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By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — One hundred and twenty-three Franklin County Technical School graduates celebrated a milestone in their mastery of the trades on Friday, accepting their high school diplomas.Moved because of rain, the commencement ceremony was held on the...

GILL — The Gill Energy Commission and Franklin County Solid Waste Management District are teaming up to offer a free composting workshop on Saturday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to noon at Gill Elementary School.This workshop, which is open to all Franklin...

By RABBI BOB ROTTENBERG

When I was a teenager living with my parents in New York City, an amazing thing happened.Harry Belafonte and his young family moved into our Upper West Side Manhattan apartment house, and our families became close friends.It was the late 1950s, and...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A mid-level operative in the cocaine trafficking syndicate that operated, in part, out of a Greenfield barbershop was granted a stay to his sentence so he can train the employees who will take over for him at his Turners Falls...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield woman was sentenced on Tuesday to three to five years in state prison for abusing her baby in 2021 and causing injuries that included bite marks, as well as jaw and skull fractures. Alexis C. McClure, 25, pleaded guilty in...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — It’s a bit of a cliche, but when life gives you lemons, there’s only one thing you can do.Business owners from around the region shared their experience of making lemonade out of the pandemic at the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce’s...

By ROB OKUN

Ideas about men and manhood have been evolving for more than 50 years, but U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has not gotten the message. Like so many others working to protect white male supremacy (see Tucker Carlson, Kevin McCarthy), he’s driving a gas-guzzling...

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GREENFIELD — The final of six North Quabbin residents facing charges of kidnapping and other crimes stemming from an alleged Feb. 1 incident was arraigned in Franklin County Superior Court this week after his case was transferred from Orange District...

Thirteen years ago, the Franklin County Solid Waste District joined with the Shelburne Falls Area Business Association to set up the county’s first collaborative business composting program.  The Shelburne Falls Compost Collaborative was an...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — First responders and members of the community are coming together Thursday afternoon to raise money for a longtime resident, first responder and town official of Franklin County.“Baked Potatoes & Baskets for Bob” will benefit Bob Manners...

Spring prescribed fire season on Wildlife Management AreasThis spring, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife will conduct prescribed fire activities within portions of the Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Montague and...

The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District will hold its spring Clean Sweep Bulky Waste Recycling Day on Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m. to noon. The three drop-off sites are: Mohawk Trail Regional School at 26 Ashfield Road in Buckland,...

By LIESEL NYGARD

GREENFIELD — Residents can mingle while selling their precious treasures during what organizers have declared to be Franklin County’s largest tag sale.The annual event, to be held Saturday, May 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Franklin County...

By SHERYL HUNTER

On Saturday, May 20, friends, fans, family and fellow musicians will gather at the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls to celebrate the life and music of Kate Lorenz. A vibrant force on the local music scene for many years, Lorenz, 42, died in...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A man facing charges of kidnapping and other crimes stemming from a Feb. 1 incident was arraigned Friday afternoon in Franklin County Superior Court, where his case was transferred due to its severity.Brian A. Chamberland, 38, of Athol,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A man whose defense attorney said was “at the very bottom of (the) totem pole” in a busted cocaine trafficking syndicate changed his plea Friday afternoon, but his case will be continued without a finding for one year.Damien D. Johnson,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Two men connected to the Greenfield barbershop that served as part of a cocaine trafficking syndicate are each expected to serve three to five years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges this week.Nathan M. Ortiz, 40, and David...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — Carrying on a decades-old tradition, locals can shoot their shot to win a variety of prizes at Franklin County Technical School’s upcoming Fins, Feathers and Fur Club fundraiser.The 22nd annual club fundraiser, scheduled for Friday,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The local sheriff and the U.S. magistrate judge assigned to Springfield served as panelists Monday morning for a discussion about the justice system and the “workings of government” before dozens of local students and the public....

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Four of six North Quabbin residents who are facing charges of kidnapping and other crimes stemming from an alleged Feb. 1 incident were arraigned Monday afternoon in Franklin County Superior Court, where their cases have been transferred...