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By DOMENIC POLI

ERVING — The first three articles on the warrant for the Jan. 31 Special Town Meeting involve measures necessary for a reconstruction project slated for Bridge Street.The warrant’s second article pertains to taking by eminent domain 4,749 square feet...

By CARLA CHARTER

Many of us who are involved in the newspaper industry came to it at different times and in different ways. None, though, may have begun their career at such an early age as Willie Strong — editor, publisher and printer of the Erving Gazette, who...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

ERVING — Gateway Regional School District’s curriculum director, the principal at Athol Community Elementary School, and the director of assessment and accountability for the Westfield Public School District are the finalists to become the next...

Roast pork supper canceled MONTAGUE — The First Congregational Church of Montague’s roast pork supper, originally scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 20, has been canceled.Ongoing programs offered at Erving Senior & Community Center ERVING — The following...

Jan. 18: Learn hands-only CPR ERVING — The Erving Public Library will host a free hands-only CPR class with the American Red Cross on Thursday, Jan. 18, from 5:30 to 6 p.m. The class will accept up to 20 participants. To sign up, call the library at...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ERVING — After its driver navigated off the roadway, a Honda CRV struck a tree and flipped upside down near 140 Northfield Road on Friday. The crash was reported shortly after 3:30 p.m. According to Fire Chief Philip Wonkka, the female driver was...

By LIESEL NYGARD

ERVING — The Selectboard has unanimously supported moving forward with a $15.6 million senior housing proposal from Rural Development Inc. (RDI) in hopes of completing the project by 2028.The project is composed of three separate energy-efficient...

By SHELBY BROCK

ERVING — When Robert Bitzer was hired as a clerk at the Greenfield Post Office, it cost 2 cents to mail a Christmas card. An extra penny would pay for first class.“We had some awful busy Christmas rushes because everyone sent Christmas cards by the...

Baystate Health refuses to accept cash. According to their customer service reps, beginning in October 2023, this institution adopted a policy of no longer accepting U.S. currency for payments on co-pays, bills or even in their on-site cafeterias.My...

ERVING — Having been chosen to join the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab’s cohort of Public Library Innovation Exchange (PLIX) Creative Learning Ambassadors, Erving Public Library Assistant Director Jean Daley will advocate for...

Question for our legislators. On a voice vote, not a roll call vote, to provide free phone calls and video calls for all prisoners in Massachusetts — why? Law-abiding citizens have to pay for phone calls and video calls. Why are criminals more...

Visit with Santa at bank on Saturday TURNERS FALLS — Santa will visit Greenfield Savings Bank at 282 Avenue A on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to noon. Children can bring their holiday wish lists to give to Santa, have their photos taken with him by...

Veterans services offered monthly ERVING — The Erving Senior & Community Center at 1 Care Drive offers veterans services on the first Wednesday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m.For more information, call the center at 413-423-3649.Social painting...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

Dearest readers, it’s with mixed feelings, countless memories and boundless gratitude that I am leaving my full-time position at the Greenfield Recorder and moving back home to eastern Massachusetts.On the surface, this difficult decision was...

By SCOTT MERZBACHand DOMENIC POLI

A search is underway for a new superintendent to oversee Erving School Union 28, a district that includes four elementary schools serving preschool through sixth-grade students in Shutesbury, Leverett, Erving, Wendell and New Salem.With September’s...

By CHRIS LARABEE and JULIAN MENDOZA

In anticipation of Veterans Day on Saturday, some Franklin County schools took the time to thank locals for their military service early.Erving Elementary School Reprising tradition, Erving Elementary School staff and students celebrated the military...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — The subcommittee devoted to examining the pros and cons of a theoretical departure from School Union 28 convened for the first time Wednesday evening, establishing its mission and planning first steps.The seven-member subcommittee includes...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — The roughly 100 residents who attended Wednesday’s Special Town Meeting rejected all but one of the warrant articles pertaining to a $1.83 million tax levy limit override, forcing the Selectboard to reconfigure a new dollar amount for a...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — To fund various departmental budget increases, Special Town Meeting voters will be asked on Wednesday to approve a $1.83 million tax levy limit override.The Special Town Meeting will start at 7 p.m. at Erving Elementary School.According to...