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WENDELL — Voters that convene at Town Hall on Wednesday night will be asked to pass a Proposition 2½ override to fund town operations.
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ORANGE — Who better to give a graduation pep talk than a former NFL cheerleader?
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ORANGE – An arrest has been made in connection with the fraudulent invoices that drained $338,000 from the town’s coffers in the summer of 2023.
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NEW SALEM — Adoption of the proposed budget figures at Annual Town Meeting on Monday would mean voters will give their blessing to a 5% increase in the total operating budget.
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ORANGE — The Sewer Commission voted unanimously this week to raise the sewer rate by 22.32% to adequately operate the wastewater treatment facility at 295 West Main St.
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GREENFIELD — A New Hampshire man was sentenced on Wednesday to two to three years in state prison for stalking and threatening a front-line child protection worker over several years.
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WENDELL — The citizens group that formed in 2023 in opposition to a since-withdrawn proposal for a battery storage facility has filed a motion asking the Land Court to overturn the state Attorney General’s rejection of the group’s proposed bylaw.
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SHELBURNE — The Shelburne Falls Memorial Day Committee’s plan to use a rotating system to honor the four local men who were killed fighting in Vietnam will continue on Monday when Specialist Ronald E. Wissman is celebrated during Memorial Day festivities.
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ORANGE — The Orange Farmers Market is back at its old home, Butterfield Park.
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At least 200 students and staff members passed through the second-annual Mahar Makerfaire last week and its organizer was so encouraged by the feedback he plans to open the event to the public next year.
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WENDELL — The struggle to finalize a Ralph C. Mahar Regional School budget for fiscal year 2026 has spilled into Wendell, where Orange residents and school officials spoke at a Selectboard meeting to advocate for what they want the budget to reflect.
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TURNERS FALLS — It’s last call at Pioneer Valley Brewery, which is slated to close on Saturday, May 31.
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WENDELL — Residents voiced concerns about recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehensions and deportations, and support for a Medicare-for-All system and land conservation, during a town hall-style meeting with the Democrat representing the 7th Hampden District on Monday afternoon.
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ORANGE — The Sewer Commission continued its May 14 public hearing for two weeks to allow time for research into possible ways to avoid drastic rate hikes in the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
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ORANGE — Two more North Quabbin area veterans became Quilts of Valor recipients following a ceremony at the Community Church of North Orange and Tully last week.
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It’s long been said that to sing is to pray twice. And a group of Catholic clergymen in western Massachusetts that truly takes that sentiment to heart is slated to spread some cheer in Franklin County later this month.
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GREENFIELD — A former Leyden police chief must pay $10,950 in restitution after having been found in possession of town-owned equipment received through a program that transfers excess military equipment to nonmilitary law enforcement agencies.
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MONTAGUE — Voters adopted the Annual Town Meeting warrant’s final 14 articles on Wednesday after having deliberated on the initial 17 articles on May 7.
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GREENFIELD — It’s the end of an era for local agriculture, as Butynski’s Farm Stand has ceased operations following the retirement of the four people in charge of it.
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GREENFIELD — A new playground awaits campers when Camp Kee-wanee opens for the summer on June 30.
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