• Members of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office TRIAD team have a meal before being recognized for their service to the senior residents of The Weldon apartments during a barbecue and carnival on Wednesday. STAFF PHOTO/ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
  • Residents of The Weldon apartments line up for a barbecue meal served by Black Crow Catering on Wednesday. STAFF PHOTO/ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
  • Black Crow Catering owner Daniel Carr serves a barbecue meal to residents of The Weldon apartments on Wednesday. STAFF PHOTO/ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
  • Marci Diamond of the Diamond Family Circus shows residents of The Weldon the math to juggling during the second annual barbecue and carnival on Wednesday. STAFF PHOTO/ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
  • The Weldon Manager Elia Garcia, left, and Sharon Cabezudo, right, honor Greenfield Mayor Ginny Desorgher with a certificate of appreciation during the apartment complex’s second annual barbecue and carnival on Wednesday. STAFF PHOTO/ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
  • Marci Diamond, center, juggles for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office TRIAD staff during The Weldon apartment complex’s second annual barbecue and carnival on Wednesday. STAFF PHOTO/ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Erin-Leigh Hoffman is the Montague, Gill, and Erving beat reporter. She joined the Recorder in June 2024 after graduating from Marist College. She can be reached at ehoffman@recorder.com, or 413-930-4231.