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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 BILL DANIELSON

The plan was simple. Make a quick stop at a geologic feature that would provide a real-world example of topics that were being discussed in my biology classes. The topic was evolution and I was specifically looking for an example of rock formations that were being reshaped by the elements. It really couldn’t be any more straightforward, right? Well, perhaps a little background would help.

CONWAY — Nomination papers for the June 12 annual town election are available at the Town Clerk’s Office through April 24.

There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration of the present president and his administration. By design: trying to overwhelm our capacity for reaction and response and resistance. By design: trying to convince us that we are powerless. They know what they are doing.

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 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 TINKY WEISBLAT

As Massachusetts Maple Month comes to an end, I’m departing from my usual practice of making savory maple recipes. Instead, I’m preparing something sweet that most Americans associate with maple syrup: pancakes.

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 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 PEYTON FLEMING

Hazel Foucault, Emma Thrower and Adrian Grant bucked the tide. They opted to stay at Mohawk Trail Regional School instead of leaving — as hundreds of other students have done in the past two decades — for a charter school, vocational program or private school.

By GARRETT COTE

Not even three minutes into the NCAA Division 3 women’s basketball national championship game, it was clear Smith College had its hands full with undefeated NYU — the reigning Div. 3 champions which held a 61-game winning streak entering Saturday. The Pioneers were well aware of just how dominant the Violets are considering they lost to them in last year’s title game, but after NYU ripped off the game’s first nine points, the journey to the top of the mountain became even steeper.

DEERFIELD — The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA), in partnership with Montague Public Libraries, has announced its spring programming for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read. This year’s Big Read explores the theme “Where We Live” through Ross Gay’s poetry collection “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude.”

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — Learn what it’s like for someone to further their education while incarcerated during a screening of the PBS documentary “College Behind Bars.”

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Building Bridges Veterans Initiative’s director received a $3,000 check from the Greenfield Elks Lodge 1296 on Thursday afternoon to fund meal preparation for former service members.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

The Deerfield Valley Art Association’s fifth annual photography exhibit will be on display at the Fiddleheads Gallery through March 30. 

By CAROLYN BROWN

By the pricking of my thumbs, “Macbeth” to Franklin County comes!

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Tensions rose between City Council and School Committee Wednesday in the wake of Mayor Ginny Desorgher’s announcement that the city cannot fund the School Department’s nearly $25.59 million budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, a $1.89 million increase over the current fiscal year.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — In recognition of her work to grow the music program at Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School, music instructor Alyssa Comeau received a 2025 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award.