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Sounds Local: Do It Now to perform in Wendell on Feb. 15
02-12-2025 8:12 PM

By SHERYL HUNTER

Combine John Sheldon’s extraordinary guitar playing with the powerful words of Beat Poet Laureate Paul Richmond and Tony Vacca’s excellent percussion skills, and you have the makings for a special night of words and music.

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Vermont man gets 4½ years for crash that severely injured Rhode Island family
02-11-2025 7:06 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Vermont man convicted of causing the crash that severely injured a Rhode Island family in 2023 was sentenced to 4½ years in jail on Tuesday following emotional impact statements from the victims.


Turners Falls man sentenced to 5 to 7 years in connection with armed robberies
02-11-2025 5:32 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County Superior Court Judge Tracy Duncan sentenced a Turners Falls man to five to seven years in state prison on Tuesday for three armed robberies committed at a Turners Falls convenience store where he had formerly worked.


Area schools draft policies on responding to ICE agents
02-05-2025 7:15 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN and CHRIS LARABEE

While there have been no Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents reported at schools in the region, district administrators around the county are laying out how schools will respond if ICE agents approach them.


Annual Point-in-Time Count tallying region’s homeless population
02-05-2025 11:02 AM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — A headcount of homeless individuals living in Franklin County is underway as Community Action Pioneer Valley takes on the annual Point-in-Time Count.


Isaac Mass forms exploratory committee for Franklin County sheriff campaign
02-04-2025 6:45 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A local attorney and business owner has launched an exploratory committee to evaluate a potential run for Franklin County sheriff.


Opioid Task Force event explores intersection of addiction, human trafficking
02-03-2025 2:53 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

To mark the end Human Trafficking Prevention Month, which is observed annually each January, the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region welcomed a Boston-based expert to talk about the intersection of opioid use disorders and human trafficking.


Ed board inches toward vocational school reforms
02-02-2025 2:31 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

Any selective criteria used to admit students to vocational technical schools must be actually essential to the success of the school, per new regulations the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is drafting for their board’s review in February.


New Franklin County sheriff sworn in
01-31-2025 5:45 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County has a new sheriff, as Lori Streeter took the oath of office on Friday afternoon with staff members looking on.


My Turn: When felon president freed violent criminals
01-30-2025 8:39 PM

By ROB OKUN

 


Vt. man found guilty on 7 charges from 2023 Greenfield crash
01-29-2025 6:09 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Vermont man awaits sentencing after a jury on Wednesday afternoon found him guilty on seven charges related to a Route 2 crash in Greenfield that severely injured a Rhode Island family in 2023.


Franklin County Technical School Honor Roll, First Semester
01-29-2025 3:21 PM

High Honors: Brayden Bailey, Benjamin Baker, Cole Bassett, Mason Bassett, Owen Bliss, Joseph Bobala, Autora Brown, David Chagnon, Kairi Chubb, Izzabella Clarke, Nicholas Constantine, Allan Cordero Lopez, Makalya Craig, Oliver Cranston, Joseph DiSciullo, John Duncan, Everett Eichorn, Aubrie Fitzgerald, Laura Fuess, Brady Gancarz, Zoe Gledhill, Jonathan Holmes, Jeremiah Jones, Olivia Kaleta, Maxwell Kenfield, Kylie Krupinski, Cecelia Laflamme, Carter Leete, Joshua Leonovich, Tyler Lively, Jedidiah Niquette, Madisyn Pelletier, Madison Pettengill, Adam Phillips, Makayla Pierce, Mylena Prunier, Travis Rathburn, Everia Rivera, Sienna Robidoux, Luke Sheridan, Landon Smead, La’Naija Smith, Kendra Steiner, Aiden Taylor, Ava Taylor, Brooke Taylor, Jeanna Taylor, Jacob Thomas, Isabel Thompson, Rhys Urkiel, Keith Warger, Landon Warger, Nathan Warger, Holden Wolfe, Cody Yetter, Zia Zaykoski and Mercury Ziff.


Governor names interim sheriff for Franklin County
01-28-2025 5:25 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Lori Streeter, the Franklin County Jail and House of Correction’s superintendent and special sheriff since 2014, has been chosen to serve as retiring Sheriff Christopher Donelan’s interim replacement starting at the beginning of February.


My Turn: Jail’s pioneering approach — Help heal and rehab people
01-28-2025 8:01 AM

By DR. RUTH POTEE

 


Doctor questioned in Hattat trial as witness testimony wraps up
01-27-2025 6:01 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The prosecution spent much of Monday grilling a medical expert called by the defense to testify in the case of Javery Hattat, the Vermont man accused of seriously injuring a Rhode Island family in a head-on crash on Route 2 in Greenfield nearly two years ago.


My Turn: Financial struggles a daunting barrier for The Arc and its clients
01-27-2025 8:01 AM

By JENNIFER A. HOFFMAN

 


Witnesses take stand in trial of Vermont man facing charges from 2023 Route 2 crash
01-22-2025 8:33 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The state on Wednesday called its first three witnesses to kick off the trial of a Vermont man accused of seriously injuring a Rhode Island family of four in a head-on crash on Route 2 nearly two years ago.


For Franklin County farmers, $434K in grants allows for a ‘big leap forward’ in increasing capacity
01-22-2025 2:43 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

With help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), businesses across Franklin County will use grant money to increase their capacity and expand the local food supply chain.


Trial to begin for Vermont man in Route 2 crash that injured family of four
01-21-2025 6:23 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The required 12 jurors have been selected for the trial of a Vermont man accused of causing a head-on crash on Route 2 that resulted in serious injuries to a Rhode Island family of four in 2023, with witness testimony expected to begin Wednesday.


Pilot program would add downtown coordinator for Shelburne Falls, Turners Falls and Northfield
01-19-2025 1:01 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Three Franklin County communities — Turners Falls, Shelburne Falls and Northfield — are set to be part of a pilot program adding a shared rural downtown coordinator position to lead revitalization efforts.


Colrain adopts new Transfer Station rules, effective Feb. 1
01-18-2025 2:01 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — Effective Feb. 1, Colrain Transfer Station users will have to abide by a new set a rules geared toward keeping the property a clean and safe environment for attendants and patrons.

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