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Route 10 closed, 400 customers without power after dump truck takes lines down in Bernardston
11-04-2024 2:28 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

BERNARDSTON — A portion of Route 10 was closed and roughly 400 Eversource customers lost power on Monday after a Mack dump truck took down a utility line. The Bernardston Police and Fire departments assisted Eversource and Verizon crews as they...

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Roundabout proposed at intersection of Routes 63, 47 in Montague
11-07-2024 6:11 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The state Department of Transportation is proposing a roundabout as a potential solution for the dangerous intersection where Route 63 meets Route 47 and North Leverett Road.In 2019, the Selectboard requested that MassDOT examine the...


South Deerfield bridge closed indefinitely as rebuild plans develop
10-28-2024 10:38 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The bridge carrying North Main Street over the railroad tracks will remain closed indefinitely, although progress is being made, as the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is in the process of reviewing construction plans.The...


Healey’s $30M earmark extends fare-free service for regional transit authorities
10-24-2024 6:45 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Gov. Maura Healey joined local and state officials outside the Franklin Regional Transit Authority’s (FRTA) offices Thursday afternoon to celebrate her administration’s $30 million earmark to fund year-round, fare-free transportation...


Bridge closure, power canal drawdown extended in Turners Falls
10-18-2024 2:14 PM

TURNERS FALLS — The Fifth Street Bridge over the canal, also known as the Green Bridge, will remain closed until Friday, Oct. 25, as maintenance work being conducted by the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) continues.According to a post on...


Sunderland kicks off feasibility study for shared-use path
10-17-2024 1:53 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — The feasibility study for the Norwottuck North Shared-Use Path kicked off Tuesday evening, as representatives from the engineering and design firm Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB) laid out the study’s roadmap to the Selectboard.The study...


Downtown safety the focus of Sunderland village center report
10-11-2024 2:42 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — While all eyes were on the intersection of Routes 47 and 116 throughout Sunderland’s village center visioning process, the recommendations actually look just a little farther down both ends of the road.At the Sunderland Public Library on...


New Amherst-to-Greenfield bus route to include Leverett stop for first time
10-09-2024 5:16 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) is launching a new weekday round-trip service from Amherst to Greenfield that, for the first time, will include a stop in Leverett.The agency announced this week the start of the...


Fifth Street Bridge in Turners Falls to be closed through Oct. 18
10-07-2024 11:51 AM

TURNERS FALLS — The Fifth Street Bridge over the canal, otherwise known as the Green Bridge, will be closed 24/7 from Tuesday, Oct. 8, through Friday, Oct. 18.According to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), the closure is...


Warwick Community School will use new electric van for students
10-06-2024 11:14 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

WARWICK — In just a few weeks, a new school bus will be on the roads of Warwick.That bus, though, is not just any yellow school bus — it will be a blue Kia EV9 Wind adorned with the Warwick Community School & District’s logo, perhaps the first fully...


Resident feedback sought on potential village center improvements in Sunderland
10-06-2024 11:10 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — As Stantec consultants wrap up their report detailing recommendations to improve the town’s village center, with an eye toward safety measures, residents are invited to share feedback on the ideas the company has generated.The public...


PHOTOS: People-powered transit
10-04-2024 12:49 PM


$500K grant sought to address speeding, increase pedestrian safety in Montague Center
10-01-2024 4:42 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — With approval from the Selectboard, Town Planner Maureen Pollock has applied for a $500,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to continue progress on measures to address speeding and increase pedestrian safety in...


Kei vehicles ride again: Owners reflect on RMV resuming registrations
10-01-2024 2:00 PM

By MARA MELLITS

Owners of Kei vehicles, rejoice. The temporarily restricted vehicles can now be legally registered again with the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles.Kei is short for keijidosha, which means “light vehicle” in Japanese. They’re small, not...


Fifth Street Bridge in Turners Falls to be closed Tuesday
09-30-2024 4:34 PM

TURNERS FALLS — The Fifth Street Bridge over the canal, otherwise known as the Green Bridge, will be closed on Tuesday, Oct. 1, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for crews to perform repairs, the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced Monday....


Western Mass. officials show support for proposed Northern Tier Rail
09-13-2024 5:05 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — As the Oct. 12 deadline for public comment on the Northern Tier Passenger Rail study approaches, communities around Franklin County are sending letters of support to the state for what some officials say could be a “game-changer” for the...


Greenfield City Council seeks increased transparency on school transportation budget
09-09-2024 5:14 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — City councilors are pleading for increased transparency from the School Department amid concerns over the district’s spending, particularly on special education transportation.This year, the School Department’s more than $878,000 special...


Officials look to curb speeding, improve pedestrian safety in Montague Center
09-08-2024 10:01 AM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE CENTER — With a series of possible road improvements, town officials aim to address speeding, improve crosswalks, add bicycle lanes, create formal on-street parking and increase accessibility in the village.Residents had a chance to ask...


Route 78 closing to northbound traffic for paving in Warwick
09-07-2024 1:01 PM

WARWICK — Route 78 will be closed to northbound traffic from the center of town to the New Hampshire state line for paving work between Monday, Sept. 9, and Friday, Sept. 13.Northbound traffic will be detoured via Northfield Road to the center of...


Stop signs planned for Country Club Road, Silver Street intersection in Greenfield
09-04-2024 4:43 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Two weeks after a three-vehicle crash hospitalized five people, city officials are planning to install two flashing stop signs at the four-way intersection of Country Club Road and Silver Street.At a meeting last week, members of the...


Petition to improve South Deerfield intersection makes progress
09-02-2024 5:39 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD – Months after two residents gathered more than 220 signatures, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will take a look at how it can improve the intersection of Routes 5 and 10, North Main Street and Mill Village...

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