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WENDELL — New Leaf Energy has nixed the controversial battery storage facility it had proposed for 68 Wendell Depot Road, and members of a local citizens’ committee formed in opposition to the project are ready to celebrate.No Assault & Batteries...

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GREENFIELD — A Rhode Island man will spend the next nine to 12 years in prison after changing his plea on 17 charges related to a May 2022 crash that hospitalized seven motorcyclists riding on Route 10 in Northfield.Ryan T. O’Farrell, 34, appeared in...

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GREENFIELD — A local man facing 29 charges, including rape and strangulation, will be released from custody if he can identify an appropriate residence to stay at, a Franklin County Superior Court judge has decided.Branden M. Eugenio, 31, appeared...

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GREENFIELD — The next time you attend an event at the Franklin County Fairgrounds, chicken adobo and other Filipino street food will be just a stone’s throw away.Sherryla Diola is opening Ginger Love Cafe directly across from Halberg Hall, with plans...

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ORANGE — A proposed Lake Mattawa bylaw could wind up on a Special Town Meeting warrant in the fall if town counsel gives her approval after the Selectboard decided this week to remove all language pertaining to portable structures. Selectboard Clerk...

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What are Jolly Old Saint Nicholas and his helpers supposed to do when they can’t find a cobbler shop at the North Pole?Apparently, they contact a clown shoe maker in rural Massachusetts.Gary Amiro has been hand-crafting footwear for professional...

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ORANGE — You can now find three businesses under one roof at 1 South Main St.Stephanie Cook moved Scrafty DIY Workshop into Trail Head Outfitters & General Store, which she has owned since Jan. 1, 2022, while her mother, Terry Bouchard, has been...

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WENDELL — A Lowell-based developer of renewable energy and energy storage projects has pulled the plug on a controversial facility proposed for 68 Wendell Depot Road, citing changes in the interconnection process and the state Legislature’s failure to...

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With many Franklin County and North Quabbin towns lacking bylaws specific to food trucks, some municipalities are looking to neighboring communities to find models that have proven successful.Randy Crochier, cooperative public health service program...

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Scant internet access, inadequate public transportation and other barriers could pose additional problems for Franklin County residents during an emergency, according to a recent report published by the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission.The...

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NEW SALEM — The trustees of New Salem Academy have become a local partner of a program that singer-songwriter Dolly Parton started in 1995 to provide children with books regardless of their family’s income.Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails...

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NEW SALEM — The Rev. Edward “Ted” Boren plans to preach his final service at North Congregational Church on Sept. 1 — exactly 54 years to the month that he started there.The 82-year-old will deliver five more sermons before he retires and each worship...

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TURNERS FALLS — Grandparents raising their grandchildren were advised about the importance of understanding the legal system and commended for their dedication during an event held by The United Arc on Thursday.The advocacy organization’s Grandparent...

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GREENFIELD — JC’s Market at 259 Conway St. has reopened under new ownership and management.Taimoor Khan owns the business and his father, Yasin, manages it, while a family friend owns the building, which was purchased about a year ago. The Khans are...

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Two long-established local insurance agencies are settling into a partnership with Wheeler & Taylor Insurance of Berkshire County.The Albert B. Allen Insurance Agency of Greenfield and the Mirick Insurance Agency of Shelburne Falls joined the Great...

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GREENFIELD — The 20th annual Blooming Backpacks drive has begun and will continue to collect new backpacks filled with school supplies through Aug. 8.The event, organized by Women’s Way, an affinity group of the local United Way of the Franklin &...

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GREENFIELD — A North Adams woman will spend at least nine months in jail after pleading guilty in Greenfield District Court on Tuesday to a charge of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation in connection with a crash that killed a 66-year-old...

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ORANGE — The Catholic priesthood is not a career, but rather a vocation, and one does not simply retire from it and live off savings and Social Security. Still, the Rev. Shaun O’Connor is stepping away from administrative duties and leaving St. Mary’s...

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With the state Department of Public Health having reported an adult case of measles in Worcester County earlier this month following international travel, public health officials are advising there are measures people can take to reduce their...

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ORANGE — Selectboard members gave their blessing this week to spending $2,850 to refurbish the floors in the first-floor meeting room and the mailroom at Town Hall.Brianne Bruso, administrative assistant to Town Administrator Matthew Fortier,...