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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — Graduating high school can feel a lot like going through a midlife crisis, says Mohawk Trail Regional School Stage Director Paul Johnson.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Justice Center celebrated the future of law by welcoming middle and high school students from across the county for an inside look at the judicial system on Thursday morning.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — Residents who cast their ballots in the town election on Saturday, May 3, will decide who should fill 15 positions across the town’s various boards and committees, including determining the outcome of contested races for tree warden and constable.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — Should Annual Town Meeting be moved to a weekday instead of being held on the weekend?

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SUNDERLAND — Residents approved all 20 articles on the Annual Town Meeting warrant on Friday, including a $10.56 million operating budget for fiscal year 2026 and a citizen’s petition to create a land acknowledgement.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — Residents will be asked to consider a total $7.69 million budget for fiscal year 2026 that includes funding for the next steps toward meeting the town’s climate-resiliency goals during Annual Town Meeting.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — An online petition seeking to remove Detective Tucker Jenkins from the Shelburne Police Department following an investigation into his relationship with a Mohawk Trail Regional School student has gathered 158 signatures.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Democracy is alive at the Mohawk Trail Regional School. 

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — The Academy at Charlemont’s quiz bowl team is off to Chicago this weekend to compete in the Small School National Championship Tournament.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — AT&T customers may have noticed fewer dropped calls lately.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — In a swift seven-minute Special Town Meeting on Tuesday, 11 Shelburne voters unanimously approved all three articles on the warrant, allowing for the transfer of opioid settlement funds and Community Preservation Act funding to the proper accounts.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — “Part of a democracy is speaking up,” says Sarah Pirtle, who brought together dozens of protesters at the Iron Bridge on Saturday to sing songs of hope and spread resistance against the Trump administration as part of the national 50501 movement.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — Among the five questions on this year’s town election ballot are a Proposition 2½ debt exclusion to pay to repair a retaining wall on Bronson Avenue, as well as a series of advisory questions asking if residents would approve of using herbicides at Ashfield Lake and closing Sanderson Academy.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — The Selectboard is expected to vote on a $5.29 million fiscal year 2026 budget to recommend to voters at Annual Town Meeting.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — Residents are invited to honor the soldiers of Colrain’s past and the town’s involvement in the American Revolution on Sunday with doughnuts, a cemetery tour and tales of determination.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — The 2 District, 8 Town Steering Committee, or 2D8T, voted to recommend further exploration of a single-campus model to restructure the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont Regional school districts.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

The Greenfield-based Franklin Regional Council of Governments and the Mass Rural Water Association in Northfield have been awarded a total of $85,419 as part of the state’s inaugural Drought Resiliency and Water Efficiency Grant Program.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — The newly opened Hilltown Children’s Center has a mission: building a foundation of self-confidence, individualism and fun for children, while expanding the child care options available in Franklin County.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — The Historical Commission is seeking $12,500 from voters at the May 3 Annual Town Meeting to match a grant from the Massachusetts Historical Commission for a project surveying historical sites in town.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — A “spirit gallery” with psychic medium Brandie Wells will raise money for Shelburne Falls Eagles Auxiliary scholarships that are given to Mohawk Trail Regional School graduates.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Three Franklin County farms have been awarded $101,875 in land stewardship grants from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) to aid in maintenance efforts that will ensure the land remains farmable for future generations.