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By WILLIAM LAMBERS
In the early hours of May 7, 1945, most people in the United States were probably asleep, but their prayers were being answered far away. For at 2:41 a.m., German forces surrendered at General Dwight Eisenhower’s headquarters at a schoolhouse in Reims, France. The horror of World War II in Europe was over.
By SAMUEL GELINAS
SPRINGFIELD — Bishop William Byrne was just as caught off guard as everyone else Thursday when white smoke marked the election of Pope Leo XIV, who will reign as the next pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
Luis E. Polanco sold to Andrew Stanton, 576 Crescent St. $285,000.
By CHRIS LARABEE
With its regional agreement sent off to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for a technical review, the Six Town Regionalization Planning Board is expecting to bring its new school district proposal to voters in the fall.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
HEATH — Residents will be asked to consider buying a $125,000 truck for the Highway Department and setting aside money to hire a new town administrator at Annual Town Meeting on Saturday, May 10.
By ALEXA LEWIS
As the cardinals in Vatican City prepare to begin a conclave to select a new pope on Wednesday, Bishop William Byrne of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield said that local Catholics are in a period of prayer as they eagerly await the election of “a joyful shepherd who will lead the 1.4 billion Catholics in the world.”
In protesting the calamities of Donald Trump, we risk becoming indifferent to the plight of Palestinian children. UNICEF reports, nearly 10,000 are experiencing acute malnutrition and among them many are suffering from “severe acute malnutrition.” This is only the tip of the iceberg of what is becoming a disastrous famine. In all our rallies and protests we must make it clear that America needs to stop supporting genocide and that protesting the starvation of children is more than a free speech issue. It is a defining challenge to the moral fabric of our society.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
BUCKLAND — In conjunction with the “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” Smithsonian exhibit on democracy that is now on display at Mohawk Trail Regional School, the school partnered with the Center for New Americans for a panel welcoming immigrants to tell their stories of becoming Americans.
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
CONWAY — After it was struck by lightning, a barn containing farm equipment at 14 Sabans Road was destroyed Saturday afternoon, according to Fire Chief Robert Baker.
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
MONTAGUE — Turtle crossing season is in full swing, and new signs along Montague City Road are urging drivers to take it slow and steady, so the turtles can win their race.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
ROWE — After spending the past few weeks educating themselves about the history and culture of Native American tribes in New England, students at Rowe Elementary School culminated their learning by participating in a few traditional dances.
HEATH — The town election ballot consists primarily of incumbents seeking reelection, as well as a few positions that have no candidates running on the ballot.
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
The Frontier boys tennis team keeps adding tallies to the win column.
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.
By CHRIS LARABEE
Across the United States, beekeepers are facing their greatest crisis in decades, with more than 1 million colonies reported lost in the last 10 months.
By GUSTAVO ATENCIO FLORES
GREENFIELD — The Friends of the Greenfield Public Library crowned Christian Drake the adult winner of this year’s Poet’s Seat Poetry Contest.
By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
GREENFIELD — After a year of planning, Mayor Ginny Desorgher will join community members and the environmental nonprofit Greening Greenfield on Saturday to start planting trees along the perimeter of the former Wedgewood Gardens mobile home park on Colrain Street.
By CHRIS LARABEE
WHATELY — Two Community Preservation Act funding requests and two bills from prior fiscal years were approved by residents in a swift Special Town Meeting Wednesday evening.
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Frontier Regional School students will be setting sail into the Gulf of Mexico this weekend when they put on performances of “Wild Kate: A Tale of Revenge at Sea.”
Nancy L. Strom and Roger J. Strom sold to Tatiana Safronova and Alex Safronova, 43 Colonial Drive. $365,000.
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