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By ALEXA LEWIS

CHICOPEE — Imagine waking up to find that electronic technology has stopped working.Cellphones are down, traffic signals are dark and navigation systems are offline. The infrastructure behind modern life would be completely shut down, eventually...

By AMALIA WOMPA

BERNARDSTON — From the moment she became director of the Bernardston Senior Center, Jennifer Reynolds observed a theme not just in her own town, but in other communities with significantly higher populations of senior citizens: a chronic lack of...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — With the telecommunications company Viridi Wireless scheduled to present its application to build a 170-foot monopole cell tower on Newton Street before the Zoning Board of Appeals next month, a group of residents neighboring the site are...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — One of the banners advertising the work of the Alliance for Digital Equity depicts a web of vital life activities linked to a center point labeled “the internet.” The idea is to highlight the importance of making the internet accessible...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — GCET General Manager John Lunt mapped out plans for two separate projects this week after the internet service provider received more than $1.2 million in federal grant funding administered through the Massachusetts Broadband Institute...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously to recommend that Mayor Ginny Desorgher restore internet provider GCET’s budget “as close as possible” to its original $1,035,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.The vote followed a...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Orange Public Libraries have launched a new website.Library Director Jason Sullivan-Flynn said the old website was designed by Mik Muller, president and CEO of Montague WebWorks, and he recently worked with Muller to revamp it....

By CHRIS LARABEE

TURNERS FALLS — With the help of a $211,331 grant, The United Arc will invest in technology for its staff to better serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the region while streamlining their work.The Turners Falls-based...

By AMALIA WOMPA

BERNARDSTON — With the new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant town website that’s launching on Sept. 13, residents will be able to pay bills, stay informed about meeting topics, register their children for recreational activities and...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The internet is littered with reports of two NASA astronauts “stranded” at the International Space Station and how they will survive until they can be brought home in 2025. But a Shelburne resident and retired colleague says Sunita “Suni”...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The Selectboard is introducing a new policy for Zoom meeting participation following a “Zoom-bombing,” or hacking, incident during the Aug. 5 meeting.Going forward, Executive Assistant Wendy Bogusz said, any person participating in a...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — As Mayor Ginny Desorgher mulls whether to allocate the remaining $400,000 of the $1,035,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money that the former mayor promised to Greenfield Community Energy and Technology (GCET), the internet...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

The town of Charlemont and the Frontier and Union 38 regional school districts will further their efforts to protect against the growing risk of cyber attacks thanks to a pair of grants awarded through the state’s Municipal Local Cybersecurity Grant...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

SHELBURNE FALLS — In an effort to promote post-pandemic revitalization, a digital platform for businesses and community organizations aims to make real-world impacts by connecting local communities and attracting tourists to Shelburne Falls and the...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A local electronics repair shop that rebranded at the beginning of the year has moved into a new space downtown, albeit a little sooner than anticipated.Rubber Duck Tech Repair owner Daniel Adams and his wife, Sarah Rooney, both 37, told...

By SAM FERLAND

WARWICK — Through the formation of a Warwick Social Center and digital equity program, residents searching for help with technology and internet-related questions or just looking to chat while enjoying a cup of coffee will be welcomed at the Warwick...

By DOMENIC POLI

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Local and state partners are celebrating the transition to a new statewide radio network that will allow for faster emergency responses and enhanced coordination.The upgraded Commonwealth of Massachusetts Interoperable Radio System...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

GREENFIELD — Seeking to address issues of digital inequality for accessing legal resources online, a new legal kiosk is now available at the Greenfield Public Library.Representatives from Western New England University School of Law’s Legal Kiosk...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

Canceled non-urgent surgeries, procedures and medical visits at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, postponed cases in the Massachusetts court system and delayed in-person services at Registry of Motor Vehicles locations are among the impacts...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

ROWE — A new website geared toward those looking to get involved with forest stewardship was recently unveiled during the annual meeting of the Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts.Woodlands Partnership members saw a need for interested...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

COLRAIN — The Selectboard began considering implementation of a hybrid meeting structure on Tuesday, while also floating ideas for online community surveys that would be posted on the Colrain town website. New Town Administrator Diana Parsons said...