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ORANGE — An all-terrain vehicle caught fire behind a home at 130 Bartlett Lane on Tuesday, though the fire did not spread to the home itself and no injuries were reported.The fire was called in at around 12:30 p.m. by an occupant of the home....

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ERVING – The Erving School Union 28 district is starting the school year with Shannon White-Cleveland as the new superintendent for K-6 students across New Salem, Wendell, Erving, Leverett and Shutesbury.White-Cleveland has around 30 years of...

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MONTAGUE — Since August 2014, heavy music fans have come to Montague for a weekend of music and community at the RPM Fest. This Labor Day weekend, the festival celebrated 10 years of being “the heaviest party of the summer.” “It’s a good community of...

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GILL – The Gill-Montague Regional School District (GMRSD) was notified in early August that Sheffield Elementary School would no longer receive funding for an after-school program through its partnership with the Collaborative for Educational Services...

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ORANGE — Carolyn Gilmore was informed by her midwives that the labor process for a second child typically goes faster than the first. However, Gilmore wasn’t expecting to deliver her second child within a half hour of her water breaking, nor in the...

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ERVING — All 12 articles presented at the Erving special Town Meeting were approved unanimously by voters on Wednesday night. The meeting at Erving Elementary School was scheduled to cover a variety of town matters. One of the main articles up for...

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Since Assistant Chief Gary Dion began his career at the Montague Center Fire Department 42 years ago, he’s learned many lessons, including the importance of wearing a seat belt. “I never really wore a seat belt a lot,” Dion said. He recalls seeing...

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MONTAGUE – Shawn Rickan has started as the new principal of Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School as the school year begins for the Gill-Montague Regional School District (GMRSD).During a School Committee meeting on Tuesday, GMRSD...

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GILL – Earlier this summer, Stacey Hamel heard a rumor that since the barriers were placed on the French King Bridge in August 2023, neither Gill nor Erving first responders have been called to the bridge for rescue of people in crisis, or recovery of...

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ERVING — Voters will consider updates to the town’s tax-work off program for seniors, easements for a bridge project and new voting procedures when a special Town Meeting convenes Wednesday.The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Erving Elementary School...

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More towns across Franklin County have started the process of installing outdoor naloxone cabinets, increasing access to the life-saving drug that is designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose.The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG),...

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MONTAGUE — The Selectboard is introducing a new policy for Zoom meeting participation following a “Zoom-bombing,” or hacking, incident during the Aug. 5 meeting.Going forward, Executive Assistant Wendy Bogusz said, any person participating in a...

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GILL — A baby girl was born on the side of the French King Highway on Wednesday afternoon just west of the French King Bridge.Orange Fire Chief James Young confirmed that the baby was born in the vehicle prior to the arrival of emergency responders....

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MONTAGUE — After 10 years of teaching and living in New York City, Hayley Descavich of Montague decided it was time to begin the next chapter of her dance career by opening a studio of her own. “I always knew that I was going to open up a dance...

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MONTAGUE — Representatives of Flower Power Growers Inc. were met with continued pressure from abutters at Monday’s Selectboard meeting to find a solution to an ongoing cannabis odor emanating from the 180 Industrial Blvd. grow facility.Concerns raised...

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BERNARDSTON — Although off-duty firefighter Jeffrey Guy was not asked to respond to a situation involving a woman experiencing a mental health crisis on July 25, he happened to be in the right place at the right time.Guy happened to be getting off...

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TURNERS FALLS — New lighting is being installed at Unity Skatepark starting this week to allow for extended use into the evening hours and for continued wintertime use.The Montague Selectboard voted in May to approve the use of $95,998 of American...

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MONTAGUE – Montague’s Michael Keebler felt right at home on Saturday.For the second year in a row, Keebler won the men’s division of the annual event, celebrating its 43rd edition. The 35 year-old Keebler ran the 5.5 mile course in 30 minutes, 14...

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TURNERS FALLS — Amid an increased demand for primary care, the Community Health Center of Franklin County plans to open a Turners Falls location in December, with primary medical care available to anyone, regardless of insurance, income or...

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GREENFIELD — People from various walks of life gathered at the Franklin County Fairgrounds on Thursday for the first day of the three-day SoulFest Christian music festival.In its 26th year, SoulFest secured the Greenfield fairgrounds for the first...