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By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — The Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday to continue the public hearing on a special permit application for a 250-kilowatt, ground-mounted solar array proposed for 1 River St. after requesting more information from the applicant.Planning...

United Arc to host info session ahead of 2024 electionTURNERS FALLS — The United Arc’s Advocacy Committee, along with the Franklin County League of Women Voters, will hold an educational session regarding election candidates, their positions on...

The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District will hold its next “Clean Sweep” Bulky Waste Recycling Day on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon.The three collection locations are the Erving Highway Garage at 16 Public Works Blvd. (off Route...

Oct. 12: Montague Fall Festival MONTAGUE CENTER — The Montague Fall Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the village common. Craft vendors will be in attendance, along with Erving Police Officer Laura Gordon and K-9 Ziva....

TD Bank accepting donations for boy struck by vehicle TURNERS FALLS — TD Bank locations are accepting donations for 12-year-old Jaiden Fred, who is recovering from a head injury, a knee injury and road rash he sustained after being hit by a vehicle at...

ERVING — Erving Public Library will host an artist’s reception for fine furniture made by Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts students, instructed by Mitch Ryerson, on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 11 a.m.Wood for this furniture was sourced from Erving with...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

WENDELL — The treasure has been found.Eleven days after the hunt began for a 4-inch-tall, 24-karat gold statue, an anonymous treasure hunter has claimed the Project Skydrop prize hidden deep in the Wendell State Forest.Those watching the live treasure...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Residents of Montague, Gill and Erving won’t have to look far to find a fall festival this weekend, with abundant activities planned on Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29. Gill Community Contra Dance and Fall Festival The second annual Gill...

Bork-Tinen-Kahn Trio to perform at Discovery CenterTURNERS FALLS — The Bork-Tinen-Kahn Trio will perform at the Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, on Friday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. Ferne Bork, Dan Tinen and Bruce Kahn will use their three voices,...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — The Conservation Commission heard an initial development proposal Tuesday night for a 9-acre, 100-megawatt battery energy storage system on Rose Lane.While plans are in the very early stages, Granite Source Power’s Director of Development...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING – The Erving School Union 28 district is starting the school year with Shannon White-Cleveland as the new superintendent for K-6 students across New Salem, Wendell, Erving, Leverett and Shutesbury.White-Cleveland has around 30 years of...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — All 12 articles presented at the Erving special Town Meeting were approved unanimously by voters on Wednesday night. The meeting at Erving Elementary School was scheduled to cover a variety of town matters. One of the main articles up for...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL – Earlier this summer, Stacey Hamel heard a rumor that since the barriers were placed on the French King Bridge in August 2023, neither Gill nor Erving first responders have been called to the bridge for rescue of people in crisis, or recovery of...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — Voters will consider updates to the town’s tax-work off program for seniors, easements for a bridge project and new voting procedures when a special Town Meeting convenes Wednesday.The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Erving Elementary School...

Church hostingpancake breakfast MONTAGUE CENTER — A pancake breakfast will be held at the First Congregational Church of Montague at 4 North St. on Saturday, Aug. 31, from 8:15 to 10:15 a.m.Pancakes made from scratch will be served with real maple...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

ERVING — The three people hospitalized after a collision between a Toyota Camry and a 2023 Mack Pinnacle truck where Route 2 meets Route 2A on Friday afternoon are expected to recover, according to First Assistant District Attorney Steve Gagne.“I am...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

ERVING — Three individuals were hospitalized after a collision between a Toyota Camry and a 2023 Mack Pinnacle truck where Route 2 meets Route 2A on Friday afternoon, according to Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Betters.Betters said the three people in the...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — With its Route 2 redesign proposals, the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is looking to address a lack of crosswalks and bus stops, increase pedestrian safety, mitigate speeding and widen narrow areas.The idea to install a...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — The Selectboard, Capital Planning Committee and Finance Committee unanimously accepted a bid proposal from Tighe & Bond on Monday for the partial demolition of the former International Paper Mill, thus moving the town forward with a plan that...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — As Erving resident Scott Nicholas moves into the role of vice president of the national Oil and Energy Service Professionals organization, the 37-year-old aspires to get a younger generation involved in the field. “If you look at the oil and...