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Horse burial prompts questions in South Deerfield
08-28-2024 3:04 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After a horse burial raised neighborhood concerns on Kelleher Drive this summer, town officials were unable to take any direct action to address the matter, as Deerfield lacks bylaws regarding the burial of farm animals.The burial...


UMass Chancellor Reyes affirms support for freedom of speech, peaceful demonstration
08-27-2024 3:15 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — After a spring semester that came to a close with the arrests of 134 students, faculty and community members at a pro-Palestinian encampment, and nearly 500 faculty members and librarians subsequently taking a no-confidence in Chancellor...


$1.25M for Community Action to support home modifications, helping seniors ‘age in place’
08-25-2024 5:00 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

Community Action Pioneer Valley will be awarded $1.25 million from the federal government to help low-income senior citizens remain in their homes through low-cost home modifications.Energy Director Peter Wingate said the nonprofit plans to use the...


With battery storage proposal nixed, Wendell citizens’ group to celebrate
08-20-2024 3:52 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — New Leaf Energy has nixed the controversial battery storage facility it had proposed for 68 Wendell Depot Road, and members of a local citizens’ committee formed in opposition to the project are ready to celebrate.No Assault & Batteries...


Seeking invoices, Orange Mobile Rent Control Board continues hearing on Leisure Woods rent hike
08-18-2024 5:00 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

ORANGE — A decision on whether Leisure Woods Estates can raise its monthly lot fees by 43% was delayed for a second time Wednesday night, as the Mobile Rent Control Board requested the company’s invoices from this year and last, in an effort to ensure...


Three injured in two-vehicle crash on Route 2 in Erving
08-16-2024 5:37 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

ERVING — Three individuals were hospitalized after a collision between a Toyota Camry and a 2023 Mack Pinnacle truck where Route 2 meets Route 2A on Friday afternoon, according to Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Betters.Betters said the three people in the...


Shutesbury, Leverett, Wendell and New Salem looking to share firefighting resources
08-16-2024 5:00 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Continued staffing challenges for small-town fire departments that depend on on-call and volunteer firefighters to respond to emergencies is prompting officials in Shutesbury, Leverett, Wendell and New Salem to examine ways to potentially...


Pilot program trains next generation to control invasive plants, protect and plant trees
08-13-2024 5:00 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — On a woody hillside in a 100-plus-acre private parcel, Phoebe Weinberg, her face blocked by a shield attached to her hard helmet, begins dismantling an autumn olive growing over a red oak sapling. The roar of the chainsaw covers the...


Weekend tax holiday will bring buying boost
08-09-2024 9:38 AM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Thousands of people in the Pioneer Valley are expected to take advantage of the state’s tax-free weekend this Saturday and Sunday on the 19th anniversary of the shopping holiday in the state.During the holiday, most retail items with a price up to...


Amid challenges, Baystate Health’s new CEO sees opportunity
08-07-2024 10:11 AM

By ALEXA LEWIS

SPRINGFIELD — When shift change rolls around at the Baystate Medical Center, across from the organization’s corporate offices, Peter Banko can be found sitting on a bench nearby. When physicians, nurses or other staff notice him there, they often ask...


New Leaf Energy nixes controversial battery storage project in Wendell
08-06-2024 5:57 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — A Lowell-based developer of renewable energy and energy storage projects has pulled the plug on a controversial facility proposed for 68 Wendell Depot Road, citing changes in the interconnection process and the state Legislature’s failure to...


Talks on food truck bylaws gaining steam in Franklin County
08-06-2024 2:17 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

With many Franklin County and North Quabbin towns lacking bylaws specific to food trucks, some municipalities are looking to neighboring communities to find models that have proven successful.Randy Crochier, cooperative public health service program...


Report assesses Franklin County’s emergency needs
08-06-2024 2:15 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

Scant internet access, inadequate public transportation and other barriers could pose additional problems for Franklin County residents during an emergency, according to a recent report published by the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission.The...


$3.9M to boost housing, services in six Franklin County towns
08-05-2024 1:24 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

In addition to the $950,000 that was awarded to Athol for an infrastructure improvement project along sections of South and Freedoms streets, six Franklin County municipalities are benefiting from a total of $3.9 million in Community Development Block...


‘A generational game-changer’: State funding free community college starting this fall
08-04-2024 2:00 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

An initiative that its supporters describe as “historic” and a “generational game-changer” is now reality — community college is now free for all Massachusetts residents without bachelor’s degrees.The new MassEducate program included in the state’s...


New Salem pastor retiring after 50-plus years
08-04-2024 12:00 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — The Rev. Edward “Ted” Boren plans to preach his final service at North Congregational Church on Sept. 1 — exactly 54 years to the month that he started there.The 82-year-old will deliver five more sermons before he retires and each worship...


Primary care in crisis: Doctor shortage continues to plague region, some two decades after first reported
08-02-2024 7:33 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

WILLIAMSBURG — Over the period of a single year, Osa and Christopher Flory found themselves cycling through three different primary care physicians.After their longtime doctor retired, the Williamsburg couple found another Cooley Dickinson Hospital...


Governor signs ban on home equity theft
07-31-2024 5:00 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

BOSTON — After advocacy by Greenfield residents helped get the legislation to her desk, Gov. Maura Healey signed an attachment to the fiscal year 2025 budget banning “home equity theft,” the practice of taking the entire equity of a home in the event...


Some protesters from crackdown on pro-Palestinian encampment barred from UMass campus
07-30-2024 1:17 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Some of the 134 people arrested at the pro-Palestinian encampment in May at the University of Massachusetts have been prohibited from stepping foot on the Amherst campus for two years, based on trespass notices signed by UMass Chancellor...


In wake of nearby case, public health officials speak to measles protection
07-29-2024 4:08 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

With the state Department of Public Health having reported an adult case of measles in Worcester County earlier this month following international travel, public health officials are advising there are measures people can take to reduce their...

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