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By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A New Hampshire timber company has closed on a massive land buy of nearly 2,400 acres in seven communities in Hampshire and Franklin counties, acquiring five parcels for more than $20 million from Amherst-based W.D. Cowls Inc.

By DOMENIC POLI

Editor’s note: To mark the start of a new year, the Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their communities in 2025.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Fran and Mike Bates are combining their two retail businesses for simplicity’s sake and to ensure a more personal connection with their customers.

By DOMENIC POLI

Wondering what to do with that Christmas tree now that it’s 2025? Well, at least two Franklin County entities have programs in place to take those festive symbols off your hands.The Greenfield Department of Public Works will remove Christmas trees...

Dog licensing going on in Orange ORANGE — Dog licensing for 2025 has begun at the Town Clerk’s Office. Licensing will take place until March 31. Starting April 1, there will be a $50 late fee per unlicensed dog. State law requires all dogs to be...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Mark Monette wants to help senior citizens get their footing this winter.The nearly lifelong resident has started a program in which he delivers free sand to older people’s homes so they can spread it on ice and snow for increased traction.“I...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Selectboard voted unanimously last week to enter into a $3.6 million contract for the construction of a water tower at the Orange Industrial Park, after the pulp and paper company poised to benefit from the structure wired the town...

ORANGE — A Greenfield man won a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$1,000,000 Merry & Bright” $5 scratch ticket game with a ticket he bought at the Orange General Store.John Swan was joined by his wife, Tracy, when he claimed his...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Children’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County and North Quabbin area has opened a second office in the Health Center Plaza in Orange, with the plan to fully open by Jan. 1.The current location on Wisdom Way in Greenfield morphed out of...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — A Worcester-based organization dedicating to fostering personal and public self-reliance has partnered with the Orange Economic Development Industrial Corporation (OEDIC) to support the small business community and promote sustainable...

Editor’s note: Due to an error with Ralph C. Mahar Regional School’s honor roll documentation, the seventh grade students were omitted in the original first-quarter honor roll that was published in the Dec. 20 edition of the Greenfield Recorder, and there were errors in the other grade levels. The full document featuring students in grades seven through 12 is being republished.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Ice sculptures returned as a feature of Starry Starry Night in 2023, a year after insufficient funds meant they couldn’t be ordered in time, and this year, organizers have enlisted two new artists to carve the popular pieces.Cody Stosz, from...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — As if from a much milder scene in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” two members of the Orange Fire Department found a squirrel surprise after investigating some suspicious activity in a family’s Christmas tree.Capt. James Hopkins and...

Cookie walk and Christmas fair set for Saturday ORANGE — A cookie walk and Christmas fair will be held at the Central Congregational Church of Orange at 93 South Main St. from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14.There will be a variety of...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — LaunchSpace and the central Massachusetts-based Workers Credit Union have teamed up to educate 16- to 24-year-olds on personal finance in the event they want to start their own businesses.“It’s something that LaunchSpace has always really...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The town administrator intends to tally what certain salary percentage increases would look like for department heads and present those numbers to the Selectboard during its scheduled Dec. 18 meeting.Matthew Fortier addressed board members at...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The water tower proposed for the Orange Industrial Park is a go, after voters at Monday’s Special Town Meeting opted to accept land from Seaman Paper and to accept or take land from Power Fund Partners for its construction.Seaman Paper,...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — No injuries resulted from a fire that was caused by the ignition of combustible materials near a pellet stove’s flue pipe early Sunday morning, according to the town’s fire chief.James Young said his department was dispatched to a reported...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Changing Lives Though Literature, an alternative sentencing option that offers those on probation reduced sentences upon completion of a 10-week literature program, is inspiring many of its graduates to pursue higher education.The program...