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Feb. 10: Second annual Cookie Walk MONTAGUE — The First Congregational Church of Montague, 4 North St., will host its second annual Valentine’s Cookie Walk on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.For a fee, attendees are given a container and can...

By BELLA LEVAVI

MONTAGUE — The town will receive a $94,668 bill in overage charges from Erving, which processes sewage for Millers Falls, after historic rainfall in 2023 resulted in rainwater infiltrating the processing system. “It was expected, but this much over...

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 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...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

With the French King Bridge suicide barrier project slated to begin Monday, those who know the need for it firsthand are relieved to see progress.“I’m thrilled, because to me, the bottom line is ... once they start, it has to finish,” said Oxford...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Those seeking relief from the summer heat may once again take a dip in Laurel Lake now that bacteria levels are down, according to state communications cited by Eastern Franklin County Health District Officer Claudia Sarti.Sarti said she...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — After receiving zero proposals for redevelopment of the former International Paper mill by the May 13 procurement deadline, town officials are looking to gather community input as to how to move forward.The property at 8 Papermill Road,...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Clinician Leeanne Hadsel began her duty serving alongside local police departments last week, marking what she called a “cultural” next step forward in providing mental health services to those in crisis.Motivated by a regional history of...

By MAX MARCUS

A project to build barriers on the French King Bridge — to address suicides and other safety issues — that was at least five years in the making has apparently been deprioritized by the state Department of Transportation, leaving local officials...

ERVING — A Marblehead man is facing several drug charges after being found with illegal narcotics during a traffic stop on East Main Street.Of particular concern to police is that some of the drugs were packaged to look like breath freshener or...