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Orange resident named Commonwealth Heroine for work with The Literacy Project, Quabbin Harvest
06-30-2025 1:12 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — A local woman is the only Franklin County resident to have been named to the Class of 2025 Commonwealth Heroines, a distinction bestowed upon women who make outstanding contributions to their organizations and communities.

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Greenfield Truck & Equipment to open on Beacon Street
07-10-2025 11:18 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The man who purchased two local dealerships from McGovern Automotive Group about four months ago plans to open Greenfield Truck & Equipment on Beacon Street within the next couple weeks.


A (hair) cut above the rest: Greenfield Circle K employees raising money for Special Olympics
07-10-2025 8:30 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Carl Heebner has for about eight years enticed Circle K customers to donate to the Special Olympics in July by offering to cut or shave his hair. This time around, five of his coworkers have stepped forward to help with the cause.


$524K to fund energy-efficient upgrades at Mahar
07-08-2025 2:50 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Ralph C. Mahar Regional School will soon be more energy-efficient after securing $524,000 in grants.


Northwestern DA’s office CFO wraps up 39-year career
07-08-2025 10:58 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The end of the fiscal year coincided with the conclusion of a 39-year career at the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, as Donna Dudkiewicz retired as the organization’s chief financial officer on June 30.


O’Donnell replaces Cuneo as Wendell, New Salem fire chief
07-04-2025 1:00 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — The torch has officially been passed at the New Salem and Wendell fire departments, with Matt O’Donnell replacing longtime Chief Joe Cuneo in the dual role on July 1.


Funding freeze threatens Orange summer, after-school programs
07-03-2025 3:14 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Summer and after-school programming appears to be in jeopardy after the U.S. Department of Education announced it is withholding certain funding, including 21st Century Community Learning Centers grants, for the 2025-2026 school year.


DA’s office IDs man killed in Greenfield e-bike crash
07-02-2025 6:14 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office has identified the 41-year-old Greenfield man who died following an e-bike crash near the Leyden Woods Apartments shortly after midnight on Tuesday as Jonathan D. Russo.


Nancy Blackmer wraps up 25 years as Orange town clerk
07-01-2025 2:31 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Licenses, certificates and notifications coming out of Town Hall will no longer bear the name Nancy M. Blackmer, as the longtime public servant retired as town clerk on June 30.


United Way’s June diaper drive wrapping up
06-27-2025 2:45 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region is wrapping up its annual diaper drive, which formally ends on June 30.


Orange adopts $28.4M budget on Annual Town Meeting’s third night
06-26-2025 6:11 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Voters adopted a $28.4 million fiscal year 2026 budget on Wednesday following a trying and contentious three-night Annual Town Meeting.


Orange RiverFest to mark 10th year
06-26-2025 2:49 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The 10th annual Orange RiverFest is scheduled for Saturday, June 28, with a rain date set for the following day.


Organizers gearing up for 48th Yankee Engine-uity Show and Flea Market in Orange
06-26-2025 2:11 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The 48th Yankee Engine-uity Show and Flea Market is coming to the Orange Municipal Airport, and for the first time in its nearly half-century history, the event will feature tricycle tractors.


Orange Annual Town Meeting will continue tonight to discuss budget
06-25-2025 4:23 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Annual Town Meeting was postponed again on Tuesday, this time so the Finance Committee could re-evaluate the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget.


Orange residents reject Proposition 2½ override; 15% cuts to departments possible
06-23-2025 8:48 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Annual Town Meeting voters on Tuesday must decide how to balance the budget after rejecting a Proposition 2½ override at the polls on Monday.


Orange residents cast their ballots on Proposition 2½ override
06-23-2025 5:49 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Voters flocked to the polls at 62 Cheney St. on Monday to have their say on a Proposition 2½ override.


Orange takes ownership of old cereal factory lot
06-22-2025 10:20 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The town now owns the 1.06 acres at 16-36 West River St., the former site of an old cereal factory that three juveniles destroyed by arson three years ago.


Orange department heads speak to need for Proposition 2½ override
06-20-2025 4:59 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — With a Proposition 2½ override vote coming to the ballot boxes on Monday, roughly 50 people gathered in Town Hall’s Ruth B. Smith Auditorium this week to voice their thoughts to the Selectboard on the budget proposal.


Labor of love: Born to Birth doula service settles in at Orange Innovation Center
06-19-2025 10:25 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Felisha Foisy wants to help you, and your baby, out.


Worcester man sentenced for striking Warwick’s police chief with vehicle in 2024
06-18-2025 5:58 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — A Worcester man who struck Warwick’s police chief with a vehicle while fleeing a traffic stop last year will spend the next 2½ years in jail for charges related to the crime.


Marine vet gets 24 months of supervised release in stolen valor case, must pay nearly $300K in restitution
06-17-2025 5:37 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

SPRINGFIELD — A U.S. Marine Corps veteran was sentenced on Tuesday to 24 months of supervised release for stealing benefit payments from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and submitting a false Purple Heart application through his congressional representative.

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