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By BELLA LEVAVI

HAWLEY — In a routine inspection, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) found major deficiencies in the Route 8A bridge over the Chickley River near Savoy Road. As a result, the bridge has been reduced to one lane of traffic until...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The bus maintenance facility at 382 Deerfield St. appears to be headed back onto the city’s tax rolls, with final signatures on a $400,000 purchase and sale agreement.The brick garage is owned by the city and overseen by the Greenfield...

GILL — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is closing Route 2 eastbound just west of the Turners Falls-Gill Bridge until further notice to allow crews to efficiently address slope erosion. Following substantial rainfall on Friday...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Divers with the state Department of Transportation determined the town-owned bridge over Tully River’s west branch was safe to reopen Monday, the day after high water levels forced its closure.The structure was closed on Sunday when the Tully...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — After waiting several days for the Deerfield River to recede, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) inspected the Stillwater Bridge’s pillars and gave the go-ahead to reopen it.MassDOT closed the bridge Monday out of an...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — A nearly $2.68 million project to repave Route 2 between the village of Farley and the easternmost end of East Prospect Street in Erving Center will start this winter, with final design work having been completed last month.According to a...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Seniors in southern Franklin County will soon have a new option to travel across county lines for medical appointments, shopping and recreation.Thanks to a $16,612 Service Incentive Grant from the Massachusetts Councils on Aging and...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — As the South County Senior Center continues to work with neighboring transit authorities, Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) representatives shared news on Thursday that there may be a potential solution to some of Sunderland’s...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Transportation planners and professionals past and present joined members of the Franklin Regional Council of Governments outside the John W. Olver Transit Center on Tuesday afternoon for a brief ceremony recognizing a longtime...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With two regional transit authorities serving southern Franklin County, the South County Senior Center held an open conversation this week in hopes of connecting seniors with the resources they need to get from point A to point B, while...

By DOMENIC POLI

TURNERS FALLS — The state transportation secretary was on hand Wednesday morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Franklin Regional Transit Authority’s new maintenance and operations facility, a project that has been years in the making.Gina...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — In what appears to be a first, one school boasts all three division champions of the annual school bus safety poster contest held by the School Transportation Association of Massachusetts.Dexter Park Innovation School students Mia Cooley,...

By BELLA LEVAVI

HEATH — Route 8A between West Branch Road and Brunelle Road is fully closed due to bridge repairs. According to the contract signed with J.H. Maxymillian Inc., based out of Pittsfield, the bridge will reopen no later than Aug. 1. The wing walls and...

By PAUL FRANZ and CHRIS LARABEE

GILL — Five people were injured Friday morning in a three-car crash that forced a four-hour closure of Route 2 in Gill just east of Barton Cove, according to police.At approximately 8:42 a.m., an Audi C5 and a Hyundai Azera collided head on near the...

By BELLA LEVAVI

HEATH — After learning of the poor condition of the Route 8A bridge over West Branch Brook during routine inspections, the state Department of Transportation is now accepting public comments regarding a $6 million bridge replacement...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

LEVERETT — Outraged by videos she described as “horrific,” state Rep. Natalie Blais joined state Sen. Jo Comerford at a family’s Leverett home on Tuesday afternoon to draw attention to the importance of school bus safety. Wes and Audra Goscenski, who...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Monday marked the first day that a portion of North Main Street will be routinely shut down for ongoing construction.North Main Street between Prospect and Dexter streets is scheduled to be closed to through traffic between approximately 7...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Traffic fatalities were up more than 10% year-over-year nationally in 2021, as the per-mile rate of deaths for Black and Hispanic Americans remains much higher than the per-mile rate of deaths for white Americans. Those of low socioeconomic...

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — Though regional school districts could receive more money to pay for student transportation than they’ve gotten in years through Gov. Maura Healey’s fiscal year 2024 budget proposal, the Massachusetts Association of School Committees is still...

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...