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Municipal leaders urge action to keep remote meetings alive
Franklin County police report uptick in gun license applications
Buckland town admin to resign in April
Greenfield educator and musician receives Black Excellence on the Hill award
Ashfield plans solar for highway, wastewater facilities
Pioneer receives $75K to expand environmental science program
Dog retrieved after fall through ice in Northfield
Housing authority seeks $900K for home rehabilitation program in Gill, New Salem
Interested firms visit Carnegie Public Library in Turners Falls to learn future plans
TURNERS FALLS — Representatives from four companies visited the Carnegie Public Library Wednesday morning to express interest in acting as the project manager for either a library renovation or creation of a new library at 38 Avenue A.
Residents speak out against 3 staff cuts planned in Gill-Montague budget
MONTAGUE — Community members in the Gill-Montague Regional School District are advocating against fiscal year 2026 budget cuts that will result in layoffs for the school resource officer, the curriculum director and a special education instructional assistant.
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Greenfield Starbucks provides update for opening day
Authorities investigating bomb threat at Turners Falls Walgreens
Shelburne Falls veteran pleads guilty to stealing benefits, lying about service
Greenhouse fire in Deerfield may have started with extension cord, chief says
Some 800 attend Northampton rally, where Markey fires up activists to resist Trump
Retiring VA doc lets DOGE ire fly: List details deleting pronouns, making Musk dartboard
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Montague, Gill and Erving Notebook: March 11, 2025
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Sports
Div. 5 boys basketball: Pioneer kicks the semifinal door down to reach first state title game since 1998
The Pioneer boys basketball team has taken a step forward each year in the MIAA Division 5 state tournament.
Div. 5 boys basketball: No. 1 Pioneer stifles Drury to cruise into state title game following 49-23 semifinal victory (PHOTOS)
UMass hockey: Minutemen looking to get past pesky Vermont in Hockey East opening round
UMass basketball: Minutemen open final Atlantic 10 tourney with first round game against La Salle
Boys basketball: No. 1 Pioneer to meet Hampshire League South rival No. 4 Drury in MIAA Div. 5 semifinalsOpinion
My Turn: This year’s model — Meanness and bullying
My Turn: How relevant is the Constitution of the United States?
My Turn: We are in mourning
My Turn: MassDEP — Do your duty to the environment and the people
My Turn: Spreading disease with vax misinfo
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Business
Greenfield Starbucks provides update for opening day
GREENFIELD — Latte lovers will have to wait until later this week for their favorite Starbucks beverage as, contrary to the corporation’s previous announcement that its 200 Mohawk Trail location would open Monday, March 10, it is now expected to open in a few days.
A ‘grande’ opening ahead: Greenfield Starbucks to open its doors Monday
Ashfield’s historic Elmer’s Store seeing new life with opening of Wicked Good Café 
Report details cannabis trends, and more than $8 billion in sales
ZBA reviews proposed Dollar Store in Sunderland
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Arts & Life
Sounds Local: Saint Patrick’s Day festivities abound: Where to hear Celtic music this weekend in Franklin County
Saint Patrick’s Day is only days away, and for the band Ragged Blue, that means a busy weekend ahead. They’ll be playing Celtic music at a variety of shows this weekend.
Speaking of Nature: It’s enough already: Mallards bring signs of spring
Colcannon from Colrain to Coleraine: Irish comfort food for Saint Patrick’s Day
From the field to your screens: Two seniors take Frontier Community Access Television’s sports broadcasting to new heights
Her muse is poultry: Painter Pat Little’s ‘Cosmic Chickens’ series on display in Shelburne FallsObituaries
Fay Bertha Hofmann
Greenfield , MA - Fay Bertha Hofmann of Greenfield, MA died peacefully from natural causes on February 18, 2025, at Cooley Dickenson Hospital Northampton, MA at the age of 81 surrounded by loved ones. She was born on August 20, 1943, in... remainder of obit for Fay Bertha Hofmann
Joseph S. Kucenski
Turners Falls, MA - Joseph S. Kucenski, 75, of Pleasant St. passed away Saturday March 8, 2025, at Greenfield Rehabilitation and Care Center. He was born in Northampton on July 1, 1949, the son of Joseph and Gladys (Rogoleski) Kucenski.... remainder of obit for Joseph S. Kucenski
Susan H. Pratt
Greenfield, MA - Susan Helen (Stasinopoulos) Pratt, 82, of Greenfield passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Susan was born on July 29, 1942 to Stephen Stasinopoulos and Helen (Sears) Doody in Greenfield where she was raise... remainder of obit for Susan H. Pratt
Robert W. Hinds
Robert W. "Bob" Hinds Buckland, MA - Robert "Bob" Hinds, devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and coach passed away suddenly at his home on March 6 at the age of 83. He was born in New York City on September 5, 1941 to Alfred Boy... remainder of obit for Robert W. Hinds
