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By NAOMI SCULLY-BRISTOL

On most weekday nights, the ticking of a metronome rings out across the University of Massachusetts Amherst athletic fields, followed by the music of the “Power and Class of New England,” the UMass Amherst Minutemen Marching Band.The students in the...

By DOMENIC POLI

Want to break bread without breaking up the family this Thanksgiving? Try leaving politics at the door.This month’s presidential election was particularly polarizing and the internet is rife with stories of people planning to skip holiday gatherings...

By DOMENIC POLI

GILL — For the sixth consecutive year, members of the Thomas Memorial Golf & Country Club in Turners Falls and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office TRIAD Program gathered to assemble 150 boxes of food for people in need on Monday — albeit in a new...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Across Franklin County and the North Quabbin region, volunteers are preparing to dish out meals on Thanksgiving to ensure no one goes hungry on the holiday, regardless of their financial circumstances.Stone Soup Café meal and Day of...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Frankly, I hoped for a different outcome to our recent presidential election. I woke up on Nov. 6 feeling disappointed, sleepy, and grumpy.To make life more challenging, I needed to prepare a talk to give to the Ashfield Council on Aging the next day...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BERNARDSTON — In his ninth year of providing Thanksgiving meals to residents, local DJ Robert “Bobby C” Campbell is helping to feed an estimated 3,000 people across Franklin County. On Friday afternoon, Campbell and a group of volunteers gathered...

By ALEXA LEWIS

While many families are gearing up for their holiday feasts, a large number of Massachusetts residents are struggling to put food on the table. Amid unusually high prices and the conclusion of many pandemic-era supports, local food banks and survival...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — A Ralph C. Mahar Regional School alumnus is planning a Thanksgiving-themed footrace on Nov. 9, with all proceeds going to the Orange Food Pantry.Jacob Tenney, a 2021 graduate, said the first Mahar Turkey Trot will consist of a 5-kilometer (or...

By DOMENIC POLI

For the ninth consecutive year, local DJ Robert “Bobby C” Campbell is soliciting donations to help feed families in need on Thanksgiving.An $80 contribution will sponsor a family in need, providing a Thanksgiving dinner complete with a turkey,...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — Organizers looked to ensure no one would be alone on Thanksgiving, banding together to host large community meals — as well as historically educational programming about Indigenous tribes’ relationship to the day — throughout the...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — After weeks of coordinating donations and organizing staff and volunteers, at least two local groups are ready to provide hot Thanksgiving meals to those in need on Thursday.“I’m going to cook for 500 [people],” said Kirsten Levitt,...

By MARY BYRNE and BELLA LEVAVI

Thanks to charity efforts across Franklin County, organizers have spread thanks far beyond their own dinner tables by distributing Thanksgiving meals to families in need.Helping HandsWith help from about a dozen Turners Falls High School students and...

By SOPHIE HAUCK

AMHERST — For the second time in its history, the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band will perform at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade next year. Band members celebrated Band Director Timothy Todd Anderson’s announcement during the...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

For the eighth year in a row, local DJ and television personality Robert “Bobby C” Campbell is seeking donations to help feed hungry families on Thanksgiving.This year, a donation of $80 — up from last year’s $65 due to increased food costs — will...

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...