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By EMILEE KLEIN

HADLEY — U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service employee Jackie Stephens starts her day at the Cronin Aquatic Resource Center in Sunderland by checking her email to see if she’s been fired.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — To remain compliant with Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection standards, the city’s Department of Public Works must hire a potable water specialist who holds a Grade 3T drinking water license and certification before the second week of April, according to DPW Director Marlo Warner II.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Residents came before the Selectboard on Monday to discuss the status of immigrant sanctuary in Gill, police response to possible Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in town, and options for community outreach and information sharing on immigration rights.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Officials at the Greenfield-based Connecticut River Conservancy are left waiting amid the freeze of $13 million in federal funding that had been awarded to the environmental advocacy nonprofit, including $11.5 million for river restoration in New Hampshire.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — A new committee aimed at finding ways to best serve the city’s homeless population is gaining momentum following City Council approval of its formation last week and the appointment of its leader.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — More than 50,000 meals will be served to western Massachusetts residents in need this year through a $450,000 grant administered by the Franklin County Community Development Corporation.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — One of the prospective owners of Magic Wings often thinks back to fond memories of celebrating a life milestone at the nearly quarter-century-old butterfly conservatory and gardens on Routes 5 and 10.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Five years after its approval, legislation aimed at improving K-12 education statewide known as the Student Opportunity Act is not infusing school districts in western Massachusetts with much-needed additional funding as promised.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

BOSTON — The state Department of Environmental Protection is fining Falls Farm, which has property in Montague and Sunderland, for violating the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and Massachusetts Clean Water Act.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HADLEY — Irate farmers, waving signs and pitchforks, gathered in front of Town Hall on Sunday afternoon as tractors rolled in and the Expandable Brass Band played at the start of an “Attack on Small Farms” protest.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ROWE — Town officials across western Franklin County are calling for a Department of Public Utilities investigation into National Grid after nearly 1,500 households were left without power for nearly four days in February.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Two men were arrested Sunday afternoon after gunshots were fired as a result of “severe recklessness,” according to the Orange Police Department.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Artists from Amherst, Cambridge and Great Barrington have been selected to design a total of six wheatpaste murals that will be installed in May.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — Berkshire East Mountain Resort held its annual Cardboard Classic sled race on Sunday, inviting participants to celebrate the end of winter with a race down the mountain.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

HEATH — Voters at this year’s Annual Town Meeting will be asked to consider amending the bylaws on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and wireless service facilities to be consistent with state law, while also adding some special permit requirements and clarifying some definitions.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — The town is looking to become a Purple Heart Town later this spring.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The city’s Community and Economic Development Director Amy Cahillane announced last week that with two developers eyeing the former First National Bank building on Bank Row, the city plans to publish a request for proposals for the long-vacant site early this summer.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

DEERFIELD — Following a public hearing attended by more than 50 residents Thursday evening, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter will appear before the Zoning Board of Appeals again next month, as it seeks a special permit to open a dog shelter near Plain Road East.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — A proposed cat cafe at 305 Wells St., believed to be the first in western Massachusetts, will have to wait until June for a decision from the Zoning Board of Appeals on a special permit.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Local restaurateur Amy McMahan will close Mesa Verde this month as she transitions the business into an experimental space to train chefs for the Cape Cod restaurant group she has joined.