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FirstLight given hard March 31 deadline for agreement MONTAGUE — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is requiring FirstLight Hydro Generating Co. to present all agreements relative to its three-facility relicensing process as “a formal...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — A proposed redesign of Route 2’s problematic intersection with the east side of Holmes Street looks to improve safety in the Farley village area.The intersection has been the subject of safety concerns for decades and last discussed for...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — For hundreds of residents, Jodi Wozniak’s Turners Falls home has been the place to go to get tasty bagels. From this success, though, has risen a need for something more.Bagels N’ More, a bakery founded by Wozniak and her mother, Robyn...

By MARY BYRNE

ERVING — Town officials have accepted a recommendation to include $1.8 million in the fiscal year 2024 capital budget for the demolition of the International Paper Mill along the Millers River, with a proposal that would spare only the pump house....

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County celebrated its second resident to become a Superior Court judge in 31 years with the induction of Erving native Jeremy C. Bucci on Thursday.Bucci, who now lives in Deerfield, was the chief trial counsel for the...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Despite being just half a year into her tenure with the Erving Police Department, Officer Laura Gordon was commended for going “above and beyond in every way” during Monday’s Selectboard meeting.Gordon, who officially resigned from the...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy: If you want to sit down with President Joe Biden to talk about lifting the debt ceiling, you pledge that Social Security and Medicare would not be cut. Really?Social Security and Medicare have nothing to do with the...

By JULIAN MENDOZA and MARY BYRNE

Greenfield and Erving are primed for a more colorful future with their acceptance to Making it Public: for Massachusetts Municipalities, a selective annual program that grants $15,000 and trains town officials to more fruitfully seek artists for...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Amid ongoing contract negotiations, teachers criticized the School Committee’s potential cessation of Erving Elementary School’s “music and movement” program during Tuesday’s meeting, adding another layer of tension between the parties.Former...

Discovery Center to host lesson on ice harvesting TURNERS FALLS — Locals are invited to the Great Falls Discovery Center to learn about ice harvesting on the Connecticut River on Saturday from 1 to 2 p.m. Attendees will see tools used in ice...

Turners Falls Fire District seeks committee members TURNERS FALLS — The Turners Falls Fire District is seeking candidates to fill out its Prudential Committee. A special election will be held on Feb. 15, from noon until 7 p.m. at the district office,...

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...