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Area fire crews battle Williamstown forest fire
WILLIAMSTOWN — A Berkshire County forest fire that had burned more than 800 acres by Monday has drawn more than 120 firefighters from across the region in an effort to douse it.The East Mountain Fire in the Clarksburg State Forest, which started... → Read More
Worcester man drowns in Connecticut River
TURNERS FALLS — Welman Hernandez-Diaz, 35, of Worcester, died late Saturday morning in an apparent drowning in the Connecticut River around the Rock Dam in Turners Falls.According to Northwestern district attorney’s office spokesperson Mary Carey, no... → Read More
Shiva Ayyudarai, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, campaigns in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — Shiva Ayyudarai, a candidate for the U.S. Senate seeking the Republican nomination, was on the Greenfield Common on Wednesday afternoon to discuss his qualifications and campaign platform.Ayyudarai, of Belmont, is an engineer with four... → Read More
Outdoor concerts canceled by by Baker cutting gathering size
GREENFIELD — Roll On In, an outdoor weekend concert series, has been canceled after just two weeks, due to revisions in the state government’s policies on outdoor events.Roll On In, run by event producers Spencer Lavoie and Joel MacKenzie, had been... → Read More
Events planned to remember atomic bombing of Japan 75 years ago
TURNERS FALLS — The atomic bombing of Japan was 75 years ago this week. Memorial services later this week seek to remind us why the bombing is more relevant today than we realize — particularly in context of recent social unrest.Memorials will be held... → Read More
New campaign: Change Turners Falls to Floyd’s Honor
TURNERS FALLS — Another campaign to change the name of Turners Falls has arisen, but it’s not going through the usual channels. It’s going straight to the top.Turners Falls resident Ed Ryan said he plans to write to Gov. Charlie Baker, asking him to... → Read More
Teen accused in Montague stabbing faces murder charge
GREENFIELD — Elijah Michonski was arraigned in Greenfield District Court Monday afternoon on charges of murder and other crimes related to a violent incident in Montague on Friday night.Michonski, 18, of Montague, allegedly forced entry into the... → Read More
Students demonstrate for social reform in South Deerfield
SOUTH DEERFIELD — High school students led a march for racial justice on Saturday.Organizers explained that they are advocating not only for police reform, but also for changes in high school history curricula to better include Black history.A crowd... → Read More
DA: Two face life-threatening injuries in stabbing, man arrested in Montague
MONTAGUE — A violent incident early Friday evening led to two people being hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and one man arrested and charged with multiple crimes.According to the Northwestern district attorney’s office, Elijah Michonski,... → Read More
Great Falls? Turners Falls village name under fire
TURNERS FALLS — An organized effort to change the name of Montague’s largest village has quickly gained support over the last two weeks, and is likely on track for a Town Meeting vote.An online petition asking to change the name of Turners Falls to... → Read More
Firefighters continue to battle Leverett forest fire
LEVERETT — A forest fire on Joshua Hill that broke out Thursday morning still was not fully under control by late Sunday morning, but was relatively more contained than it had been, Leverett Fire Chief John Ingram said.As of Sunday morning the fire... → Read More
Deerfield voters reject new park proposal
DEERFIELD — Monday’s outdoor Annual Town Meeting was drawn out by a major disagreement over the proposed development of a new public park next to Frontier Regional School.The proposal ultimately failed after the current property owner stated she... → Read More
Mohawk Trail up for national recognition
The Mohawk Trail is being submitted for consideration for inclusion among America’s Byways, a prestigious list of the most scenic roads in the country kept by the U.S. Department of Transportation.The road commonly called the Mohawk Trail is the... → Read More
McGovern talks public health and government action
Governmental support is expected in handling both the immediate public health crisis of COVID-19 and the economic fallout that is expected as containment measures force businesses to scale down.U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Worcester, working remotely... → Read More
Berkshire East buys Zoar Outdoor
CHARLEMONT — Zoar Outdoor, the Charlemont-based outdoor recreation company, has been bought by Berkshire East Mountain Resort. The deal closed Tuesday at an undisclosed price.By all outward appearances, the two companies will not change. Each will... → Read More
Government 101: High school teacher explains how primary voting adds up
SOUTH DEERFIELD — What’s a primary? What’s a superdelegate? Why is Iowa such a big deal? What are we voting for, again?American democracy is complicated. Laura Moore, who teaches government at Frontier Regional School, understands this thoroughly.In... → Read More
Connecting the community through spice: Chilifest brings hot pepper connoisseurs to Sunderland
SUNDERLAND — Probably nowhere but at Chilifest can you taste hot peppers in beer, kombucha, ice cream and even snow cones.“Everybody connects to them in a different way,” said Caroline Pam, whose Kitchen Garden Farm organizes the annual Chilifest,... → Read More
Budding business: Marijuana retail store opens in Montague
MONTAGUE — 253 Farmacy opened last Thursday as the only marijuana retail store in Franklin County with on-site cultivation and manufacturing, and only the second retail store in the county.The store won’t sell its homegrown products until probably... → Read More
Jogger reports attempted abduction in Sunderland
SUNDERLAND — Sunderland Police are looking for any information on a possible attempted abduction that happened around 9 a.m. Sunday on River Road.A female running with her dog on River Road (Route 47, south of central Sunderland) reported she was... → Read More
Jogger reports attempted abduction in Sunderland
SUNDERLAND — Sunderland Police are looking for any information on a possible attempted abduction that happened around 9 a.m. Sunday on River Road.A female running with her dog on River Road (Route 47, south of central Sunderland) reported she was... → Read More