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Rural fire chiefs: New regulations could severely harm small departments
08-29-2024 9:55 AM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD and ALEXA LEWIS

An extensive series of safety standards being proposed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is leading to howls of disapproval from rural fire departments whose leaders are warning there’s no way they can implement the changes...

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MCAS scores moving target across Franklin County, North Quabbin districts
10-08-2024 6:36 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE, MADISON SCHOFIELD, ANTHONY CAMMALLERI, ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN and DOMENIC POLI

The MCAS scores for 2024 have been released, showing that approximately 30.1% of Franklin County and North Quabbin students met or exceeded expectations, 48.5% partially met expectations and 21.5% did not meet expectations in the math and English...


Captive audience: Farmers air concerns during McGovern’s 14th annual farm tour
08-27-2024 4:25 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE and ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SUNDERLAND — From extreme weather related to climate change to stronger crop insurance protections and an increase on the cap on lending, area farmers paused their work briefly Tuesday to share their concerns with U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern when he swung...


$1M for water tower approved, audit voted down at Orange Town Meeting
06-19-2024 6:07 PM

By DOMENIC POLI andERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ORANGE — Annual Town Meeting adjourned late Tuesday night after lengthy discussion on the remaining 30 articles that were carried over from Monday, including a $1 million request for a water tower and fire suppression system at the industrial park and...


UMass football: Spring Game closes one chapter for Minutemen, 2024 season fast approaching
04-28-2024 11:25 AM

By GARRETT COTE AND CONNOR PIGNATELLO

AMHERST — For a coach who’s been in the business for as long as UMass football head coach Don Brown has, it’s hard to find something he hasn’t already seen.But during the Minutemen’s month of spring practice, they impressed the longtime coach with...


A celestial occasion: Franklin County residents admire solar eclipse
04-08-2024 5:53 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE andANTHONY CAMMALLERI

Franklin County residents watched in awe as the moon and sun reversed roles and our star took on the shape of a crescent during the so-called “Great North American Eclipse” Monday afternoon.For about two hours beginning at around 2 p.m., the moon...


$1M in grants to boost local food system in Franklin, Hampshire counties
02-27-2024 4:20 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE and JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Area organizations are welcoming grant awards that will boost the supply of fresh, local food available to those in need and provide support for local farmers.“We’re really thrilled to have been selected,” said Lev BenEzra, executive...


House fire in Orange displaces family
01-10-2024 5:17 PM

By DOMENIC POLI and PAUL FRANZ

ORANGE — Four people were displaced Wednesday morning when a fire damaged a single-family house at 86 Mechanic St.The Salvation Army Athol Corps is reportedly assisting Donna and Kevin Sweeney and their sons, Sean and Nicholas, following the blaze...


UMass AD Ryan Bamford says finding a long-term conference home “very important to the health and ultimate success of our football program”
12-06-2023 3:57 PM

By GARRETT COTE and JEFF LAJOIE

AMHERST — A little over a week ago, the University of Delaware announced a move to Conference USA in all sports, part of the football team’s move up from FCS. A popular connection among Hampshire County fans was that UMass would make a similar move....


Through The Maroon: UConn-UMass rivalry, Stefanie Kulesza and packing the Mullins Center
11-24-2023 1:33 PM

By HANNAH BEVIS, GARRETT COTE and THOMAS JOHNSTON

Thomas JohnstonOne of the great things about college sports is the rivalries between local schools. It's what makes weekends like this so exciting, getting to see Michigan play Ohio State, Auburn take on Alabama, etc. It's one of the best weekends in...


Through The Maroon: Tackling conference realignment, Josh Cohen’s ascension
11-15-2023 5:07 PM

By GARRETT COTE, HANNAH BEVIS and THOMAS JOHNSTON

In this week’s edition of Through the Maroon, our writers tackle both the football and men’s basketball teams ahead of important games.The men’s basketball team looks to stay unbeaten with a rare Friday night home game against Harvard while the...


Through the Maroon: Amherst’s Dwayne Killings returns with Albany 
11-08-2023 4:45 PM

By GARRETT COTE, TOM JOHNSTON and HANNAH BEVIS

Garrett CoteFor the second time in as many seasons, Albany men’s basketball head coach Dwayne Killings visited the Mullins Center to match up against a Minutemen team he once suited up for in the early 2000s.Killings, an Amherst native, grew up going...


Two newcomers, one incumbent secure Greenfield School Committee seats
11-08-2023 4:26 PM

By MARY BYRNE and JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — Two newcomers will join the School Committee as Ann Childs and Stacey Sexton secured seats alongside incumbent School Committee Chair Amy Proietti following Tuesday’s city election.Voters were asked to decide on a four-way contest for...


DeSorgher victorious: Greenfield mayor-elect defeats Wedegartner, winning every precinct
11-07-2023 10:55 PM

By MARY BYRNE and JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — After years of rising through the ranks of municipal government, Virginia “Ginny” DeSorgher will serve as the city’s fourth mayor with a convincing victory in Tuesday’s election.DeSorgher defeated incumbent Roxann Wedegartner for a...


Through The Maroon: Fall and winter seasons merging at UMass
10-25-2023 7:59 PM

By GARRETT COTE, THOMAS JOHNSTON and JEFF LAJOIE

We’re hitting that lovely part of the collegiate athletic calendar where fall and winter sports overlap, making things particularly busy at the University of Massachusetts over the next few weeks.Here’s this week’s installment of Through The Maroon,...


10 local schools classified as ‘requiring assistance or intervention’ following MCAS results
09-29-2023 6:45 PM

By JULIAN MENDOZA, BELLA LEVAVI, MARY BYRNE and MAX BOWEN

Gill Elementary School and Petersham Center School have emerged as two of the state’s 66 strongest-performing schools relative to MCAS test taking, while 10 others in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region have been classified as “requiring...


$808K boosts region’s climate resilience planning
09-05-2023 5:54 PM

By BELLA LEVAVI andDOMENIC POLI

Six Franklin County communities are getting a $808,200 funding boost to support climate resilience implementation and planning efforts.The grants are part of a total $31.5 million that was awarded statewide as part of the latest Municipal...


GCC readies for new students with launch of free community college program
08-25-2023 4:31 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACHand CHRIS LARABEE

More than 1,300 students age 25 and older attend Holyoke Community College, where the Itsy Bitsy child watch center, the Homestead Market and the Adult Learning Center are among the offerings aimed at improving their educational careers.With thousands...


Athol home destroyed, Millers Falls house spared in Tuesday fires
08-15-2023 6:12 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE andMARY BYRNE

Just hours after a second-alarm fire destroyed a home on Main Street in Athol, a Millers Falls homeowner’s quick thinking helped minimize damage to her house when a power tool battery caught fire on Tuesday.“Thank God I have [a fire extinguisher],”...


Local opinions mixed on Trump indictment
06-13-2023 6:42 PM

By DOMENIC POLI, MAX BOWEN and ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Video recordings and photos are prohibited inside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Miami, but that’s done nothing to quell public discourse around Donald Trump becoming the first former U.S. president to face federal criminal...


Firearm, assault charges result from Main Street fight in Greenfield
06-08-2023 10:24 AM

By MARY BYRNE and DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Two men pleaded not guilty in Greenfield District Court on Wednesday following an altercation at the corner of Main Street and Bank Row on Tuesday.Devantae Maguire, 19, was charged with assault and battery as well as various firearms...

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