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Improvements to U.S. transportation infrastructure and aviation safety systems are indisputable ways to “make America great again,” but unfortunately very little is being done.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — With plans to have the former Zion Korean Church, now owned by Franklin County’s YMCA, moved back to its hometown of Barre, contractors are working to meticulously dismantle the historic building piece by piece.

Barre is at a turning point. Financial uncertainty, high turnover in key departments, and a lack of strong leadership are serious concerns that impact every resident. We need a leader who understands these challenges and has the experience to guide us forward. That’s why I, along with many other concerned citizens, am supporting a write-in campaign for Matthew D. Urban for Select Board.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Hazardous materials crews have cleared asbestos from the former Zion Korean Church in accordance with an agreement between a farm owner in Barre and Franklin County’s YMCA to move the historic building in the months ahead, saving it from demolition.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Historical Commission voted unanimously Thursday evening to rescind the demolition delay it placed on the former Zion Korean Church, contingent on the execution of a Barre farm owner’s offer to dismantle and relocate the 182-year-old church, bringing it back to its original hometown.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — The former Zion Korean Church will stand for at least six more months, as the city’s demolition delay bylaw kicked into effect Thursday night following a vote by the Historical Commission to designate it as a “preferably preserved...

By GREG VINE

BARRE — Just over two years ago, on Nov. 5, 2022, Barre’s Woods Memorial Library returned more than 130 items to the Oglala Lakota Nation that were connected to the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre that killed nearly 300 Native Americans.It was thought at...

The U.S. president is a prominent and influential role model for all citizens, especially kids. That’s why the candidates’ character and conduct are extremely important factors in choosing the next president.Think about how the conduct of others...

If electoral votes from each state were awarded to presidential candidates in proportion to the percentage of ballot votes each received, we would have an election where every vote truly counts. The “winner-take-all” method currently used by nearly...

Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have given voters ample reason to question whether their physical and mental health is satisfactory for being our next president. Both candidates claim to be in good health, but doubts exist.It would be tremendously...

By DOMENIC POLI

BARRE — A New Salem man faces charges after allegedly swerving the vehicle he was driving over the center line on Route 122 and colliding with a school bus filled with students on Thursday.Cedric Cooley, 32, was arrested after the collision and...

Several years ago, my wife, Mary and I visited Rome. We were excited to see the Colosseum, Sistine Chapel, and the many other incredible antiquities. As impressed as we were by those sights, it paled in comparison to the profound effect of our visit...