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ORANGE — The seasonal Third Thursday Street Fairs are under new management and gearing up for the second 2024 event on July 18.The Orange Revitalization Partnership recently took over the downtown series from the Orange Merchants Group and held an...

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TURNERS FALLS — The nuclear family is defined as a father, a mother and their child or children living in one household.But various circumstances often disrupt that “perfect picture,” and an American family can take on many forms. In fact, information...

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When talking about affordable housing, as with anything, it is important to separate fact from fiction.It was with this in mind that the Franklin Regional Council of Governments partnered with the Boston-based Citizens’ Housing and Planning...

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TURNERS FALLS — Black Cow Burger Bar will soon close for good, with the owner citing inflation and lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as the main reasons.Pamela Tierney took to Facebook over the weekend to announce her decision and solicit any...

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GREENFIELD — A Needham man was sentenced to nine months in jail on Monday after pleading guilty to a charge of vehicular homicide by negligent operation in connection with a crash that killed an Athol woman on Route 2 in Gill last year.Benoit Marande,...

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ORANGE — The Central Massachusetts Steam, Gas and Machinery Association is gearing up for its 47th annual Yankee Engine-uity Show, set for the Orange Municipal Airport the weekend of June 29.Exhibits are slated to open at 8 a.m. on that Saturday and...

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GREENFIELD — The county’s only Catholic preschool is set to open in September near the former site of Holy Trinity School.Beacon of Light Preschool is expected to start inside the Blessed Trinity Parish pastoral center and parish office at 14 Beacon...

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SHELBURNE — A local family mourning a loved one’s unexpected death is imploring the public to listen to their story and understand the importance of helping people through their struggles with mental health.Jennifer Grace Jarvis, 45, died at around 5...

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United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region continues to effect “change” as it holds another diaper drive through June 30.The nonprofit is partnering with Greenfield Savings Bank, the Northampton Radio Group, the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the...

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GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Education Funding Committee used its second online forum to explain how the progress of school funding in Massachusetts has eroded over the years, disproportionately affecting lower-income districts, despite the state...

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GREENFIELD — Mesa Verde opened its doors a couple of hours early Tuesday morning to accommodate a two-man crew from a national media and marketing company focusing on promoting local, independently owned restaurants.The eatery at 10 Fiske Ave. got a...

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CHARLEMONT — Being born into slavery in a place called Libertytown is perhaps the ultimate irony.But that’s a significant part of the life story of Basil C. Dorsey, a self-emancipated man whose remarkable quest for freedom will be detailed by local...

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GREENFIELD — Franklin County will have a new clerk of courts next year, as the woman finishing her second six-year term in the position has decided not to seek reelection.Susan K. Emond has announced her intention to retire at the end of the year and...

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NEW SALEM — Adoption of one of the final warrant articles at Annual Town Meeting on Monday would mean residents agree to use six figures of free cash to ensure the early payoff of a loan that funded the local library’s construction.The article asks if...

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ORANGE — Residents are likely in store for a long night on Monday, as the Special and Annual Town Meetings to be held at Town Hall have a combined 75 articles on their warrants involving key decisions.The warrant for the Special Town Meeting,...

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GREENFIELD — A Greenfield woman is likely a few weeks away from becoming a judge after she received rave reviews at a public hearing held in her hometown.In May, Alexandra Flanders, a judicial case manager, was nominated by Gov. Maura Healey to be an...

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GREENFIELD — Moments before state Sen. Jo Comerford’s Town Hall event at Greenfield Community College on Monday, members of a citizens group that was formed last year in opposition to a proposed battery storage facility in Wendell handed the state...

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ORANGE — Thirty community leaders and stakeholders who recently convened at the Orange Innovation Center recommended addressing regional economic weaknesses and vulnerabilities by partnering smaller towns together and securing grants designated for...

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ORANGE — The town’s Fire Department has received two state grants to fund programs aimed at protecting and educating the demographics most vulnerable to fire injuries and death.Chief James Young said he learned at the end of May that his department...

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ORANGE — Three local women are awaiting the arrival of a bronze plaque to be embedded onto the face of a new memorial stone installed to commemorate the former Memorial Hall building that stood for 104 years before being demolished in 1996.Pam Rand,...