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By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Math Interventionist Veronica Hirst says when she works with students at Hillcrest Elementary School, she wants to help them understand what makes the number five, a five.

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — The struggle to finalize a Ralph C. Mahar Regional School budget for fiscal year 2026 has spilled into Wendell, where Orange residents and school officials spoke at a Selectboard meeting to advocate for what they want the budget to reflect.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The gravestones of veterans received some extra attention from students this week ahead of the community’s annual Memorial Day ceremonies.

By RYAN AMES

BELCHERTOWN — In less than ideal weather conditions, the Belchertown girls tennis team successfully defended its Class B Western Massachusetts title with a 5-0 victory over Frontier on Wednesday in the championship match. Second doubles was the only match to go three sets as the Orioles proved its place as the top-ranked team in Class B, who kept the second-seeded Redhawks pointless for the first time this season.

By SHERYL HUNTER

Elvis may have left the building, but he will soon return when Greenfield native Travis Ledoyt brings his Elvis Presley tribute act back to the Greenfield High School on Saturday, May 24, at 7 p.m.

By Howard Herman

NORTH ADAMS — Saturday’s game had a chance to be over even before it reached the halfway point. That could have cost Pioneer its perfect season.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — Implementing a single-campus model for the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont Regional school districts is one step closer to becoming a reality.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Franklin County Technical School’s $1.5 million veterinary and animal sciences building, providing a new home for the program’s students and instructors, has been fully operational since the start of 2025.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — School Committee members voted 4-2 to provide a resolution to City Council requesting that $350,000 be added to the School Department’s fiscal year 2026 budget as Mayor Ginny Desorgher maintains her commitment to a conservative budget amid rising insurance costs and uncertain state and federal funding.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Gill-Montague Regional School District Superintendent Brian Beck has announced he plans to resign, citing a personal decision.

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Each month at Conway Grammar School, students are treated to a pop-up tasting event inspired by local farm products with offerings ranging from potatoes to kale.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — To the delight of students at Colrain Central School, the Busload of Books recently rolled to town.

By RYAN AMES

HADLEY – Another standout performance from Hannah Gilbert and some timely hitting helped the Franklin Tech softball team to a key Franklin County League East victory on Wednesday.

By CHRIS LARABEE

With its regional agreement sent off to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for a technical review, the Six Town Regionalization Planning Board is expecting to bring its new school district proposal to voters in the fall.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

To say Hannah Gilbert has been unhittable in recent games isn’t really hyperbole. 

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — In conjunction with the “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” Smithsonian exhibit on democracy that is now on display at Mohawk Trail Regional School, the school partnered with the Center for New Americans for a panel welcoming immigrants to tell their stories of becoming Americans.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Solar panels have been installed on Fisher Hill Elementary School’s roof, another step in a renovation project that began nearly five years ago.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Turtle crossing season is in full swing, and new signs along Montague City Road are urging drivers to take it slow and steady, so the turtles can win their race.