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By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Members of a blossoming Daisy Girl Scout troop are learning what it means to be a sister to every fellow Girl Scout.

GILL — Mariah Draper Calagione and Sam Calagione III, founders of Dogfish Head Brewery, will be the keynote speakers at Northfield Mount Hermon School’s 142nd commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 25.

By SHERYL HUNTER

Peace, love and protest will be the theme of this year’s Mud Season festival. Presented by the Shea Theater and the Dave Bulley Band, the all-day, family-friendly festival will be held at the Shea Theater in Turners Falls on Saturday, March 15, from noon to 11 p.m. There will be crafts, food, craft beverages, and plenty of music, with 11 acts performing on two stages.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — After a decade of use as a staff office, the Carnegie Library in Turners Falls has opened the Local History Room to the public for a study and local history research space.

By GUSTAVO ATENCIO FLORES

TURNERS FALLS — Members of Four Rivers Charter Public School’s Drama Club are putting their set design skills to the test this year by opting to perform an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic pirate adventure story “Treasure Island.”

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Preschoolers at the Central Street Head Start program got an early start on practicing healthy dental habits this week through a free, two-day partnership with the Community Health Center of Franklin County and J&S Smile Pros.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The Friends of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter will come before Deerfield’s regulatory boards in the coming weeks, as the nonprofit seeks to construct an 8,000-square-foot shelter on a 13.4-acre parcel of land off Plain Road East.

ERVING — Learn about palm reading with Andrea Cohen-Kiener on Thursday, Feb. 27, at noon at the Erving Senior & Community Center.

By SHERYL HUNTER

California-based blues and rock musician Tommy Castro said that his new album, “Closer to the Bone,” is the first real blues album he’s made. Considering that the guitarist, singer, and songwriter has released 16 albums in his award-winning four-decade career, this comes as somewhat of a surprise.

First Honors: Ryker Bray, Dayzar Crapps, Rowan Deery, Evelyn Galvez Mendez, Lukas Gexler, Brenna Guilbault, Konrad Henry, Blake Minckler, Aaron Neupane, Ryan Newton, Aerilyn Perez, Madison Phillips, Lilith Sumner, Jacob Torres, Malcolm Tyler and William Tyler.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — For their positive influence on the school community, Turners Falls High School senior Khiarieliex Huertas Hernandez and special education teacher Crystal McNary have been named the 2025 recipients of the McGraw Uplift Awards.

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.

MILLERS FALLS — Montague Villages, a nonprofit dedicated to helping aging people remain independent in their homes through volunteer service, will host a meet and greet at the Millers Falls Library on Tuesday, Feb. 18, from 3 to 5 p.m. The gathering is open to residents of all five villages of Montague.

By DOMENIC POLI

TURNERS FALLS — When 19-year-old Lee Evers was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps to serve in World War II, he was chosen from a few thousand men to become a pilot. He showed his commanding officer a letter from relatives, terrified he would be killed, and his superior instead made him a radio gunner with the V Bomber Command.

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

With inclement weather expected, multiple events planned for Saturday, Feb. 15, have been postponed.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

TURNERS FALLS — The portion of Avenue A between Third and Fourth streets was closed Friday afternoon as firefighters worked to control a gas leak that was reported in the basement of The Upper Bend cafe.

By GUSTAVO ATENCIO FLORES

TURNERS FALLS — The United Arc is collaborating with the Shea Theater Arts Center for its second annual Arc-a-Palooza fundraiser, bringing together award-winning musicians from across western Massachusetts.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Dan Miner, who serves as the school resource officer at Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School, is leaving the school temporarily, along with comfort dog Mack, due to staffing shortages within the Montague Police Department.