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By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — In recognition of her work to grow the music program at Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School, music instructor Alyssa Comeau received a 2025 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Residents came before the Selectboard on Monday to discuss the status of immigrant sanctuary in Gill, police response to possible Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in town, and options for community outreach and information sharing on immigration rights.

Once the mud settles, isn’t it amazing, what can be found, under the rocks, after the swamp is drained. 

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Police Chief Christopher Redmond, who has served as chief in Gill since 2017 and has worked in the department for 33 years, has had his contract extended while also taking on a few new responsibilities.

By GUSTAVO ATENCIO FLORES

GILL — After hearing James Asbel’s plans to operate a cider-making facility that also offers retail sales at his 10 Cross Road residence, the Zoning Board of Appeals held off on issuing a special permit this week, pending approval from other town boards and commissions.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Community members in the Gill-Montague Regional School District are advocating against fiscal year 2026 budget cuts that will result in layoffs for the school resource officer, the curriculum director and a special education instructional assistant.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — The Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority is applying for $900,000 that would be used to preserve or rehabilitate homes in Gill and New Salem to meet building and sanitary codes, and to improve accessibility.

GILL — Nomination papers for Gill’s annual town election are available through Thursday, March 27, at 6 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s Office.

GILL — Mariah Draper Calagione and Sam Calagione III, founders of Dogfish Head Brewery, will be the keynote speakers at Northfield Mount Hermon School’s 142nd commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 25.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — As the Gill-Montague Regional District School Committee prepares to finalize its budget for the next fiscal year, it faces an approximately $400,000 roadblock in the form of a current $200,000 budget deficit and a $200,000 revenue shortfall for next year.

Donald Trump’s priorities were obvious from the day he got inaugurated, when he seated three men behind him on the stage who, together, owned more wealth than the bottom half of our society. And this didn’t include the richest man in the world, who is now stripping many Americans of their livelihoods.

ERVING — Learn about palm reading with Andrea Cohen-Kiener on Thursday, Feb. 27, at noon at the Erving Senior & Community Center.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Enjoy a glimpse into the minds of the creative individuals who teach art to students at Northfield Mount Hermon. Currently on display at the school’s Rhodes Art Center is an exhibit showcasing the work of the visual arts faculty. 

The state Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) for FirstLight needs to require input and oversight by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) and conservation commissions in Erving, Gill, Montague and Northfield over the erosion control plan. Special Condition No. 25 requiriesFirstLight to work with MassDEP to repair and stabilize existing erosion, develop a Monitoring Plan, report on the plan, stabilize new erosion and create a Barton Cove no-wake zone.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — William “Bill” Kimball is the new Gill fire chief, but he’s not a new face at the department.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — The McCollum Hockey Arena at Northfield Mount Hermon School has been closed and a Friday girls varsity hockey game has been moved due to a fire that broke out in one of the four locker rooms Wednesday night.

I guess it needs to be said yet again that DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) practices in the employment world do not mean hiring unqualified people over others because the former are part of some special population. DEI means making sure people who are also qualified get a fair, unbiased chance at being selected for a position.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The selectboards and finance committees of Gill and Montague met with Gill-Montague Regional School District administrators this week to review the proposed fiscal year 2026 school budget ahead of a Feb. 11 public hearing.

MONTAGUE CENTER — Residents with a sweet tooth can visit the First Congregational Church of Montague at 4 North St. for the third annual Cookie Walk on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Erosion was the Conservation Commission’s chief concern during a discussion Tuesday regarding the state Department of Environmental Protection’s draft decision approving a water quality certification for FirstLight Hydro Generating Co.