to the Friends of the Franklin County Fairgrounds through the Office of Grants and Research’s Massachusetts Nonprofit Security Grant Program will help improve security at the Wisdom Way fairgrounds.“As we continue...

By CHRIS LARABEE and DOMENIC POLI

With a $165,000 grant, 18 formerly incarcerated individuals in Franklin and Hampshire counties can participate in a training program with their respective sheriffs’ offices and Community Action Pioneer Valley to prepare them to re-enter the...

GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District will hold the 2024 household hazardous waste collection on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Greenfield Community College (GCC) and the Orange Transfer Station.Residents and businesses must...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

As Valerie Hudson settles into her role as the new executive director of the Franklin County Community Meals Program, she believes a large part of her job, and the job of the program’s volunteer coordinators, is to be an inviting presence for the...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Rhode Island man will spend the next nine to 12 years in prison after changing his plea on 17 charges related to a May 2022 crash that hospitalized seven motorcyclists riding on Route 10 in Northfield.Ryan T. O’Farrell, 34, appeared in...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Amid an increased demand for primary care, the Community Health Center of Franklin County plans to open a Turners Falls location in December, with primary medical care available to anyone, regardless of insurance, income or...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — People from various walks of life gathered at the Franklin County Fairgrounds on Thursday for the first day of the three-day SoulFest Christian music festival.In its 26th year, SoulFest secured the Greenfield fairgrounds for the first...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The Friends of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter’s annual “Mutts in Need” fundraiser promises a tail-wagging good time on Saturday.The fundraiser will hold its recurring silent auction and raffle along with a variety...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A local man facing 29 charges, including rape and strangulation, will be released from custody if he can identify an appropriate residence to stay at, a Franklin County Superior Court judge has decided.Branden M. Eugenio, 31, appeared...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The next time you attend an event at the Franklin County Fairgrounds, chicken adobo and other Filipino street food will be just a stone’s throw away.Sherryla Diola is opening Ginger Love Cafe directly across from Halberg Hall, with plans...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

The Christian music festival SoulFest is coming to the Franklin County Fairgrounds for a weekend of music, community and advocacy from Aug. 15-17. The festival has been operating since 1998, combining music from popular Christian music acts across...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — While Franklin County’s YMCA continues to mull the future of the vacant Zion Korean Church, the Historical Commission Thursday signaled it is likely to invoke the city’s demolition delay bylaw if the Y chooses to demolish the structure.No...