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By DOMENIC POLI

SPRINGFIELD — A former U.S. Marine was arrested Friday morning and released on conditions after pleading not guilty in a Springfield federal court to charges related to allegedly stealing benefit payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs and...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Months after Gov. Maura Healey’s initial budget proposal showed a moderate increase to rural school aid, that line item has nearly tripled in the approved budget, in what area administrators say is a step in the right direction toward equitable...

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

BERNARDSTON — Bernardston Elementary School fifth graders put their thinking caps on to imagine a school campus with ziplining and parkour courses.The brainstorming marked the first step in retired Pioneer Valley Regional School teacher John Lepore’s...

By MADDIE FABIAN

On a cloudy and humid Thursday morning, John Briggs was doing the same thing he has done since 2014: placing mosquito traps and collecting them for testing in the lab.But this time, recent prolonged heavy rains and heat meant that he was facing more...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — For the first time in more than a year, Pioneer Valley Regional School has a permanent principal at the helm.Matt Sullivan, who has been getting his bearings since stepping into his office in early July, is looking forward to being a...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — After taking the weekend to process community feedback, the Pioneer Valley Regional School District School Committee declined to reinstate its school resource officer position.In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the School Committee opted to...

By CLAIRE MORENON, MARGARET CHRISTIE and PHIL KORMAN

On July 10, heavy rains led to widespread flooding alongside small rivers and creeks throughout our region. The next day, the Connecticut River overflowed its banks to levels not seen since Hurricane Irene in 2011.This flooding event was fast in some...

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 CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — A decision on whether the Pioneer Valley Regional School District will reinstate its school resource officer position will come Tuesday, as the School Committee ruminates on statements for and against the position from staff members and...

Seventh GradeHighest Honor: Harley Archambault, Nia Barton, Lorenzo Bordas, Thomas Clary, Caleb Dillensneider, Anthony Ellis, Laura Feuss, Carter Gerry, Molly Gouin, Karinna Kostov, Greta Lewis, Chayton Massa, Nathaniel Pinto, Simona Plugaru, Emerson...

By DOMENIC POLI

ERVING — Roughly 20 interested citizens attended Thursday’s Erving School Committee meeting to learn more about the fiscal and educational feasibility of merging the Gill-Montague and Pioneer Valley regional school districts.Alan Genovese and Greg...

By SHERYL HUNTER

Robin Lane has worked in many musical styles throughout her lengthy career. There were the folk stylings of her early years when she was part of the Laurel Canyon scene and the new wave punk-influenced sound of her band Robin Lane and the...

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 AALIANNA MARIETTA

NORTHFIELD — A year has passed since a school resource officer last walked the halls of Pioneer Valley Regional School. But following a vote from the Curriculum and Personnel Subcommittee in favor of reviving the position, that might change this...

By DON OGDEN

Almost all those who study or seriously think about the climate crisis agree that it is the existential threat of our time. Many don’t think about it at all for that very reason. Such an overwhelming threat calls for an overwhelming response if future...

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 — After UMass Memorial Health’s recent announcement that it intends to shut down the maternity unit on its Leominster campus in September, Baystate Franklin Medical Center is anticipating more calls in the coming months as patients make...

Seventh Grade Highest Honor: Nia Barton, Anthony Ellis, Laura Feuss, Annabelle Heydenreich, Levi Inman, Greta Lewis, Nathaniel Pinto, Simona Plugaru, Emerson Pratt, Mylena Prunier, Mariah Renaud, Alexander Sanieski, Jacob Thomas and Isabel...

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 JULIAN MENDOZA

NORTHFIELD — Having touched countless lives as a World War II veteran and longtime Pioneer Valley Regional School educator, William Messer has made an impact over his century of life. Messer, a Bernardston native who has lived in Northfield with his...