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GREENFIELD — In Biblical fashion, Blessed Trinity Parish’s newest priest felt a clarifying call to the vocation during 40 days in a Middle Eastern desert, while he was serving his country in the U.S. Marine Corps.

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GREENFIELD — The 21st annual Blooming Backpacks drive to collect new backpacks filled with school supplies for students in need will conclude on Tuesday, Aug. 5.

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WENDELL — The town has advertised its available facilities manager position as officials ponder how to best fill the job.

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Criminal defense lawyers in Franklin County are sounding the alarm on a problem that is reportedly brewing as a result of inadequate compensation from the state.

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WENDELL — The Wendell Country Store’s owner plans to appeal a $1,000 state fine after an employee sold cigarettes to an underage customer.

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GREENFIELD — The Rite Aid location at 107 Main St. is closing its doors as part of the corporation’s latest round of closures following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in May.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.