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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

DEERFIELD — Following a public hearing attended by more than 50 residents Thursday evening, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter will appear before the Zoning Board of Appeals again next month, as it seeks a special permit to open a dog shelter near Plain Road East.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Medicaid false claims case against two personal care attendants who worked in South Deerfield has been continued without a finding for two years, during which time the defendants will be on probation and required to pay restitution.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — The more than 700 people who attended a town hall event with U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern on Tuesday relayed an expansive mandate for him to take back to Congress: defend federal institutions, create a stronger coalition of Democrats and be a voice of resistance to the Trump administration.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

As schools across the country grapple with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), new policies are being introduced to govern its use in classrooms, with a goal of balancing innovation with concerns over privacy, equity and academic integrity.

Wesley Darling scored 21 points and pulled down 15 rebounds to help the Greenfield 5/6 grade Suburban League squad capture a league title on Friday, as Greenfield beat Palmer, 48-36 in the championship game. 

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Ahead of the kickoff event for its annual fundraising campaign to raise money for membership, child care services and youth programming, representatives from Franklin County’s YMCA shared how increasing access to its programs benefits the whole community.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Applications for grants of up to $5,000 to support sustainability and community-building projects are being accepted through FirstLight Hydro Generating Co.’s FirstLight Sustains program, with a deadline of April 4.

By DOMENIC POLI

The Franklin County Fair Museum’s chilly confines are filled with posters, brochures, ribbons and other pieces celebrating the history of the cherished event that started as a cattle show 177 years ago. But in December the museum added to its collection a first of its kind – an antique silver pitcher that made its way home from England, having been bestowed upon one of the Fairgrounds’ founding fathers on Jan. 3, 1863.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — A feasibility study is underway through the Massachusetts School Building Authority to explore the possibility of building a new Franklin County Technical School or renovating its existing building.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — The Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority is applying for $900,000 that would be used to preserve or rehabilitate homes in Gill and New Salem to meet building and sanitary codes, and to improve accessibility.

ATHOL — A Franklin County Superior Court judge on Wednesday sentenced a man to serve 4 to 4½ years in state prison in connection with the 2023 rape of a child in Athol, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A dozen residents from the Plain Road East and Mill Village Road neighborhood came before the Planning Board Monday night to express concerns about the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter’s proposed building.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — The Mohawk Trail Regional School Committee has approved a $27.2 million budget for the 2026 fiscal year.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — In preparation for the July 1 launch date of the new West County Senior Services District, the board of managers has drafted a $299,067 budget for the 2026 fiscal year.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Preschoolers at the Central Street Head Start program got an early start on practicing healthy dental habits this week through a free, two-day partnership with the Community Health Center of Franklin County and J&S Smile Pros.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Hazardous materials crews have cleared asbestos from the former Zion Korean Church in accordance with an agreement between a farm owner in Barre and Franklin County’s YMCA to move the historic building in the months ahead, saving it from demolition.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The Friends of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter will come before Deerfield’s regulatory boards in the coming weeks, as the nonprofit seeks to construct an 8,000-square-foot shelter on a 13.4-acre parcel of land off Plain Road East.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

As uncertainty swirls around Washington regarding the release of allocated federal funds, farmers in Franklin County are beginning to feel the freeze.