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By DOMENIC POLI and PAUL FRANZ

ORANGE — Four people were displaced Wednesday morning when a fire damaged a single-family house at 86 Mechanic St.The Salvation Army Athol Corps is reportedly assisting Donna and Kevin Sweeney and their sons, Sean and Nicholas, following the blaze...

By BELLA LEVAVI

A sixth grader at Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School and a seventh grade physical education class at Ralph C. Mahar Regional School in Orange have emerged as victors in the state Department of Transportation’s second annual “Name a Snowplow”...

By MARGOT FLECK

There is much talk today about “toxic masculinity,” but I wonder, is it inevitable in this competitive culture that many boys grow up emulating the most aggressive, non-empathetic men among us?Salmon Rushdie wrote: “I have always been inspired by...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — One of the Police Department’s most popular officers recently retired from the force following a career that spanned roughly six decades … in dog years.K-9 Orka fulfilled her final shift on Dec. 29 after 7½ years on the job, having joined the...

Orange Selectboard meetings to start at 5:30 p.m.ORANGE — Selectboard meetings will now be held at 5:30 p.m.Chair Tom Smith mentioned at the Jan. 3 meeting he has received comments from people who felt meetings were dragging on too late into the night...

By MAX BOWEN

ORANGE — A fire on Jones Street on Christmas Day is believed to have originated on a stovetop and was accidental, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office.The three-alarm fire, reported at 15 Jones St. at 4:05 p.m., caused significant interior...

New Salem library announces Reading Aloud for Grownups’ 2024 season NEW SALEM — According to the Friends of the New Salem Public Library, the 2024 season of Reading Aloud for Grownups will have three events on Tuesday evenings.Betsy Pelz and Marcia...

By DOMENIC POLI

Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder is beginning to publish stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2024.ORANGE — The town hopes 16-36 West River St. will rise from the ashes in 2024, two...

Series of genealogy workshops starts Jan. 11NEW SALEM — Genealogy workshops for beginners are set for the New Salem Public Salem Library on Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 14 and April 11, all starting at 4 p.m.The workshops will be led by Philip Johnson, a...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A man who served nearly 10 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter, motor vehicle homicide and drunken driving in 2011 has been granted a new trial, with the judge who sentenced him now deciding the defendant was deprived of...

Seventh Grade High Honors: Landon Marlin Bass, Lucas Gabriel Briand, Hunter Matthew Cormier, Reece Catherine Hains, Elena Danielle Jones, Keigan James Martinez, Taylor Hope Paluk, Heli Rajesh Patel, Matthew Peng, Evan Thomas Piscitello, Cody Alexander...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Various organizations and nonprofits around Franklin County and the North Quabbin region are opening their doors to the community on Thanksgiving, offering free meals and companionship.In Greenfield, Stone Soup Cafe will host A Day of Mourning and...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The town’s payroll will look considerably different by springtime, with both the town administrator and community development director recently announcing their impending departures.Gabriele “Gabe” Voelker, who also serves as town treasurer,...

By DOMENIC POLI

You’ve possibly known a haunted house to be held in a school or an armory. But how about one inside a 15,000-square-foot Gilded Age brick mansion built for a sewing machine millionaire’s wife and eventually owned by a Masonic sisterhood called the...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ORANGE — With the goal of expanding opportunities to learn about cannabis cultivation, Morning Dew Cultivars recently wrapped up its first four-week training course.The modest facility with few windows and industrial metal walls on Daniel Shays...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — An Athol man recently pleaded not guilty to three sexual assault charges stemming from alleged incidents involving a young girl that occurred prior to the summer of 2013.William T. McBride, 59, of Brattle Street, was arraigned in Orange...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Four family members have started a cannabis cultivation enterprise and plan to introduce a first-of-its-kind incubator program providing free online learning and in-person technical training to aspiring cultivators in the Pioneer...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Just a few months after the January closure of longtime dog grooming business Mighty Clean Mutt, Jordan LeBlanc has filled the void with Auntie Jordan’s Grooming.The continuation of the grooming salon at 52 French King Highway was no...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ORANGE — Len Chaloux once owned two 1966 Ford Fairlane GTs, one for drag racing and one for street driving. He sold both cars to pay for a down payment on a house, but always missed the vehicles.When Chaloux retired in 2019, he went on an...