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By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Following the previous week’s public hearing and feedback from town officials, Pioneer Valley Regional School District administrators presented a revised budget for fiscal year 2024, with reduced town assessments, which was approved...

By CHRIS LARABEE

The Pioneer Valley, Union 38 and Frontier regional school districts surprised teachers in the last week with Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Awards in recognition of their efforts in helping students succeed in the classroom and beyond.Pioneer...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — With one principal already appointed, the Pioneer Valley Regional School District is taking on two principal searches in Northfield and seeking candidates for an expanded administrator role.After five months as interim, Cynthia Schultz...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Pioneer Valley Regional School District officials laid out their proposed fiscal year 2024 budget on Thursday, with town officials and school staff urging them to continue to “sharpen their pencils” ahead of next week’s vote.Director of...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

When they opened their most recent utility bill, Dianne and Robert Rode couldn’t believe that they were being asked to pay $500 for a month’s worth of heat, the highest bill they’ve ever received in 35 years of living at their home in Heath.“It was...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BERNARDSTON — With the Pioneer Valley Regional School band preparing for a trip to Virginia in the spring, the Bernardston Kiwanis Club is raising money to help cover expenses with one of its traditional chicken pot pie meals.On Saturday, Jan. 28, at...

By MICHAEL H. SIMPSON

For us that love the winter in hills of the northern Pioneer Valley, this winter season has been a challenge. There is not enough snow for cross-country skiing or snowmobiling and a bit too warm for safely skating on the lakes. This is just the luck...

Community Legal Aid gets funding to help people overcome housing, employment barriersNORTHAMPTON — Community Legal Aid, the non-profit civil legal aid program serving low-income and elderly residents in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — Amid rising fuel costs nationwide, a local nonprofit helped a small cluster of residents who sought guidance applying for fuel assistance this week.A workshop was held Thursday at The Brick House Community Resource Center as part of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BERNARDSTON — As the Pioneer Valley Regional School District charts its future through its own “Year of Learning” initiative and a regionalization planning board examines the feasibility of merging districts, Superintendent Patricia Kinsella is...

By DOMENIC POLI

BUCKLAND — A former U.S. Marine is apologizing to his fellow veterans and the community at large after it was discovered he has embellished his military service and received medals and money he had not earned.Investigations by the Upper Pioneer Valley...

By DOMENIC POLI

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a week-long series about the state of farming in Franklin County.Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. But, other times, that smoke you’re holding is wrapped in a tobacco leaf grown along the Connecticut River — in...