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By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN and ALEXA LEWIS

GREENFIELD — Voters will decide on Election Day whether to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers in Massachusetts, a controversial ballot initiative known as Question 5 that could change the landscape for the restaurant and bar industry and other...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Vermont man accused of causing a head-on crash on Route 2 that resulted in serious injuries to a Rhode Island family of four last year had his $10,000 bail revoked on Thursday after testing positive for cocaine.Javery A. Hattat will...

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...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Community Health Center of Franklin County’s CEO used a meeting of people dedicated to community health improvement to explain how the nonprofit she oversees expects to expand its reach with a new location in Turners Falls, a...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — In November 1920, just months after the 19th Amendment was ratified, roughly 37% of the people who cast their ballots in the presidential election were women, according to the University of California at Berkeley Library.A century...

TURNERS FALLS — The Cool Rides Car Show cruises back to Franklin County Technical School on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.This is the 12th year that Franklin Tech has hosted the event at its 82 Industrial Blvd. campus, with a two-year hiatus...

By CHRIS LARABEE, MADISON SCHOFIELD, ANTHONY CAMMALLERI, ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN and DOMENIC POLI

The MCAS scores for 2024 have been released, showing that approximately 30.1% of Franklin County and North Quabbin students met or exceeded expectations, 48.5% partially met expectations and 21.5% did not meet expectations in the math and English...

GREENFIELD — Judge Jane Mulqueen set bail at $50,000 for an Orange man facing a dozen child rape charges in Franklin County Superior Court.Jakob Malcolm-O’Malley, 19, has pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of rape of child in a case that has been...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

A couple weeks ago, I attended a quick-pickling workshop at the Tyler Memorial Library in Charlemont. The library serves both Hawley and Charlemont. Librarian Kim Gabert arranges about one workshop a month.Somehow, I hadn’t managed to get to any of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — The demolition permit application for the former Zion Korean Church was rejected by the city’s building commissioner this week due to the application’s incomplete status.In an Oct. 3 letter sent to Western Mass Demolition Corporation,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — An Athol man was sentenced to five to seven years in prison on Thursday after changing his plea on eight charges related to child sexual abuse.Timothy M. Erikson, 47, appeared in Franklin County Superior Court to plead guilty to five...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The heart of the high school football season is upon us.After each area team played its three independent games, league play kicks off this Friday. In the Intercounty North, Athol travels to Turners to take on Franklin Tech, Greenfield...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County residents of all ages rolled up their sleeves to rid local waterways of as much debris as possible during the 28th annual Source to Sea Cleanup over the weekend.Dozens of groups and individual volunteers registered to help...

By CHRIS LARABEE

TURNERS FALLS — There are superheroes among us in Franklin County, but don’t expect to see them in a comic book.The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region held the first “Super Chamber Breakfast” on...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Three decades in, things are still looking up at Berkshire Brewing Co.As the region’s bustling brewery scene continues to grow, one of its mainstays is inviting the community to a celebration this weekend to say cheers to 30 years of...

By ROB OKUN

“In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump … I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.” — Dick Cheney, former Republican vice presidentPresident...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A multi-issue grassroots organization that champions progressive causes is holding an online art auction to raise money to combat Project 2025, a transitional blueprint crafted by a conservative think tank in the event Donald Trump is...

Baystate Healthholding listeningsessions onhealth centerSPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health plans to host a series of community engagement and listening sessions to share information and gain community input on its state-of-the-art community health and...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Connecting people who are coping with legal matters with vital services can help prevent recidivism. It was with this in mind that the Franklin County Justice Center was chosen as the site of a Community Resource Fair featuring roughly 30...