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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — City Council will vote on whether to approve the formation of a new committee intended to discuss ways to best serve and interact with the city’s homeless population during its next meeting March 19.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — A new committee aimed at finding ways to best serve the city’s homeless population is gaining momentum following City Council approval of its formation last week and the appointment of its leader.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — Restoration work on the Wilder Homestead’s old English-style barn is nearing completion and the Buckland Historical Society is anticipating the project will be wrapped up by April 1.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — A headcount of homeless individuals living in Franklin County is underway as Community Action Pioneer Valley takes on the annual Point-in-Time Count.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Grove Street resident Wendy Robinson, 82, bought her two-story home for $116,000 five years ago. As she plans to downsize, she’s participating in a new pilot program run by the housing nonprofit Leo’s Home to make repairs so the house can be sold to a first-time homebuyer.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Noble Home architectural firm owner Noah Grunberg, who leases roughly seven of the 32 acres surrounding Stone Farm Lane, said he plans to build two residential buildings containing 24 one- and two-bedroom condominiums.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

A group of Pioneer Valley residents testified before the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities at a public hearing on Friday aimed at garnering feedback on the state’s draft regulations on accessory dwelling units, or ADUs.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The third annual “Give the Gift of Living” gear and goods drive, organized by the Franklin County and North Quabbin Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force, collected 26 tents, 23 sleeping bags, 27 sleeping pads and three...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Amid frigid temperatures, the city activated its Overnight Warming Center at The Salvation Army for the second consecutive weekend, with volunteers overseeing a warm refuge for those without shelter.The volunteer-run Overnight Warming...

By CHRIS LARABEE

With bodies of water receding and brush fires throughout the state, it was clearly a dry fall for the Pioneer Valley and new data analysis confirms the season was historically dry for western Massachusetts.Preliminary National Weather Service data for...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — The new law giving property owners the by-right ability to construct accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on residential properties that already have a principal dwelling has prompted town officials across the state to review their own bylaws...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — In an effort to keep the homeless warm as temperatures drop this season, Heather Perna, a nurse with RegalCare at Greenfield, is collecting sleeping bags to distribute in advance of Thanksgiving.Perna has partnered with Pastor Floyd...

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

Years ago, while visiting the Colrain home of Jon Lagrèze and Judith Roberts, two elderly sisters were astonished and amused by an apparatus installed above the stove, from which hung pots and pans. Lagrèze fashioned it from parts of an old conveyor...

By SHERYL HUNTER

When synth-pop duo Home Body returns to Peskeompskut Park in Turners Falls on Saturday, it will be their fifth time playing at the park’s bandshell. Home Body (Haley Morgan and Eric Hnatow) are not only the headliners but also the curators of the Home...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Marking the return of the annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival, paddlers set off from Barton Cove on Friday, with a traditional Wampanoag dugout canoe called a mishoon leading a group of kayaks, canoes and paddle boards down the Connecticut...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — With the annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival, organizers look to blend centuries of Native American history and culture into a weekend of celebration.The land where the festival will be held on Aug. 3 and 4 holds particular...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — As the state experiences record-setting heat this summer, Three County Continuum of Care workers are collecting supplies to distribute “cooling kits” to the region’s homeless population.Standing outside the Greenfield Public Library on...

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

Donna Riggs goes by the nickname Lucky, and the first-time homeowner feels fortunate indeed. Riggs, 63, heartily contributes to making her own luck, and did so this spring by participating in the replacement of her home’s entryway. As a result, the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

The number of homeless people in Franklin County has more than doubled in the last year, as the annual Point-in-Time count in January found 252 people sleeping in shelters or outside, compared to 104 in January 2023.Franklin County accounted for...

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

When I was a kid, the barn in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec where my uncle milked 40 cows was a magical place. I spent hours with adorable kittens and ”lesfilles,” the placid gals whose milk fueled our family farm. Yet one thing made my blood run...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 6-1 against an appeal of Clinical & Support Options’ (CSO) permit to open a temporary homeless shelter on Arch Street Thursday evening, a vote that prompted discussion on how the city should handle public...