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GILL — There are no contested races in Gill’s upcoming election, to be held Monday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the Town Common.Positions that will be on the ballot are as follows: ■Selectboard/Sewer Commission, three-year term — Gregory...

Exhibit A — Massachusetts activists pounded a square peg into a round hole to get the “Fair Share” millionaires tax referendum on the ballot. They were so proud and congratulated each other at their respective wine and cheese parties when it...

By JACOB NELSON

Spring is springing up at Everyday Farm in Gill. Actually, it’s bouncing all over the place.“We’ve had about 100 lambs born so far this year,” said farmer Hannah Sol. Once all their mother ewes give birth, the number of bleating babies will more than...

Discovery Center holding Jurassic Armored Mud Ball Festival TURNERS FALLS — The Great Falls Discovery Center will host an exploration of the formation and discovery of Jurassic armored mud balls, a rare, region-specific geological formation, on...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GILL — The Selectboard approved an agreement with Northfield EMS for ambulance services during its Monday meeting.The agreement would allow Gill 24-hour emergency medical services with an annual assessment of $15,000. Pending approval at Annual Town...

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...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GILL — Photojournalist Joe Parzych returned to his roots on Friday, donating some of his photos to Gill Elementary School for the students to enjoy.“We want to show kids how you can take a hobby and turn it into a career,” said Gill Elementary School...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GILL — Northfield Mount Hermon School has signed a three-year agreement to continue hosting the annual Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts, a free program that uplifts economically disadvantaged children through creativity and collaboration.The...

By LIESEL NYGARD

Food safety and infrastructure upgrades are in store for a handful of Franklin County farms thanks to state and federal grant awards.Of the $1 million in grants awarded to 23 farms through the Agricultural Food Safety Improvement Program and nearly...

GILL — Julia Zhao, a Northfield Mount Hermon School alumna and senior at Columbia University, has been named a 2023 Rhodes scholar for China.Only 120 scholars are chosen each year to receive a Rhodes scholarship, a fully funded, full-time,...

Where are the praise and thank you's for fossil fuels? Time and time again, this past winter, fossil fuels have come to the rescue of people all over the world so they can maintain their affluent lifestyles.Where would Germany be without coal? Where...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GILL — The town is exploring a full removal of the ceiling and flooring on the first floor of Town Hall after a pipe burst and caused heavy damage in early February.The subzero weather over the weekend of Feb. 4 resulted in a pipe freezing and...

By EMILEE KLEIN

GILL — When Northfield Mount Hermon School senior Angus Chang engineered an artificial leaf, a sustainable battery of microalgae and metal suspended in hydrogel, he felt his creation was too simple to consider impressive. After all, Chang’s...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GILL — The Historical Commission is pushing to preserve Northfield Mount Hermon School’s Severance House as the school considers demolition as one of the long-term options for the 19th-century residence.In a letter penned by Historical Commission...

Please! Climate activists stop telling me how to live my life. We are all well aware liberals, especially activists would rather pass a law to control your life. They loath debate or compromise.The latest “the sky is falling” mantra? Activists want to...

It is no secret that people are moving out of Massachusetts. Recent articles on Masslive and in the Wall Street Journal articulate the blue state exodus across our country.Why are reasonable people fleeing this state?Over regulation for businesses and...

By DOMENIC POLI

GILL — Travel Kuz, the fifth-generation coach, limousine and school bus company headquartered on Main Road, has joined the growing Beacon Mobility family of businesses, it was announced Wednesday.The Gill company, which is nearly 100 years old, will...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

With the French King Bridge suicide barrier project slated to begin Monday, those who know the need for it firsthand are relieved to see progress.“I’m thrilled, because to me, the bottom line is ... once they start, it has to finish,” said Oxford...