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By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Cleanup has begun at the site of a freight train derailment that sent 15 railroad cars carrying non-hazardous merchandise off the tracks Tuesday afternoon.

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — The kindergarten class at Swift River School has been named a District 2 winner in the state Department of Transportation’s third annual “Name a Snowplow” contest.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

WENDELL — No injuries were reported after a freight train carrying merchandise derailed in Wendell Tuesday afternoon, knocking 15 railroad cars off the track, according to Wendell Fire Chief Joe Cuneo.

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Nearly a year after the town coordinator proposed a salary increase he said would better mirror the pay of leadership positions in towns similar in size to Wendell, residents will have a chance to vote on whether to appropriate another $8,000, if needed, when selecting and hiring his replacement.

ORANGE — Jeff Cole, president of the Orange Scholarship Fund, was recently presented with a $9,000 check from the Mahar 50+ Club, made up of alumni from Ralph C. Mahar Regional School classes that graduated at least 50 years ago, to be put toward the scholarship fund.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — After a year of searching, the Selectboard voted to appoint Greenfield resident Glenn Johnson-Mussad to serve as town planner starting at the end of March.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — Residents of both Erving and Wendell expressed their interest in a shared-use path to connect the two towns during a community engagement session this week and provided feedback seeking a “less is more” approach to constructing the path for bicyclists, pedestrians and some vehicles.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN and EMILEE KLEIN

With two cases of bird flu having been confirmed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus, local health officials are issuing advisories and at least one Franklin County farm is taking measures to protect its poultry.

By DOMENIC POLI

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 communities in 2025.

Website survey available WENDELL — The town’s Website Committee and the Selectboard want community feedback now that the municipal website has been up for more than a year.The results will be used to make improvements and adjustments. The survey is...

Dog licensing going on in Orange ORANGE — Dog licensing for 2025 has begun at the Town Clerk’s Office. Licensing will take place until March 31. Starting April 1, there will be a $50 late fee per unlicensed dog. State law requires all dogs to be...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

WENDELL — The Selectboard plans to appeal the state attorney general’s recent rejection of the town’s battery energy storage bylaw. During a Dec. 18 executive session, the Selectboard opted to contract with Springfield-based law firm Doherty Wallace...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Recent receipt of $25,000 as part of the state’s fiscal year 2025 budget is driving renovations forward at the 466 Wendell Depot Road site slated to become a historical museum and gift shop. Wendell Historical Society President Ed Hines...

Cookie walk and Christmas fair set for Saturday ORANGE — A cookie walk and Christmas fair will be held at the Central Congregational Church of Orange at 93 South Main St. from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14.There will be a variety of...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — The citizens group that formed last year in opposition to a now-withdrawn proposal for a 105-megawatt battery storage facility held a virtual forum this week to shed light on local permitting and the role of municipal power in the wake of...

By SHERYL HUNTER

Singer-songwriter Stephen Kellogg has never been afraid to take risks in his over 25-year career. In addition to writing honest folk-rock songs that connect with listeners, he is a natural storyteller, which has led to him giving a TEDx Talk, writing...

Wendell author to read from memoirNEW SALEM — Wendell resident Kai Carol Jud will celebrate the release of her memoir “Life of Kai: a memoir of awakening” as part of the New Salem Public Library’s Local Author Series on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 7...

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

Phyllis Lawrence creates stunning works of art using strips of fabric; a few other materials appear in her work, too, like beach stones and feathers. It boggles the mind to consider that such masterpieces can be trod upon, but walking on Lawrence’s...

By AMALIA WOMPA

WENDELL — A local actor, director and writer hopes to capture the mysteries of life with his new book of poetry.Court Dorsey, 74, was born in Rome, New York, before living most of his young life in the suburbs of Chicago. Now a Wendell resident,...