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GILL — For the sixth consecutive year, members of the Thomas Memorial Golf & Country Club in Turners Falls and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office TRIAD Program gathered to assemble 150 boxes of food for people in need on Monday — albeit in a new...

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ORANGE — The water tower proposed for the Orange Industrial Park is a go, after voters at Monday’s Special Town Meeting opted to accept land from Seaman Paper and to accept or take land from Power Fund Partners for its construction.Seaman Paper,...

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ORANGE — No injuries resulted from a fire that was caused by the ignition of combustible materials near a pellet stove’s flue pipe early Sunday morning, according to the town’s fire chief.James Young said his department was dispatched to a reported...

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ORANGE — A Special Town Meeting is asking voters to address two warrant articles pertaining to land acquisition for a crucial water tower, which officials believe will take up the bulk of public discussion on Monday.Town Administrator Matthew Fortier...

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Want to break bread without breaking up the family this Thanksgiving? Try leaving politics at the door.This month’s presidential election was particularly polarizing and the internet is rife with stories of people planning to skip holiday gatherings...

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WENDELL — As they weigh adding another job to the staff roster, town officials intend to talk with Northfield’s grant development director to try to determine the effectiveness of having such a position.Wendell is considering adding someone to the...

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ORANGE — Selectboard members voted unanimously on Wednesday not to participate in an outdoor air quality sensor program after learning the data collected would not directly benefit the town.The Hitchcock Center for the Environment, located on the...

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ORANGE — A Selectboard meeting on Wednesday grew heated after the vice chair expressed outrage over a perceived lack of communication relating to two upcoming Special Town Meeting warrant articles seeking to acquire land to build a water tower at the...

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The Giving Back Together Toy Drive is gearing up for its 11th year and founder Heather Taylor said the charitable effort is extremely low on gifts to give to youngsters up to 18 years of age.The Athol resident started the toy drive to ensure no child...

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ORANGE — Kristin Geyster officially started her own small business last month. But you won’t see a new storefront or signs in town.That’s because her new enterprise, The Sourdog, is a cottage bakery, meaning she sells bread out of her residential...

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ORANGE — It’s a whole new world for the Ralph C. Mahar Regional School theater program as it puts on its first-ever fall production later this month.The program, which typically has only a spring play, will hold five performances of the Disney...

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WENDELL — A battery energy storage bylaw that voters overwhelmingly approved in May has been rejected by the state Attorney General’s Office for failing to comply with procedural safeguards embedded into state zoning laws.Wendell residents voted 100...

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ORANGE — The Ralph C. Mahar Regional School’s athletics program is running out of time to replace its playing surface and track lanes.The rubber-and-sand mixture making up the turf and the track at the James S. Woodward Athletic Complex has another...

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ORANGE — The Orange Merchants Group has opened the seventh annual lamppost-decorating competition’s contestant field to include local families.The tradition that had previously been reserved for Orange businesses and organizations will have more...

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Joshua Jay Dostis, better known locally as the politically charged jester Waffles T. Clown, died on Nov. 9. He was 83.Friends in Franklin County are mourning the loss of the New York City transplant and longtime New Salem resident who spent his final...

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On Oct. 22, 2005, the Recorder’s Life & Times section featured a full-page article by Karen P. Chynoweth, with a color photo of an 18-year-old woman and the headline “Nearly famous.” The piece told the story of Shelburne Falls native Kate Corriero,...

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NORTHFIELD — Voters at a Special Town Meeting this week opted to acquire a Bernardston parcel to house Northfield EMS, allowing the service to move out of a converted gas station on Main Street.The fourth article on Wednesday’s Special Town Meeting...

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Despite the presidential election having passed, reports of stolen or damaged political lawn signs appear to be continuing in some areas of Franklin County.After a rash of incidents on Montague and Old Wendell roads, Shutesbury Police Chief Kristin...

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GREENFIELD — The Wendell man who was convicted five years ago of ending his girlfriend’s life in 2017 will not get the chance to have the alleged murder weapon tested for evidence, a Franklin County Superior Court judge ruled on Tuesday.Lewis H....

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ORANGE — The founder and president of a nonprofit dedicated to helping American cities and towns achieve or return to prosperity delivered a presentation at Wheeler Memorial Library last week.Charles Marohn of Strong Towns spoke to an audience of...

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ORANGE — Four Orange Fire Department members are slated to be honored this month for their actions during a fatal fire last year.Lts. Phillip Dupell and Jason Rushford, firefighter/paramedic Nino Rodriguez, and Tim Matthews, who is now an acting...