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By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Saying that “there is a different path” in Gaza, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern and six other Democratic lawmakers are calling for a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas that has killed more than 4,000 people on both sides. The lawmakers released a...

By DOMENIC POLI

WARWICK — About 1½ miles north of a parking lot for Mount Grace State Forest is a pull-off on the same side of the road, for motorists to safely stop or turn their vehicles around on Route 78.This seemingly unremarkable spot was the scene of a...

By TOM ZINITI

Not far from the town common on Athol Road in Warwick, you’ll come across the Trinitarian Congregational Church. The building looks more like a house than a church. There is no steeple. Look left, though, and you will see a tower made of four 40-foot...

By BELLA LEVAVI

WARWICK — The first day of school is always a momentous occasion, but for Warwick Community School, Thursday marked an important milestone years in the making. Students walked the hallways of Warwick Community School for the first time since 2020 on...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The town is looking at $264,000 in utility savings thanks to a net-metering contract with the community solar field in Warren, according to the Orange Energy Committee’s chairman.Henry Oertel went before the Selectboard last week to give his...

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

WARWICK — Horses and fire trucks will line the town common for Old Home Days this Saturday and Sunday for a “heartwarming weekend” of activities and education on the town’s history, according to Warwick Historical Society member Clare Green.The...

School Committee to hold elections for two new seats WARWICK — An election is planned for Monday, Oct. 23, for voters to choose two additional members of the Warwick School Committee, raising the total membership to five. The election will be held at...

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

WARWICK — Construction continues on the Fire Station on Orange Road, with plumbing, insulation, and energy-efficient electricity and heating on the horizon.Janice and Steve Kurkoski, who both serve on the Buildings and Energy Committee, updated the...

Editor’s note: Today marks the 70th anniversary of the armistice ending the Korean War.It was on the night of July 26, 1953 when President Dwight Eisenhower announced to the nation the armistice ending the fighting of the Korean War. The armistice...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Four school districts in the region will upgrade their security measures with the help of a state grant.The Pioneer Valley Regional, Hawlemont Regional, Four Rivers Charter Public and Warwick school districts each received Safer Schools and...

By STEVE PFARRER

Finding Home (Hungary, 1945)By Dean Cycon; Koehler Books A common image from the end of World War II in Europe is that of cheering crowds of people welcoming Allied troops in towns and cities that had been liberated from the Nazis.A lesser-known and...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

WARWICK — Jen Smith, assistant principal at Crocker Farm Elementary School in Amherst, has been hired as Warwick Community School’s new principal.Warwick School District Superintendent Carole Learned-Miller, who worked alongside Smith as her...

By MARY BYRNE

Dozens of superintendents, including a handful from Franklin County and the North Quabbin region, have signed a letter to lawmakers urging them to make permanent the universal meals program School Meals for All, rather than just extend it for another...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — As Warwick’s withdrawal from the Pioneer Valley Regional School District officially takes effect June 30, the school district has worked out a one-time tuition deal to accommodate sixth graders who wish to finish elementary school in...

By DOMENIC POLI

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since the end of the Vietnam War, about 300,000 American military veterans have died from exposure to Agent Orange. One of those fallen patriots was lifelong Erving resident Bruce L. Bezio, who died of lung cancer in September 2021,...

By DOMENIC POLI

ATHOL — Just as crispy bacon pairs with fresh scrambled eggs, Quabbin Food Connector has planned a seven-town, self-guided food and farm tour on Saturday to complement “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” the traveling exhibit that is on display at...

By BELLA LEVAVI

WARWICK — With three contested seats in this year’s annual town election, voters have choices to make about who will run local government this upcoming year. The annual Town Election is scheduled for Monday, May 15 from noon to 8 p.m. at the Town...

By DOMENIC POLI

WARWICK — Salamander Hollow Healing Habitat recently received the Massachusetts first-place prize from Hipcamp, a website and mobile app offering outdoor stays and camping experiences, along with being named a national finalist.The private, honeybee...