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With all the confusion going on in the world today — all the negativism — it is such a boost to the psyche to open the newspaper to see a beautiful landscape photo taken by Recorder photographer Paul Franz or some nature shots by columnist Bill Danielson and contributors. Thank you for lifting my spirits, and I am sure the spirit of many readers.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — After a decade of use as a staff office, the Carnegie Library in Turners Falls has opened the Local History Room to the public for a study and local history research space.

This letter is addressed specifically to my fellow citizens who are wondering what’s happening outside the insulation of “business as usual.” It’s addressed to those among us who might have trouble believing something as enduring and trustworthy as democracy could actually be in danger of collapse, and that our own children may not enjoy the freedoms that we’ve imagined for them.

10:33 a.m. — Reporting party requesting a call back from the animal control officer regarding the bird flu. Caller inquiring if it has been reported locally. She states she walks down Migratory Way all the time near Cabot Woods with her dog and she saw two dead geese, and another one on the ice that was suffering. Caller is concerned for the spread of bird flu to other animals as well. Message left for the animal control officer.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — After nearly a decade of service as director of assessing, Karen Tonelli is ready to retire at the end of the month.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Tina Sulda has been appointed to the interim town clerk role following the retirement of former Town Clerk Kathern “Beanie” Pierce earlier this month.

ERVING — Learn about palm reading with Andrea Cohen-Kiener on Thursday, Feb. 27, at noon at the Erving Senior & Community Center.

By BART BOURICIUS and J. WILLIAM STUBBLEFIELD

10:58 p.m. — Caller states he heard and saw a verbal and physical altercation from his apartment window, looking at two individuals on Avenue A. Officer is out with the individuals in front of Greenfield Savings Bank. They were advised of the complaint and to lower their voices. Individuals advised there was a fight farther down the street as well. Officer advises he checked the area, nothing found. No further action needed.

1:46 p.m. — Walk-in to the station states he was threatened with gun violence by a “ride share” driver who dropped off a female at his home on High Street. The female was there to visit his stepson. Report taken.

I have been listening and watching the liberal meltdown. Some comments, if I may. The obsessive nature being displayed by officials and the news media would be funny if it was not so sad — crying about Elon Musk not being elected — how many government workers there are and how many of them are not elected, yet control and spend as if it were their money and right.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — For their positive influence on the school community, Turners Falls High School senior Khiarieliex Huertas Hernandez and special education teacher Crystal McNary have been named the 2025 recipients of the McGraw Uplift Awards.

By DOMENIC POLI

TURNERS FALLS — The Franklin County Technical School Committee unanimously approved a draft $16 million budget for fiscal year 2026 last week, which, if approved at Annual Town Meetings, would constitute a 2.8% increase from the current year.

MILLERS FALLS — Montague Villages, a nonprofit dedicated to helping aging people remain independent in their homes through volunteer service, will host a meet and greet at the Millers Falls Library on Tuesday, Feb. 18, from 3 to 5 p.m. The gathering is open to residents of all five villages of Montague.

“Under President Trump, the waste, fraud, and abuse ends now,” reads a statement on whitehouse.gov.

The other night after a snowstorm, the Montague Department of Public Works plowed my street. The next morning, I noticed my mailbox on its side. The wooden pole holding it was broken off at ground level.

By DOMENIC POLI

TURNERS FALLS — When 19-year-old Lee Evers was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps to serve in World War II, he was chosen from a few thousand men to become a pilot. He showed his commanding officer a letter from relatives, terrified he would be killed, and his superior instead made him a radio gunner with the V Bomber Command.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — All eight articles on the Special Town Meeting warrant were approved Wednesday night, including a contentious article regarding vocational school transportation costs for a Montague student attending Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE CENTER — Before Nov. 5, 2024, Montague Center residents Sarah Bliss and Marina Goldman were strangers. By Feb. 5, they were carpooling to Springfield together to dip their toes in the water of political activism.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Dan Miner, who serves as the school resource officer at Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School, is leaving the school temporarily, along with comfort dog Mack, due to staffing shortages within the Montague Police Department.