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Day one of the second Donald Trump presidency has passed. On it, Trump promised start helping people immediately. Let’s look at just what he did do on his first day.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

The inter-generational love for the Australian children’s cartoon “Bluey” was on full display during the Montague Public Libraries sponsored Bluey Party last weekend as parents and their children enjoyed the activities together, while expressing their love for the popular Blue Heeler. 

TURNERS FALLS — Weathervane Community Arts will present a double-bill of local and touring singer-songwriters at Unnameable Books at 66 Avenue A on Friday, Jan. 24, from 7 to 9 p.m.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Three Franklin County communities — Turners Falls, Shelburne Falls and Northfield — are set to be part of a pilot program adding a shared rural downtown coordinator position to lead revitalization efforts.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — As the Gill-Montague Regional School District begins to revise its budget for fiscal year 2026, figures presented during Tuesday’s School Committee meeting show a $1.3 million shortfall.

The California fires are truly tragic. Scientists are making it clear that the reason these fires have been so intense is the deadly combination of hurricane force winds (up to 100 mph) and extreme drought (.01 inches of rain since the beginning of October, when the norm would be 4.5 or 5 inches).

6:48 p.m. — Report of a party dressed in all black walking in the road near the Scottys convenience store at 66 Unity St. Almost got hit by a couple of vehicles. Officer checked the area but didn’t find anyone matching the description.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Following the teachers union’s Dec. 13 vote of no confidence leveled against Superintendent Brian Beck and Director of Facilities and Energy Heath Cummings, the Gill-Montague Regional School District is relaunching a Joint Labor Management Committee to act as a problem-solving board.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The effort to renovate or expand the existing Carnegie Library, or build a new main branch library altogether, has taken another key step forward.

The Village of Light Ashram is sponsoring a series of monthly talks by GurujjiMa, followed by discussions, in an effort to create an evolutionary perspective regarding what this country and the entire Earth is going through at this time. Many people are suffering today due to lack of understanding of why things are the way they are, and how to feel safe in a time of uncertainty.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Montague Police Lt. Christopher Bonnett has been placed on administrative leave and an internal investigation is underway in the department, Town Administrator Walter Ramsey confirmed on Thursday.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The town is starting off the new year by approving a $194,850 contract with National Water Main Cleaning Co. for a rehabilitation project focusing on 53 manholes in the Turners Falls and Millers Falls villages.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Inside the Great Hall at the Massachusetts State House in Boston hangs hundreds of town flags representing nearly all the 351 municipalities in the state, and Montague will soon be included.

MADISON, Wisc. — Montague resident Julia Walkowicz was named to the dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the fall semester. Walkowicz is a student in the College of Letters and Science.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Franklin County Technical School students and local senior citizens celebrated their “Tech Tuesday” partnership on Tuesday, marking the first year of tech support that will continue into 2026 thanks to additional grant funding.Tech...

I want to thank Sheriff Christopher Donelan for his dedicated service to Franklin County. I was fortunate to start my career in education under his leadership, during which he went beyond the typical call of duty to create high-quality programs for...

By H. PATRICIA HYNES

Pick up any liberal U.S. newspaper today and there are reams of columns speculating on the fate of our country. What will happen and how quickly to our country with Donald Trump as president and a cabinet of billionaires as they destroy an already...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, in collaboration with the Franklin County Community Land Trust, has protected the 47-acre Watroba property, described as “a fantastic wildlife corridor” and the home of prime farmland.The Watroba...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Editor’s note: To mark the start of a new year, the Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2025.New phases of ongoing projects involving infrastructure,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Turners Falls man accused of breaking a Montague police officer’s fibula during his arrest pleaded not guilty to five charges this week.Brenden C. Jacobs, 34, was arraigned in Greenfield District Court on Thursday, when he answered to...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

To Julia Demillones Moore, knowledge about periods is power. Moore, who goes by “Julia Moon Beam” online, is a menstrual cycle educator and a pelvic steam practitioner from Turners Falls. Through her two businesses, Wise Gal Period Mentor and Moon...