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By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Northampton man was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to three charges related to the 2021 hit-and-run death of Shelburne Falls resident Rhonda Thompson.Peter Toomey, 53, appeared in Franklin County...

By LIESEL NYGARD

While scrolling through a Facebook group for hiking enthusiasts, Millis resident Kara O’Leary came across a trip to Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. She used the opportunity to combine two of her passions, raising $1,270 for nursing...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The homeless population in Franklin County can count on seeing greater resources available soon as the result of a multi-partner development effort led by community behavioral health agency Clinical & Support Options (CSO).The nonprofit...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Various organizations and nonprofits around Franklin County and the North Quabbin region are opening their doors to the community on Thanksgiving, offering free meals and companionship.In Greenfield, Stone Soup Cafe will host A Day of Mourning and...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A 48-year-old Shelburne Falls woman was killed on the Mohawk Trail (Route 2) on Thursday morning when the Nissan Frontier she was driving burst into flames after reportedly losing control while traveling westbound and striking an oncoming...

By AL NORMAN

Tonight, the Greenfield City Council may take the first step towards ending an unconstitutional state law that has come to be known as “home equity theft.”Massachusetts is one of only 13 states that allows home equity theft. In Alabama, Arizona,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Turners Falls man was sentenced Thursday to 12 to 14 years in prison for aggravated rape and abuse of a child.Jeffery Fleury, 55, was found guilty by a Franklin County Superior Court jury last month and Judge Michael Callan issued the...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Passersby may have noticed a new sign on the lawn of the vehicle inspection center on Federal Street, following the business’ change of ownership. The inspection center, now called Z’s Inspection Center, was recently taken over by...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Sitting on the floor in her new dance studio on Main Street, Cassie Rounds reminisced on her own experiences and how they’ve led her to starting her own business.Now open at 278 Main St., Suite 406, Chance Dance Studio provides an...

Monday, Sept. 26 7:21 a.m. — Accident at the corner of Maple and High streets.7:53 a.m. — Wendi J. Carey, 49, of Marshall Street in Greenfield, was arrested on Lincoln Street for OUI-drugs (third offense); failure to use care while starting, stopping,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Since the 1970s, “New England Naturals” has been splashed across New England Natural Bakers’ granola packages.In December, however, that will change when the Greenfield-based company launches TRUNOLA to retailers across New England.“We’re...

Wednesday, Sept. 14 3:23 a.m. — Hit-and-run reported on Wells Street.9:37 a.m. — Hit-and-run reported near Greenfield Middle School on Federal Street.2:59 a.m. — Larceny reported on Alden Street.Thursday, Sept. 15 8:57 a.m. — Hypodermic needle found...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The attorney for one of the 18 people charged in connection with an alleged cocaine trafficking syndicate that had been operating out of a Greenfield barbershop has filed a motion to impound purportedly compromising photos of his client...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Rhode Island man accused of hospitalizing seven motorcyclists while driving under the influence of drugs on Route 10 in Northfield last spring is still being held on $100,000 bail, Judge Michael Callan reaffirmed on Monday.Ryan T....

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — A new program touted for the opportunity it will offer young doctors to better integrate themselves into the community is doing exactly that with the start of a new shadowing program through the Greenfield Health Department. In...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The former National Guard Armory on Hope Street sold at auction Wednesday afternoon for a final sale price of $390,500.“I asked for the assessed value ... and everyone laughed,” recounted auctioneer Justin Manning, president of JJManning...

Saturday, Aug. 20 10:50 a.m. — Vandalism reported at the Moose Lodge on School Street.1:57 p.m. — Past hit-and-run at the intersection of Elm Street and Elm Terrace reported.4:51 p.m. — Vandalism reported at the softball fields at Murphy Park on...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — An Athol man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Wednesday, roughly an hour after 12 deliberating jurors found him guilty of killing 26-year-old Kelsey Clifford in 2019.Keith D. Hamel, 25, was convicted of...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Noticing a roughly 11-by-12-foot mural depicting engine components on the side of the Manna House building late Tuesday morning, Rachel Stoler approached three people standing near it in a Bank Row alleyway and asked one if he was the...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The doctor who conducted the autopsy of Kelsey Clifford, the 26-year-old woman found bludgeoned to death outside the Athol Wastewater Treatment Plant in 2019, testified on Tuesday that the victim’s injuries are consistent with a claw...