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By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — A lot has changed since 1954. What hasn’t changed is the tight-knit relationships fostered by the Turners Falls High School Class of 1954.On Thursday, nine of the class’ 19 surviving members got together at Terrazza Ristorante to mark...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

According to a 2024 study by the American Psychological Association, nearly 50% of American adults report feeling more stressed out than ever. A national campaign, Meditate America, is looking to lower the collective blood pressure through...

By LIESEL NYGARD

NORTHFIELD — The Selectboard has hired a new EMS chief following Mark Fortier’s resignation in July. Selectboard members voted on Tuesday to approve Matt Wolkenbreit’s contract as the town’s new EMS chief and full-time paramedic, effective...

By DOMENIC POLI

The Source to Sea Cleanup has provided a valuable service to the Connecticut River Valley since its 1997 inception. And it can provide receipts.Nearly 40,000 volunteers have removed 1,100 tons of trash, almost 14,000 tires and 144,000 beverage...

Bork-Tinen-Kahn Trio to perform at Discovery CenterTURNERS FALLS — The Bork-Tinen-Kahn Trio will perform at the Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, on Friday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. Ferne Bork, Dan Tinen and Bruce Kahn will use their three voices,...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The Selectboard approved spending $431,707 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money during Monday’s meeting, including $75,000 that will fund the after-school program at Sheffield Elementary School.The ARPA package contained other funding...

Monday, Aug. 19 3:43 p.m. — Caller from Stevens Street reports she was almost scammed out $20,000 and was told she needs to make a police report. Officer advised.Tuesday, Aug. 20 1:26 p.m. — Caller from Chestnut Street believes she’s being scammed....

MONTAGUE — Franklin County Technical School, in collaboration with the MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center, is offering courses in automotive technology, electrical, horticulture, and welding and metal fabrication for adult learners starting...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE CENTER — With a series of possible road improvements, town officials aim to address speeding, improve crosswalks, add bicycle lanes, create formal on-street parking and increase accessibility in the village.Residents had a chance to ask...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

The municipalities of Greenfield, Deerfield, Sunderland and Montague are experiencing the largest COVID-19 outbreak the region has seen since January, according to epidemiologist Jack Sullivan.Increased COVID-19 detection in wastewater samples,...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

North Carolina-based muralist Darion Fleming has arrived to Montague to begin working his creative magic on the 3,200-square-foot exterior wall of the Shea Theater Arts Center on Avenue A.The mural’s final design and painting timeline were released on...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Town officials say trash and recycling pickup has largely been running smoothly since changing waste haulers from Republic Services to Casella Waste Systems at the start of July.Department of Public Works Office Administrator Brandy Patch...

​​​​​​By H. PATRICIA HYNES

From the largest to the smallest and the oldest to the youngest creatures on Earth — Antarctic blue whales and coastal redwood trees, minute bacteria and human beings — we are all enmeshed in layers of relationships. We need each other, though some...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Since August 2014, heavy music fans have come to Montague for a weekend of music and community at the RPM Fest. This Labor Day weekend, the festival celebrated 10 years of being “the heaviest party of the summer.” “It’s a good community of...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL – The Gill-Montague Regional School District (GMRSD) was notified in early August that Sheffield Elementary School would no longer receive funding for an after-school program through its partnership with the Collaborative for Educational Services...

By RICHIE DAVIS

It was 1968 when reporters and editors from Liberation News Service — who’d been on the front lines documenting the political battles to end the Vietnam War — pulled up stakes in New York City and put down roots on farms in Montague and nearby...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Since Assistant Chief Gary Dion began his career at the Montague Center Fire Department 42 years ago, he’s learned many lessons, including the importance of wearing a seat belt. “I never really wore a seat belt a lot,” Dion said. He recalls seeing...

By SHERYL HUNTER

When the RPM Fest celebrates its 10th anniversary this Labor Day weekend (Aug. 31 to Sept. 1) at the Millers Falls Rod and Gun Club in Montague, you can be sure they will live up to their reputation as “the heaviest party of the summer.” The festival,...

Have you heard about Project 2025? Written by Donald Trump’s allies, it’s the 900-page playbook that tells us what a Republican administration will do in the first few months if Trump and J.D. Vance are elected. It touches on just about every topic...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE – Shawn Rickan has started as the new principal of Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School as the school year begins for the Gill-Montague Regional School District (GMRSD).During a School Committee meeting on Tuesday, GMRSD...

 When the weather forecasters report “cloudy with a few breaks of sun today,” don’t believe them. The morning of the 43rd Mug Race was anything but. A heavy mist fell early, a short burst of rain, then more drizzle. Thankfully by the time the cannon...