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TURNERS FALLS — The Adult Education Department at Franklin County Technical School is preparing to offer its fifth semester of 12-week certification courses in automotive technology, carpentry, electrical, horticulture, and welding and metal...

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When an opossum isn’t just “playing possum,” Amelie Dricut-Ziter, who runs the Leyden Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation, is there to help. At her home in Leyden, Dricut-Ziter has created space for injured or sick wildlife. Some are animals that...

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MONTAGUE — Local and state officials gathered alongside health care workers on Monday afternoon to celebrate the return of a community health center to town.The first community health center in western Massachusetts was founded in 1997 in Turners...

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GREENFIELD — Across Franklin County and the North Quabbin region, volunteers are preparing to dish out meals on Thanksgiving to ensure no one goes hungry on the holiday, regardless of their financial circumstances.Stone Soup Café meal and Day of...

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GREENFIELD — The annual “Break-athon” smashed into its 22nd year on Saturday morning, with the sound of boards breaking and a growing kindling stack signaling more money being raised for Warm the Children.Each board broken by the roughly 20...

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MONTAGUE — The Clean Water Facility was presented with a $105,838 bill for using more than 20 million gallons of water during its chlorination process for September and October, an unexpected figure that Superintendent Chelsey Little feels is likely...

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TURNERS FALLS — The state Department of Conservation and Recreation’s new Indigenous Peoples Partnership Coordinator Leah Hopkins, tasked with fostering relationships and improving the understanding and collaboration between DCR and Indigenous tribes,...

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GREENFIELD — As part of an internationally recognized day to remember transgender and gender-diverse people whose lives ended as a result of hate crimes or suicides, Community Action Pioneer Valley welcomed the community to a Transgender Day of...

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TURNERS FALLS — Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School are trying to make fetch a thing for their fall musical production of “Mean Girls Jr.”Based on the “Mean Girls” musical that was adapted from the iconic 2004 film, this production...

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GREENFIELD — A slate of vendors and speakers provided information on clean energy options to a full house of attendees during Greening Greenfields’ Energy Fair at the Jon Zon Community Center Monday night.Seven vendors showcased their energy-efficient...

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GREENFIELD — In the days following the presidential election, local LGBTQ organizations began hosting support sessions to help foster community amid rising fears that a second Trump administration will rollback the progress made on rights and legal...

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GILL — After advocating for funding since 2017, the Gill Elementary School roof replacement project has been accepted by the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) Accelerated Repair Program.The Selectboard, detailing the status of the...

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TURNERS FALLS — School Committee members got an inside look at the new veterinary sciences building at Franklin County Technical School this week.Principal Brian Spadafino guided the cohort of members through the 4,800-square-foot building on the...

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TURNERS FALLS — The state’s remaining Strathmore mills are dwindling, with the former mill complex at 20 Canal St. on track for demolition next year and its only other counterpart, located in Russell, having partially collapsed on Monday.According to...

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GREENFIELD — Though the average resident’s experience with Election Day ends once their ballot is entered into the electronic tabulator or old-fashioned ballot box, for municipal clerks and their staff, it’s not over yet.City Clerk Kathy Scott and...

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ORANGE — Residents gathered behind Orange Town Hall on Monday afternoon to celebrate the installation of a bronze plaque on the stone monument commemorating the former Memorial Hall at Prospect and High streets, which was torn down in 1996. The work...

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MONTAGUE CENTER — An effort to preserve the stories of Montague Center residents through audio storytelling is beginning community outreach efforts with a kick-off event at the Montague Common Hall this week. Starting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov....

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GREENFIELD – Greenfield Community College (GCC) will host the inaugural Franklin County Intergenerational Film Festival on Nov. 14 to showcase and celebrate six short films created by teens and older adults during GCC’s Cyber-Senior Program.The...

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MONTAGUE — The state Department of Transportation is proposing a roundabout as a potential solution for the dangerous intersection where Route 63 meets Route 47 and North Leverett Road.In 2019, the Selectboard requested that MassDOT examine the...

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ERVING — As part of a total $23 million being awarded to 18 housing projects across the state, $227,553 in predevelopment funding will help advance the senior and affordable housing project being planned on Care Drive. Rural Development Inc., a...

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GREENFIELD — On the eve of Election Day, the Interfaith Council of Franklin County welcomed people of all faiths and political backgrounds to the Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew for an evening of prayers, songs and conversations about the...