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By CHRIS LARABEE

Across the United States, beekeepers are facing their greatest crisis in decades, with more than 1 million colonies reported lost in the last 10 months.

AMHERST — Both coordinator coaching positions now appear to be in place for the UMass football team.UMass is hiring Rutgers nickelbacks coach Jared Keyte to be the program’s next defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to the Daily Hampshire Gazette...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Downtown Greenfield will be buzzing with activities on Saturday as Bee Fest returns for its 14th year. The roughly three-hour festival honors the Rev. Lorenzo Langstroth, the sixth minister of Second Congregational Church who is known as...

By CHRIS LARABEE

MONTAGUE — Sprucing up cemeteries and other public areas as well as determining how to connect with the public were a few of the ideas brainstormed at the first meeting of Montague’s Pollinator Action Group on Thursday.The community-led group came...

It was a fourth quarter to remember for the Mahar girls basketball team on Monday against Easthampton. The Sens trailed 31-24 heading into the final eight minutes of the Franklin County League North contest, but Mahar saved its best for last. It was...

By BELLA LEVAVI

The Ashfield Agricultural Commission plans on planting a pollinator garden this spring in honor of beloved late resident Nancy Garvin.“She was a real advocate for bees. She was a beekeeper and always looking out for pollinators,” said Barbara Miller,...

GREENFIELD — Farmers and others are invited to a free workshop titled “Attract Native Pollinators to Your Farm,” to be held at Just Roots farm on Thursday, Sept 22, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Attendees will hear about what to plant to attract pollinators,...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — In accordance with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments’ Regional Pollinator Action Plan for Franklin County, the Brick House Community Resource Center plans to create pollinator habitats alongside Town Hall and L Street. Discussion...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — The Brick House Community Resource Center has proposed installing a pollinator garden alongside Unity Park.Brick House collaborator and project leader Peter Wackernagel said the garden will be along the paved pedestrian path that...

The Wall came down between East and West Germany on Nov. 9, 1989. This constituted a monumental moment in World History. It also represented the end of the Soviet Union and the beginning of fledgling democracies in the satellite countries surrounding...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Greening Greenfield’s “Planting for Pollinators” event Saturday afternoon sowed the idea of insect-friendly gardens in its participants’ minds.The event, held at Just Roots, brought 15 people together to plant a pollinator-friendly garden...

By BERA DUNAU

PLAINFIELD — In front of the town Post Office, visitors and those passing are treated to a vibrant display of flowers and herbs. But this garden isn’t just for show. It’s designed to feed pollinators, and to encourage others to plant pollinator...

By ZACK DeLUCA

Two major projects relating to a Regional Pollinator Action Plan and a Sustainable Stormwater Management Plan for Franklin County have been completed by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG).Regional Pollinator Action Plan for Franklin...

GREENFIELD — To encourage residents to build more pollinator habitat and teach them how to do so, Greening Greenfield is holding a free “Planting for Pollinators!” event at Just Roots farm, 34 Glenbrook Drive, on Saturday, Oct. 2, from 1:30 to 4...

By ELLA ADAMS

COLRAIN — Students at Colrain Central School are bringing a pollinator garden to life this spring, with the goal of attracting native bees to their campus.The garden, a schoolwide service learning initiative, aims to engage the students, connect their...

By ZACK DeLUCA

An online pollinator workshop for Shelburne this week, and another workshop for the larger Franklin County area later this month, will continue ongoing work between the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) and area communities to develop...

By ZACK DeLUCA

HEATH — The next step in a collaboration between eight Franklin County towns to develop a Regional Pollinator Habitat Corridor Action Plan involves a virtual workshop for the town of Heath.The workshop will be held Wednesday from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and...

By ZACK DeLUCA

Not everyone thinks of bees, bats, butterflies, birds and other bugs when they consider municipal infrastructure, but eight Franklin County towns and planners at the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) do.With National Pollinator Week...

By DOMENIC POLI

COLRAIN — Colrain Central School hosted two guest speakers Monday morning for a virtual presentation about a new service-learning project for the spring to plant a pollinator meadow at the far end of the school’s field.Abenaki teacher and storyteller...

By ANITA FRITZ

Eight Franklin County towns, assisted by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG), are making progress on a regional pollinator project that is expected to be finished by the end of June, ensuring pollinators have a safe place to live,...