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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.

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Franklin County Pride parade, festival returns Saturday in Greenfield
06-05-2025 11:16 AM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — The 8th annual Franklin County Pride Parade and Festival is scheduled for Saturday, June 7, and while it is a challenging time for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S., this year’s event is for reflection and joy.


Hampshire-Franklin County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls outlines legislative priorities
06-02-2025 3:00 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

The Hampshire-Franklin County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls has a unique mission: identifying issues impacting women in their communities and advocating for legislation that could change their lives for the better.


Franklin County Technical School grads encouraged to find their purpose
06-02-2025 11:46 AM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — On a warm and partly sunny Thursday evening at Franklin County Technical School graduation, Superintendent Richard Martin reminded the Class of 2025 when they kayaked on a pond that formed on the lawn of the school on a cold and icy New England morning.


Franklin County librarians detail modern-day challenges
05-21-2025 2:21 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — Library directors from the area gathered on Monday to tell their stories on what it means to be a librarian in 2025.


‘Devastating’: Cuts to public broadcasting will be felt here
05-12-2025 10:58 AM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Federal funding cuts announced earlier this month to National Public Radio and The Public Broadcasting Service would have serious implications for public media viewers and listeners in western Massachusetts, experts in the region say.


In celebration of Law Day, Franklin County students tour Justice Center
05-04-2025 2:00 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Justice Center celebrated the future of law by welcoming middle and high school students from across the county for an inside look at the judicial system on Thursday morning.


Athol man to serve five to seven years on child abuse charges
05-02-2025 6:24 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — An Athol man will spend the next five to seven years in state prison after being found guilty of charges related to child abuse.


Review finds no major flaws in Franklin County Sheriff’s Office dog shelter proposal
04-09-2025 1:52 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — A peer review for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter’s proposed location off Plain Road East has found no “fatal flaws” that would pose a risk to public health or safety, according to the engineer, but there are some details regarding traffic and noise that need to be addressed.


Franklin County Technical School seniors get to try underwater welding
04-04-2025 12:00 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

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


Area schools drafting AI policies for classwork
03-31-2025 3:00 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

As schools across the country grapple with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), new policies are being introduced to govern its use in classrooms, with a goal of balancing innovation with concerns over privacy, equity and academic integrity.


Interim Franklin County Sheriff Lori M. Streeter announces election campaign
03-28-2025 4:00 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Interim Franklin County Sheriff Lori M. Streeter has announced plans to run for sheriff and seek the Democratic nomination on the November 2026 ballot.


McGovern town hall relays concern for federal institutions, calls to strengthen Democratic Party
03-21-2025 3:02 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — The more than 700 people who attended a town hall event with U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern on Tuesday relayed an expansive mandate for him to take back to Congress: defend federal institutions, create a stronger coalition of Democrats and be a voice of resistance to the Trump administration.


PHOTO: Go, go, goats!
03-17-2025 10:37 AM


Housing authority seeks $900K for home rehabilitation program in Gill, New Salem
03-16-2025 3:31 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — The Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority is applying for $900,000 that would be used to preserve or rehabilitate homes in Gill and New Salem to meet building and sanitary codes, and to improve accessibility.


New Franklin Tech building or repairs being explored
03-16-2025 3:31 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — A feasibility study is underway through the Massachusetts School Building Authority to explore the possibility of building a new Franklin County Technical School or renovating its existing building.


Regional partnership providing free dental care fosters healthy habits young
03-02-2025 3:02 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Preschoolers at the Central Street Head Start program got an early start on practicing healthy dental habits this week through a free, two-day partnership with the Community Health Center of Franklin County and J&S Smile Pros.


Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter looks to build new facility in Deerfield
02-26-2025 4:01 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The Friends of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter will come before Deerfield’s regulatory boards in the coming weeks, as the nonprofit seeks to construct an 8,000-square-foot shelter on a 13.4-acre parcel of land off Plain Road East.


Trump spending freeze worries region’s farmers
02-24-2025 2:02 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

As uncertainty swirls around Washington regarding the release of allocated federal funds, farmers throughout the Valley are beginning to feel the freeze.


Area schools draft policies on responding to ICE agents
02-07-2025 1:36 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN and CHRIS LARABEE

While there have been no Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents reported at schools in the region, district administrators around the county are laying out how schools will respond if ICE agents approach them.


Ed board inches toward vocational school reforms
02-05-2025 4:00 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

Any selective criteria used to admit students to vocational technical schools must be actually essential to the success of the school, per new regulations the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is drafting for their board’s review in February.

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