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FreshmenHigh Honors: Devon Brown, Joshua Carey, John Carmichael, Owen Cody, Gianna DiSciullo, Nicolas Drake, Kylee Gamache, Kristine Given, Alexis Guimond-Swan, Caleb Hall, Owen Heilman, Trent Holst, Ryan Kokoszyna, Colby Leete, Kathryn Lengieza,...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — Although Roberto’s Pizzeria no longer exists as a beloved Montague staple, 196 Turners Falls Road is keeping the pies coming, along with much more.Fresh off years of working in Hampshire County restaurants, Jesus Ayala and son-in-law Leni...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE CENTER — While the pandemic and the loss of community members scored small victories against the village’s decades-old May Day tradition over the past few years, the celebration will make its long-awaited return on Sunday.Put on hold...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD – A 20-year-old man could spend the rest of his life behind bars after changing his plea in Franklin County Superior Court on Tuesday to charges stemming from a 2020 attack in which he stabbed his uncle to death and seriously wounded his...

Freshmen High Honors: Devon Brown, Emily Clemons, Owen Cody, Harper Cutting, Gianna DiSciullo, Nicolas Drake, Christiana Dunn, Beliah Esteves, Rylee Fisher, Kylee Gamache, Hannah Gilbert, Kristine Given, Alexis Guimond-Swan, Caleb Hall, Owen Heilman,...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE CENTER — After changing hands, the fine dining restaurant adjacent to The Montague Bookmill begins a new chapter Thursday with its official public opening under the name Watershed.Watershed’s opening is the first time a new restaurant has...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — Gill resident Rufus Thomas, 40, is facing charges in both Greenfield District Court and Franklin County Superior Court resulting from his alleged trafficking of various drugs, including about 730 bags of fentanyl. Thomas, who had a...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE CENTER — After eight years operating alongside The Montague Bookmill, The Alvah Stone’s owner is handing the keys to the iconic location to a new set of restaurateurs.Partners Melissa Stetson and James Fitzgerald are opening a restaurant...

By DOMENIC POLI

SHIRLEY — Gregory Martino, the former Greenfield man sentenced to life imprisonment for what turned out to be the first of four unrelated domestic violence killings in Montague over a 20-month period in the late 1980s, died of cardiac arrest on July...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — After six decades of service, Montague’s Sirum Equipment is closing for good Sept. 4.Owner Adam Sirum simply said that “it’s time” that he steps away from the family business. The latest in a line of successors that includes both his father...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — Christopher Barnes, the new principal of Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School, hopes his breadth of experience can serve as the foundation for a long-lasting relationship with the local school district.After...

By DOM POLI

GREENFIELD — A Turners Falls man who was arrested after allegedly beating a man for five hours while interrogating him over alleged stolen marijuana pleaded not guilty Thursday and is being held without the right to bail pending an Aug. 6...

By RICHIE DAVIS

MONTAGUE — There are so many circles that connect us, so many communities that touch upon other communities, so many inspirational figures in our midst that help us find a sense of purpose and that bring people together.David Kaynor’s death Tuesday...

By MAX MARCUS

LAKE PLEASANT — The Bridge of Names has reopened for the first time since October, when it was badly damaged in a storm and rendered unusable.But construction is still underway, and the community continues to raise money to pay for the...

By MAX MARCUS

TURNERS FALLS — A marijuana grower is aiming to move into the former Southworth building, bringing new business to the location for the first time since the paper company abruptly closed in August 2017.The grower, a new company called Hydroflower,...

By MAX MARCUS

MONTAGUE — As the historical namesake of Turners Falls has again become a point of controversy, the Montague Historical Commission hopes to provide an education on what really happened and who was involved in the incident that the name memorializes.It...

By MAX MARCUS

TURNERS FALLS — Ashley Arthur was not a chef when she opened the Five Eyed Fox on Third Street in 2014.She had been in the restaurant business since she was 14, and had done nearly every job. But the closest she had been to a chef, she said, was a...

By MAX MARCUS

TURNERS FALLS — Mayhew Tools has been in Franklin County since it first opened in 1856, and is now expanding with the purchase of a Florida company called Bestway Tools.The sale was coordinated largely by John Lawless, who co-owns the company with his...

By MAX MARCUS

TURNERS FALLS — As one of very few motorcycle shops that can work on almost any bike regardless of its make, model or year, Nova Motorcycles draws customers from throughout New England, and sometimes from as far away as New York City.“If it’s got two...

By MELINA BOURDEAU

GREENFIELD — With Textür Beauty Bar and Textür Blow Out Bar in two towns, owner Carleigh Dlugosz said she wants to bring “a driving energy” to both locations.Dlugosz, a Turners Falls resident who previously co-owned Lavish on Chapman Street with...