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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — In a speedy eight-minute meeting, 14 Charlemont voters unanimously approved reorganizing the town’s bylaws into a single document with chapters organized by category on Tuesday.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — For the 22nd year, the Franklin County Boat Club’s Christmas in July boat parade and fireworks celebration will return on Saturday, July 26.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD and CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — A 21-year-old Chicopee man drowned in the Conway Community Swimming Pool on Tuesday, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

MONTAGUE — A 60-year-old man from Erving was found dead in the Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area Tuesday evening, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The playoffs of the Franklin Tech Girls Summer Basketball League got underway on Tuesday, with Mahar taking down Athol, 44-8, behind 13 points from Jaya Eady, 12 points from Taylor Paluk, seven points from Aledine Almeida, six points from Zoe Woodard and two points from Kaylee Mercier, Haylee Paluk and Stasi Sanders.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Two months after Ashfield’s designation as a Climate Leader Community, Montague is considering pursuing the same distinction, which could make the town eligible for up to $1 million in grants to support clean energy and decarbonization efforts at town buildings.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Just days before Main Street Bar & Grille was expected to change ownership, the purchasing party, Greenfield resident Ivan Tristan, canceled the sale.

By EMILEE KLEIN

Instead of selling fresh food on the busiest brunch weekend of the year, the Williamsburg Snack Bar spent Mother’s Day pumping 3 inches of water out of its restaurant.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — As Tilton Library’s expansion project hit an unexpected hurdle with the elevator, its capital campaign got a boost from a local civic engagement group.

By DOUGLAS MAYO

In 1968 the world I lived in got a bit bigger. It was a time of national conflict set in motion by the calls for change. As a 9-year-old boy, I too struggled and began a personal journey for change that continues to this day.

By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

During the 1980s, the legendary Frances Crowe and I were co-chairs of the Peace Committee of the New England office of the American Friends Service Committee, based in Cambridge. Three times a year, we got into Frances’ red Datsun and drove to Cambridge to co-facilitate lengthy meetings with peace activists from all over New England.

By BILL DANIELSON

We find ourselves in the middle of “deep summer.” Air conditioners are running at full tilt and many outdoor activities are restricted to the early-morning hours before things get really uncomfortable. I know that I frequently find myself thinking about jumping into a pond in the middle of a hot summer afternoon. Pools of dark water that hide secrets from us are very alluring when the temperature rises and the idea of quietly floating in a lake or pond is something that will resonate with many of you. As it happens, I was lucky enough to get the chance to do just that when visiting my brother up in Maine.

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — The Pioneer Valley Regional School District School Committee didn’t have to look too far to find its new director of finance and operations.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Crumpin-Fox Club held its Senior Club Championship over the weekend and it came down to a playoff to determine the champion.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — Advocates for single-payer health care say creating a Massachusetts Healthcare Trust could save the state $37.36 billion in health insurance costs.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s newest doctors were introduced to Franklin County on Friday through a tour of some not-so-hidden gems in the local health care system.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Replacement of the 79-year-old bridge carrying North Main Street over the railroad tracks is expected to begin sometime later this year, according to the state Department of Transportation.

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — The release of 2024 statistics earlier this month indicated crime was down in Massachusetts last year, which the Healey administration said shows the state’s “strong momentum” toward reducing crime and maintaining public safety.

By ISAAC MASS

I am a 14-year criminal defense attorney in private practice primarily representing indigent clients in rural Franklin County.  At first, I joked that I was like Atticus Finch, I worked for hickory nuts.  This grinding job that puts you in touch with people’s most vulnerable moments eventually loses its literary romance.  You realize that fighting for justice is simply not economically sustainable.  Passion and zeal give way to children’s college tuition and funding retirement.  Yet I still feel the call to demand justice.

On Dec. 3, 2024, South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol attempted a self-coup by declaring emergency martial law. He and his wife were facing various criminal charges, and his party had only about one third of the seats in the National Assembly, the legislature. Yoon sent soldiers to the legislators’ building to prevent them from exercising their constitutional power to vote down the martial law. They still managed to vote, aided by citizens who surrounded the building to delay the soldiers. On April 4, the Constitutional Court impeached Yoon, who is currently in jail and on trial for insurrection.