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ORANGE — The Franklin County Community Meals Program closed on the former Mike’s Place property on Jan. 31 and plans to move the Orange Food Pantry into its new home in mid-May.

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Four weeks before the real Mother’s Day rolls around, a bunch of local environmental organizations are leading an online giving day to honor Mother Earth.

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GREENFIELD — Two men who were involved in a 2023 incident in which a man was stabbed in Orange before the assailants led police on a high-speed chase that ended in Belchertown were sentenced on Friday.

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GREENFIELD — The Garden Cinemas is collecting donations for victims of the southern California wildfires by selling tickets to a theatrical slate of trailers, never-before-seen footage and behind-the-scenes content.

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ORANGE — To celebrate Earth Day, the Energy Committee is helping to organize free, family-friendly activities at Fisher Hill Elementary School on Tuesday, April 22.

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GREENFIELD — The city’s celebration of Earth Day isn’t new, but the parade is.

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GREENFIELD — The end of operations at Kennametal’s plant at the corner of Sanderson and North streets on Tuesday has roughly 45 employees wondering what they’re going to do next.

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ORANGE — With three members absent for various reasons, the Mahar School Committee on Wednesday approved a 4% budget increase for the next school year.

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WENDELL — Walk into Kelly Tyler’s new office at 9 Morse Village Road and you’ll see some large pieces of paper on the wall, serving as a reminder of the short-term and long-term projects handled by the town coordinator.

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GREENFIELD — A Southbridge man was sentenced on Friday to time served and two years’ probation after changing his plea on four charges related to a 2023 incident in which a man was stabbed in Orange before the assailants led police on a high-speed chase that ended in Belchertown.

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NORTHFIELD — Nearly a week after the dissolution of a plan to purchase a facility in Bernardston to house Northfield EMS, that agency’s chief was authorized this week to acquire quotes on studying the feasibility of a temporary structure at 41 Main St., the site of its current home.

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Salamander Hollow Healing Habitat has a perfect recommendation rating on Hipcamp, a website and mobile app offering outdoor stays and camping experiences. Its profile page includes 431 ratings and 354 positive reviews. And within the next year the property will receive some special thanks in a film’s closing credits.

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ORANGE — Town officials believe they are already in compliance with 10 remedial measures that were recommended by the Office of the Inspector General after discovering that Orange lacked formal policies regarding credit card use by employees.

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ORANGE — The Selectboard voted unanimously this week to offer its part-time community development director job to Tracy Murphy, the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission’s senior planner.

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Local DJ Robert “Bobby C” Campbell is soliciting donations for his ninth annual Franklin County TRIAD Hams for Seniors drive.

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NEW SALEM — Chris Ames has been chosen as North Congregational Church’s interim pastor, replacing a man who held the job for more than half a century.

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GREENFIELD — A renowned expert on the Middle East will visit western Massachusetts next week for a pair of speaking engagements to discuss the situation in Palestine and her new book.

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GREENFIELD — Resident David Boles has secured 1,000 blue trash bags to distribute to people so they can fill them with litter for free curbside pickup.

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ORANGE — Residents say they want to see investments in housing and infrastructure to bring more families and businesses to town.

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ORANGE — The town has a new pharmacy after two months without one.

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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.