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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Business owners say 2024 was a challenging year, with the Bridge of Flowers closed and other village infrastructure projects, though foot traffic data from the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce shows the total number of visits throughout the year actually rose.

By DOMENIC POLI

TURNERS FALLS — The Franklin County Technical School Committee unanimously approved a draft $16 million budget for fiscal year 2026 last week, which, if approved at Annual Town Meetings, would constitute a 2.8% increase from the current year.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — While local housing officials say the first-ever comprehensive state housing plan draws attention to the need for increased housing production, they wonder if enough focus will be given to Franklin County and say the plan lacks consideration of infrastructure and economic development ramifications.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — Local nonprofits are worried they may see a drop in donations due to Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal to put a cap on charitable donation tax deductions.

The Franklin County Community Meals Program will be serving to-go lunches throughout school vacation week at three locations in Greenfield and Turners Falls.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With love in the air on Valentine’s Day, it was only fitting for speakers at the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce’s breakfast to share their adoration for their jobs.

By SHERYL HUNTER

Combine John Sheldon’s extraordinary guitar playing with the powerful words of Beat Poet Laureate Paul Richmond and Tony Vacca’s excellent percussion skills, and you have the makings for a special night of words and music.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Vermont man convicted of causing the crash that severely injured a Rhode Island family in 2023 was sentenced to 4½ years in jail on Tuesday following emotional impact statements from the victims.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County Superior Court Judge Tracy Duncan sentenced a Turners Falls man to five to seven years in state prison on Tuesday for three armed robberies committed at a Turners Falls convenience store where he had formerly worked.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN and CHRIS LARABEE

While there have been no Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents reported at schools in the region, district administrators around the county are laying out how schools will respond if ICE agents approach them.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — A headcount of homeless individuals living in Franklin County is underway as Community Action Pioneer Valley takes on the annual Point-in-Time Count.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A local attorney and business owner has launched an exploratory committee to evaluate a potential run for Franklin County sheriff.

By CHRIS LARABEE

To mark the end Human Trafficking Prevention Month, which is observed annually each January, the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region welcomed a Boston-based expert to talk about the intersection of opioid use disorders and human trafficking.

By SAM DRYSDALE

Any selective criteria used to admit students to vocational technical schools must be actually essential to the success of the school, per new regulations the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is drafting for their board’s review in February.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County has a new sheriff, as Lori Streeter took the oath of office on Friday afternoon with staff members looking on.

By ROB OKUN

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Vermont man awaits sentencing after a jury on Wednesday afternoon found him guilty on seven charges related to a Route 2 crash in Greenfield that severely injured a Rhode Island family in 2023.

High Honors: Brayden Bailey, Benjamin Baker, Cole Bassett, Mason Bassett, Owen Bliss, Joseph Bobala, Autora Brown, David Chagnon, Kairi Chubb, Izzabella Clarke, Nicholas Constantine, Allan Cordero Lopez, Makalya Craig, Oliver Cranston, Joseph DiSciullo, John Duncan, Everett Eichorn, Aubrie Fitzgerald, Laura Fuess, Brady Gancarz, Zoe Gledhill, Jonathan Holmes, Jeremiah Jones, Olivia Kaleta, Maxwell Kenfield, Kylie Krupinski, Cecelia Laflamme, Carter Leete, Joshua Leonovich, Tyler Lively, Jedidiah Niquette, Madisyn Pelletier, Madison Pettengill, Adam Phillips, Makayla Pierce, Mylena Prunier, Travis Rathburn, Everia Rivera, Sienna Robidoux, Luke Sheridan, Landon Smead, La’Naija Smith, Kendra Steiner, Aiden Taylor, Ava Taylor, Brooke Taylor, Jeanna Taylor, Jacob Thomas, Isabel Thompson, Rhys Urkiel, Keith Warger, Landon Warger, Nathan Warger, Holden Wolfe, Cody Yetter, Zia Zaykoski and Mercury Ziff.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Lori Streeter, the Franklin County Jail and House of Correction’s superintendent and special sheriff since 2014, has been chosen to serve as retiring Sheriff Christopher Donelan’s interim replacement starting at the beginning of February.

By DR. RUTH POTEE