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By TINKY WEISBLAT

James Bridgman of Northampton will speak about his recent book, “Forgotten Immigrants: The Bohemians of Turners Falls, Massachusetts,” on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 2 p.m. at the Great Falls Discovery Center on Avenue A in Turners Falls.

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

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.

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.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Inside the Great Hall at the Massachusetts State House in Boston hangs hundreds of town flags representing nearly all the 351 municipalities in the state, and Montague will soon be included.

MADISON, Wisc. — Montague resident Julia Walkowicz was named to the dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the fall semester. Walkowicz is a student in the College of Letters and Science.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Turners Falls DJ Robert “Bobby C” Campbell is feeling grateful for the community’s support as well-wishes continue to flow in while he heals from injuries sustained during a crash last week.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Franklin County Technical School students and local senior citizens celebrated their “Tech Tuesday” partnership on Tuesday, marking the first year of tech support that will continue into 2026 thanks to additional grant funding.Tech...

I very much enjoyed the Dec. 21 My Turn by Gill resident Gary Bourbeau (“Trashing thru the snow, as MAGA rules the day”). But another letter writer didn’t find it funny. In fact, he called it “MAGA hate and intolerance” and “devoid of any moral...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Turners Falls man accused of breaking a Montague police officer’s fibula during his arrest pleaded not guilty to five charges this week.Brenden C. Jacobs, 34, was arraigned in Greenfield District Court on Thursday, when he answered to...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

To Julia Demillones Moore, knowledge about periods is power. Moore, who goes by “Julia Moon Beam” online, is a menstrual cycle educator and a pelvic steam practitioner from Turners Falls. Through her two businesses, Wise Gal Period Mentor and Moon...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The Fitzpatrick family, the former management team at Jarvis Pools and Spas on Unity Street, recently dove headfirst into a new chapter of their lives by opening their own storefront at 29 Fifth St.Fitzpatrick Pools, Spas and Services...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Kenny Butler feels the works of Shakespeare should be accessible for everyone.To help achieve this goal, Butler, founder and executive director of the Montague Shakespeare Festival, has worked with his team to set up Zoom workshops...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Stamps have run a-fowl at the Great Falls Discovery Center. The center is currently home to the top entries of the 2024 Massachusetts Junior Duck Stamp competition. Every year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hosts a duck stamp competition as a way...

By SHERYL HUNTER

It’s time to dust off your party hats and dancing shoes because we’re about to welcome 2025! New Year’s Eve is only days away, and if you want music to be part of your New Year’s Eve celebration, we have a few suggestions, ranging from kid-friendly...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The documentary “Far Out: Life On & After the Commune,” co-produced by Charles Light of Guilford, Vermont, and Dan Keller of Wendell, will experience a Montague homecoming on Friday with a screening at the Shea Theater Arts Center. The...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

New Turners Falls High School swimming coach Abby Heathwaite has hit the ground running. It was a unique situation for the first year coach as Heathwaite graduated from Coastal Carolina University this past weekend, meaning she wasn’t able to be in...