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By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — When Massachusetts State Trooper Hunter Ratelle smelled smoke from his home in Millers Falls on Nov. 8, 2022, he ran outside to find a neighboring two-family home ablaze. Joined by retired Montague Police Sgt. Lee Laster who lived next...

ATHOL 40 Carlin St. $130,000. B: Brendan O’Connor. S: Mortgage Assets Management LLC. 71 Kennebunk St. $310,000. B: Leeann S. Pereira and John C. Vargas. S: TD Bank NA. 1545 Main St. $116,000. B: MKTG Consulting Services LLC. S: Abels Properties...

ATHOL 61 Byrd Ave. $319,500. B: Maria Seifer. S: GCS Enterprises LLC. 27 Carlin St. $23,000. B: Brian Heath. S: Andre P. Berberena. 51 Chestnut St. $420,000. B: Lyne Rodriguez and Raymond Rodriguez. S: Mia Chabot and David M. Chabot II. 515 Lenox...

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

 When I was growing up in Andover, we had a nice neighbor known as Mr. Burke. He let us go through his backyard when we were setting up a basketball hoop.What I did not know about Mr. Burke until years later, long after we had moved away, was that he...

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OMAHA BEACH, France — The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to punch a hole in Adolf Hitler’s defenses in western Europe...

By SYLVIE CORBET and DANICA KIRKA

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler’s defeat.Few witnesses remain who remember the Allied assault....

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The visiting No. 20 Monument Mountain softball team had each base occupied with just one out in the top half of the first inning, threatening No. 13 Frontier’s seventh grade ace Raine Wonsey in her first career state tournament...

ASHFIELD83F Bear Mountain Drive. $416,000. B: Laura J. Fenn. S: Pasha Realty LLC.1480 Cape St. $206,000. B: Michael P. Boutwell. S: Melissa Fantasia-Lagares.ATHOL400 Cottage St. $160,000. B: Trevor Ryan. S: Susan Huffman.424 Lenox St. $380,000. B:...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

The state Senate unanimously passed an amendment to its annual spending plan that would prohibit municipalities and private companies from taking the entire equity of a home in the event of a tax lien foreclosure, a piece of legislation that, if...

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

 On Memorial Day we can honor the sacrifices of our soldiers and continue the quest for world peace.As President Dwight Eisenhower said of Memorial Day, “Let us reverently honor those who have fallen in war, and rededicate ourselves through prayer to...

ASHFIELD 171 Tatro Road. $550,000. B: Nathaniel Law and Eujean Law. S: Robert W. Bassett.ATHOL 102 Central St. and 159 Park St. $935,000. B: Athol Real Estate Holdings Group LLC. S: Jeff Brewer Construction LLC. 2 Froman St. $300,000. B: Elizabeth...

By JAMES PENTLAND

SPRINGFIELD — Calling for an end to the destruction of hospitals and health care in Gaza, a dozen protesters gathered with songs and banners in front of Baystate Medical Center on Tuesday morning.“If this were Palestine, we wouldn’t have this...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — With unanimous approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals, Ja’Duke Inc. is one step closer to opening its second performance art, driver’s education and preschool center at the former Greenfield Community College building at 270 Main...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CHARLEMONT — Following $1.5 million in investments to the Mohawk Trail State Forest Campground, the Department of Conservation and Recreation kicked off the 2024 camping season on Friday and welcomed folks back to the campground that had been closed...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The former Greenfield Community College building at 270 Main St. might soon be converted into Ja’Duke Inc.’s newest location for performance art, driver’s education and a preschool center.Ja’Duke owners Kimberly Williams and Nicholas...

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

Each of us can support the humanitarian agencies in Gaza who are appealing for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. By writing letters to your elected officials you can make a difference in getting the cease-fire. It’s urgent with food, water and...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

BOSTON — Western Massachusetts school committee members and educational leaders took to the State House Monday morning to advocate for policy changes and increased funding for the region’s school districts. At the Massachusetts Association of School...

By DOMENIC POLI

BERNARDSTON — The Windmill Motel was sold at auction earlier this month to a private out-of-state lender.The motel at 497 Northfield Road, which was opened by Kolman Nemes in 1981, was bought for $750,000 on April 10, according to Marianne Sullivan,...

ATHOL 163 Benwoods Drive. $495,000. B: Ellen Tannehill and Ulysse Millet. S: David M. Cullinane and Sharon M. Cullinane. Jones Street. $35,000, B: FWP Realty Partners LLC. S: Virginia Realty Inc. 19 Kendall St. $121,500. B: My Jireh Properties LLC....

By ABNER ROJAS

SPRINGFIELD — As the Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley’s new CEO arrives to a Massachusetts housing market plagued by high prices and a lack of stock, he aims to work alongside elected officials to maximize the availability of different kinds of...