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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.

I am trying to understand what Trump’s voters expected when they cast their ballots. I read in today’s news that soup kitchens in Sudan that fed hundreds of thousands of people abruptly shut down following Trump’s order freezing nearly all U.S. aid. No warning, no time to plan to find other sources of money or food. Just turned off the spigot.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Gill-Montague Regional School District’s $1.3 million projected budget shortfall for fiscal year 2026 has been mitigated, and a revised preliminary budget was unanimously approved by the School Committee Tuesday night.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Residents can expect a tax rate of $14.66 per $1,000 of assessed value for fiscal year 2025, representing a drop of 82 cents compared to FY24, but the average single-family home will see a $282 increase on its bill due to rising property values in town.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Northfield Mount Hermon School announced Thursday that it received a $50 million bequest from the late John Mitchell, representing the largest donation received by NMH and one of the largest given to an independent school in the country.

Climate change! Climate change! California! California! At my house, it was minus 5 degrees this morning, 6 inches of fluffy snow fell the night before.

TURNERS FALLS — Weathervane Community Arts will present a double-bill of local and touring singer-songwriters at Unnameable Books at 66 Avenue A on Friday, Jan. 24, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Many of us in western Massachusetts are concerned about what might await us, and those we care about, after Inauguration Day. There is plenty of reason to believe that a firehose of damaging policies will be let loose from day one as the new administration activates their promised agenda. Some of us may be asking, what can we do? How can we be most useful? Does anything we do matter at all?

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

As the organization explores a new assessment model amid regionalization, the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget for Northfield EMS is seeing an increase in the contributions paid by the four communities it serves.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — As the Gill-Montague Regional School District begins to revise its budget for fiscal year 2026, figures presented during Tuesday’s School Committee meeting show a $1.3 million shortfall.

If you were found guilty in a court of law, where would you be today if your father did not pardon you? Only the privileged walk free. America can be proud. End of story. I guess someone forgot about Hunter Biden!

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — After decades of service with the all-volunteer Gill Fire Department, Fire Chief Gene Beaubien is ready to retire as he turns 70 on Monday, Jan. 27.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A New Hampshire timber company has closed on a massive land buy of nearly 2,400 acres in seven communities in Hampshire and Franklin counties, acquiring five parcels for more than $20 million from Amherst-based W.D. Cowls Inc.

MADISON, Wisc. — Montague resident Julia Walkowicz was named to the dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the fall semester. Walkowicz is a student in the College of Letters and Science.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Franklin County Technical School students and local senior citizens celebrated their “Tech Tuesday” partnership on Tuesday, marking the first year of tech support that will continue into 2026 thanks to additional grant funding.Tech...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Editor’s note: To mark the start of a new year, the Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their towns in 2025.New phases of ongoing projects involving infrastructure,...