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3:44 p.m. — Reporting party from East Main Street states her upstairs neighbor has been blaring music for four days and she has been hitting the ceiling with a broom and they won’t turn it down. Quiet upon officer’s arrival.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The town has received a nearly $500,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for traffic-calming measures, as well as bicycle and pedestrian safety infrastructure improvements, in Montague Center.

11:10 a.m. — Caller in the area of Newton and Bridge streets reports he was buying a car from someone and the man gave him fake paperwork, then ran off on foot with the money. Reporting party was chasing him and ended up on someone’s property. The property owner then came outside and assaulted him for being on his property. The vehicle he was supposed to purchase is parked on Newton Street. Officer stopped a white pickup truck that was about to leave the scene on Franklin Street and got more of the story from the driver. Male party was advised of his options.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — When The Performance Project’s First Generation ensemble gathered to put together its materials for “Mother Tongue,” one question was used to guide the performers.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Gill-Montague Regional School District’s $1.3 million projected budget shortfall for fiscal year 2026 has been mitigated, and a revised preliminary budget was unanimously approved by the School Committee Tuesday night.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued a draft decision approving a water quality certification for FirstLight Hydro Generating Co., marking the latest required step in FirstLight’s relicensing process through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

11:15 a.m. — Reporting party from Highland School Apartments on Millers Falls Road states she would like it on record that several packages have gone missing from the common area where mail and packages are delivered. The property manager has been notified and will be checking cameras. No police services needed.

Day one of the second Donald Trump presidency has passed. On it, Trump promised start helping people immediately. Let’s look at just what he did do on his first day.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

The inter-generational love for the Australian children’s cartoon “Bluey” was on full display during the Montague Public Libraries sponsored Bluey Party last weekend as parents and their children enjoyed the activities together, while expressing their love for the popular Blue Heeler. 

TURNERS FALLS — Weathervane Community Arts will present a double-bill of local and touring singer-songwriters at Unnameable Books at 66 Avenue A on Friday, Jan. 24, from 7 to 9 p.m.

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.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — As the Gill-Montague Regional School District begins to revise its budget for fiscal year 2026, figures presented during Tuesday’s School Committee meeting show a $1.3 million shortfall.

The California fires are truly tragic. Scientists are making it clear that the reason these fires have been so intense is the deadly combination of hurricane force winds (up to 100 mph) and extreme drought (.01 inches of rain since the beginning of October, when the norm would be 4.5 or 5 inches).

6:48 p.m. — Report of a party dressed in all black walking in the road near the Scottys convenience store at 66 Unity St. Almost got hit by a couple of vehicles. Officer checked the area but didn’t find anyone matching the description.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Following the teachers union’s Dec. 13 vote of no confidence leveled against Superintendent Brian Beck and Director of Facilities and Energy Heath Cummings, the Gill-Montague Regional School District is relaunching a Joint Labor Management Committee to act as a problem-solving board.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The effort to renovate or expand the existing Carnegie Library, or build a new main branch library altogether, has taken another key step forward.

The Village of Light Ashram is sponsoring a series of monthly talks by GurujjiMa, followed by discussions, in an effort to create an evolutionary perspective regarding what this country and the entire Earth is going through at this time. Many people are suffering today due to lack of understanding of why things are the way they are, and how to feel safe in a time of uncertainty.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Montague Police Lt. Christopher Bonnett has been placed on administrative leave and an internal investigation is underway in the department, Town Administrator Walter Ramsey confirmed on Thursday.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The town is starting off the new year by approving a $194,850 contract with National Water Main Cleaning Co. for a rehabilitation project focusing on 53 manholes in the Turners Falls and Millers Falls villages.