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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI and DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — As the Franklin County Agricultural Society gears up to entertain an estimated 25,000 people from across the region at its 175th Franklin County Fair, society President Michael Nelson said the event is sticking to its agricultural...

By SCOTT MERZBACH and CHRIS LARABEE

A three-way race among Republicans for a U.S. Senate seat is the only contest on the state primary ballot Sept. 3, with Democratic ballots featuring candidates but no contests and Libertarian ballots having no nominees.With mail-in ballots already out...

By CHRIS LARABEE and DOMENIC POLI

With a $165,000 grant, 18 formerly incarcerated individuals in Franklin and Hampshire counties can participate in a training program with their respective sheriffs’ offices and Community Action Pioneer Valley to prepare them to re-enter the...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI and ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

After several years as Greenfield’s city accountant, Angelica Desroches will transition to her new role as town accountant in Montague on Monday, while Katherine Cabrera-Veloz will fill the accountant position in Greenfield.The Montague Selectboard...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMANand DOMENIC POLI

Six Franklin County municipalities are benefiting from a total of $3.9 million in Community Development Block Grants that will support housing, social services, water quality and infrastructure projects.The CDBG program is available to fund housing...

By ALEXA LEWIS and ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

“Elation” is what Nathan Markee, vice chair of the Easthampton Democratic City Committee, felt when he opened his phone on Sunday to the news that Joe Biden rescinded his candidacy for a second presidential term.Other local Democrats — whether they...

By CHRIS LARABEE and ALEXA LEWIS

With Massachusetts experiencing its seventh-wettest year on record in 2023 as torrential rainstorms ravaged roads, farms and homes, the federal government, the state and those here in the Pioneer Valley are turning their eyes toward future flood...

By ALEXA LEWISand DOMENIC POLI

Lawyer and former college professor Stewart “Buz” Eisenberg had a blunt reaction to Thursday night’s history-making debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump: “‘Go find a flask and start drinking’ were my initial thoughts.”...

By DOMENIC POLI and MAX BOWEN

Orange and Petersham will receive a combined $134,530 in state money to implement a package of materials for teaching foundational reading skills in kindergarten through second grade.The two North Quabbin towns are among the 18 school districts and...

By SCOTT MERZBACH and ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

AMHERST — More than 130 people were arrested on the University of Massachusetts campus Tuesday night after those who set up a pro-Palestinian encampment on the South Lawn of the Student Union refused to dismantle tents and other parts of the site, and...

By JAMES PENTLAND and ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

State Sen. Jo Comerford was at home in Northampton on a Zoom call Friday morning when her home suddenly started shaking.“I thought maybe it was ice falling off the roof,” she said. “It was quite jarring.” Leeds resident Jeffrey McLeod, however, had a...

By JAMES PENTLAND, CHRIS LARABEE, BELLA LEVAVI and DOMENIC POLI

A $4 million grant for the 1888 Building in Deerfield, as well as million-dollar grants for Hilltown Community Development Corp.’s Mobile Market and Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield are included in the budget bill approved Wednesday by the U.S. House...

By CHRIS LARABEE and DOMENIC POLI

With Super Tuesday in the rearview mirror, election results show no surprises in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region, as the two presumptive candidates, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, emerged victorious with wins...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL and CHRIS LARABEE

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal touted a new tax relief bill passed by the House of Representatives this week, and shared his views on U.S. foreign policy during a gathering with the press on Friday morning.Speaking at the atrium inside the...

By JULIAN MENDOZA and CHRIS LARABEE

MILLERS FALLS — A woman who died in a fire that engulfed a two-family home at 20 Bridge St. on Tuesday was identified as Judy Verchot, according to her granddaughter Janelle Verchot.The 66-year-old woman was located within the home and she was...

By CHRIS LARABEE and JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — Police arrested a Greenfield man on Thursday after he allegedly threw an incendiary device out the window of an apartment on Union Street, causing an explosion in the backyard.This device was determined to be “a little camping propane...

By MELINA BOURDEAU, DOMENIC POLI, MAX MARCUS and DAVID McLELLAN

GREENFIELD — An unexpected problem with Precinct 8’s ballot machine as well as write-in candidates led to poll workers counting many ballots by hand late Tuesday night. Nonetheless, Roxann Wedegartner was declared the new mayor of...