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Extreme weather takes a toll on local peaches
07-23-2025 1:32 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

After extreme weather events brought about a particularly challenging 2023 growing season for Pioneer Valley farmers, this year’s peach crop is shaping up to be devastating for some western Mass farmers, while others have weathered the storms.

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Community Action project to create all-in-one service center, food pantry in Greenfield faces funding hurdles
06-29-2025 10:00 AM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — In the wake of federal funding cuts, Community Action Pioneer Valley’s plan to renovate the site of the former Barn Grocery Store at 95 River St. and convert it into an all-in-one service center and food pantry now faces significant hurdles.


Franklin Tech student from Orange found shot, killed in NH
06-26-2025 9:42 AM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

KEENE, N.H. — Police are investigating a homicide after a teenager from Orange was found dead from a gunshot wound in a parking lot on Winchester Street.


Modern relevance of Pride’s protest movement origins emphasized at Greenfield’s 8th annual festival, parade
06-09-2025 9:07 AM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Determined not to let rain or the current presidential administration dampen their pride, hundreds lined the streets Saturday afternoon for the 8th annual Franklin County Pride Parade and Festival.


Vigneau to retire as CEO of Franklin County YMCA
06-01-2025 10:02 AM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD – After six years serving as CEO of Franklin County YMCA – a period of time in which the organization saw more than 50% growth in both membership and programming – Grady Vigneau will retire June 30.


Protesters oppose Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts as Thomas Aquinas College commencement speaker in Northfield
05-29-2025 1:32 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

NORTHFIELD – Around 80 protesters gathered outside Thomas Aquinas College Saturday in opposition to the school’s selection of Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts as its 2025 commencement speaker.


DIAL/SELF Youth and Community Services faces nearly 40% funding cut
04-30-2025 3:01 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — DIAL/SELF Youth and Community Services, a Greenfield-based nonprofit that serves youths across Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties and the North Quabbin region, announced Tuesday that the federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is expected to cut nearly 40% of its roughly $2 million budget.


LifePath halts Healthy Living Program amid anticipated federal cuts
04-23-2025 3:01 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Amid anticipated cuts to federal Older Americans Act (Title III) funding, the nonprofit LifePath is stopping its Healthy Living Program, which assists those facing long-term health challenges.


AG pledges to help fight opioid crisis in visit to Greenfield
04-20-2025 2:02 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell promised local officials during a visit to Greenfield on Tuesday that she intends to prioritize efforts to curb the opioid crisis in Massachusetts amid cuts and freezing of federal funding.


Franklin County police report uptick in gun license applications
03-27-2025 4:00 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

The Greenfield Police Department is urging those who have applied for either new or renewed gun licenses to be patient, as it has been processing a weekly volume of applications that is about double what was seen in October.


McGovern calls on voters to resist federal cuts to food services
03-18-2025 2:01 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — In his address to food cooperative members at the 14th annual Neighboring Food Co-op Association meeting, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern rallied his constituents to fight back against federal cuts to food and agriculture programs under the Trump administration.


20 dispensaries statewide found to have products with mold, including in Pioneer Valley
02-21-2025 11:40 AM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

The Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), the state’s regulatory body for marijuana products, said it will continue to raise its standards for testing after cannabis contaminated with mold and mildew was reported in more than 20 dispensaries, including those in Greenfield, Montague, Winchendon and Easthampton.


Suspects in death of NH woman found in Warwick held without bail
02-13-2025 9:58 AM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

KEENE, N.H. — Two defendants were held without bail Wednesday afternoon on a variety of charges, including human trafficking, in connection with the death of Justina Steffy, the 31-year-old New Hampshire woman whose body was found in Warwick in October after she went missing weeks earlier.


Greenfield Community College expands associate degree options with new majors
02-12-2025 2:00 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College opened four new associate degree majors this academic year, allowing students to enroll in programs such as environmental conservation and human services.


Freight train derails in Wendell, knocking 15 cars off tracks
02-12-2025 9:50 AM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

WENDELL — No injuries were reported after a freight train carrying merchandise derailed in Wendell Tuesday afternoon, knocking 15 railroad cars off the track, according to Wendell Fire Chief Joe Cuneo.


Two to face charges in death of NH woman found in Warwick
02-12-2025 9:05 AM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

WARWICK — Police in Keene, New Hampshire, have arrested two individuals on a variety of charges, including human trafficking, in connection with the death of Justina Steffy, the 31-year-old New Hampshire woman whose body was found in Warwick in October after she went missing weeks earlier.


Cause of death deemed homicide in case of NH woman found in Warwick
02-06-2025 1:52 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

WARWICK — The cause of death for Justina Steffy, the 31-year-old woman whose remains were found in Warwick in October, has been deemed homicide.


Two Gardner residents killed in three-vehicle crash in New Salem
12-09-2024 10:48 AM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

NEW SALEM — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office has identified the two Gardner residents who were killed in a three-vehicle crash on Daniel Shays Highway (Route 202) as Gerald and Margaret Patriquin.The Patriquins, ages 89 and 74, were...


Opioid Task Force hosts methadone advocates to speak on stigma, proposed treatment expansion
12-08-2024 12:00 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

Advocates from the National Coalition to Liberate Methadone discussed the stigma associated with methadone treatment and recommended ways to expand it during a virtual event hosted by the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin...


Changing Lives Though Literature program aims to reduce recidivism
12-02-2024 5:37 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

Changing Lives Though Literature, an alternative sentencing option that offers those on probation reduced sentences upon completion of a 10-week literature program, is inspiring many of its graduates to pursue higher education.The program aims to...


SAPHE 2.0 to modernize local health care
12-02-2024 4:15 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

Gov. Maura Healey signed the Statewide Accelerated Public Health for Every Community (SAPHE 2.0) bill in late November on the coattails of a $4 billion economic development bond bill. Now roughly four years in the making, local health officials say...

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