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MONTAGUE — Residents used a hands-on game to visualize what they’d like to see at the site of the former Farren Care Center.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Attendees of the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce’s “AIming for the Future Chamber Breakfast” on Friday got a crash course in how artificial intelligence can benefit businesses, and the pros and cons of AI as technology evolves.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Montague Police Lt. Christopher Bonnett was suspended last month after a private investigation found he violated four Police Department policies while conducting an internal affairs investigation involving another officer in August 2024, according to an 84-page report obtained by the Greenfield Recorder.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Roughly 15 residents and business owners came to Monday’s Selectboard meeting to express concerns about the Avenue A streetscape in the event that the existing ash trees are removed and to ask if there might be a middle ground to removing all 14 of them.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The School Committee at Franklin County Technical voted uanimously to signal its opposition to a proposed weighted lottery admissions system for vocational schools across the state.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The Gill-Montague Regional School District School Committee has approved sending a statement of interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) to expand the Sheffield Elementary School building, bringing Sheffield and Hillcrest students under one roof.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — What began as a group of eight or nine residents convening weekly on Friday afternoons to protest the Trump administration has grown into a standout that draws together people from across the region, some of whom are continuing their lifelong activism while others are just getting started.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — As part of the latest phase of the Avenue A Streetscape Improvement Project, town officials are discussing the possible replacement of 14 ash trees along Avenue A that were treated for emerald ash borer infestations for two years.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Mental health officials, school representatives and nonprofit leaders from across Franklin County recently came together to discuss youth mental health, and brainstorm ideas on future programs and collaborations to support youth mental health services.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

It wasn’t until 1995 that women were permitted to join the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE), a century-old fraternal and charitable organization with local lodges across the United States. Thirty years later, the Montague Elks Lodge #2521 is entering a new era of leadership with women at the helm of the 50-year-old lodge.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

With all Institute of Museum and Library Services having been placed on administrative leave and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners announcing cuts to services and grants on Wednesday, local librarians are anticipating continued uncertainty heading into fiscal year 2026.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — The owners of Salvadoran restaurant Cocina Lupita are seeking the community’s support to help fuel their goal of opening a second location in Turners Falls this May.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Two films shot in Montague will make their Hollywood debuts on Saturday, April 5, bringing the scenery of western Massachusetts to the West Coast.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Two Franklin County Technical School seniors recently took a deep dive into their underwater welding education.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce breakfast Friday morning meant business — specifically, family business.

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ERVING — While the COVID-19 virus began raising alarm in March 2020, former Erving Public Library Director Barbara Friedman recalls being skeptical of the pandemic shutting down the new library, which had just opened to the public on March 1.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — No injuries resulted from a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Hope and Main streets just before 1 p.m. on Friday.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Franklin County Technical School English teacher Jay Butynski describes himself as “a goofball by nature,” a quality he doesn’t hide from students who have come to find his classroom a safe and engaging place.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

There was something very fishy about this year’s films as part of the fifth annual Greenfield Community Television (GCTV) film sprint competition, Lights! Camera! Greenfield!

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — It’s better late than never for the group of student thespians portraying an ogre and his donkey sidekick, along with a plethora of fairytale creatures, in “Shrek the Musical.”

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — In the wake of last year’s ballot question to remove the MCAS test as a graduation requirement, school officials this week decided on the competency determination students must meet to get their diplomas at Turners Falls High School.