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By TINKY WEISBLAT

An author event tomorrow, Sunday, March 16, in Erving will explore the process of creating historical fiction from historical fact. Novelist J.A. McIntosh will also discuss the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir.

NEW SALEM — Swift River School has kicked off sales for the 2025 Supermarket Sweep fundraiser.

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM – The nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to increasing public awareness and appreciation of the Quabbin Reservoir and watershed is soliciting donations to help restore a stone arch bridge erected the year after the Civil War ended.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

PELHAM — A preliminary report showing how the 12 communities in the Quabbin Reservoir watershed might be able to get potable water from the resource falls short of a comprehensive study being sought by legislators representing the Quabbin region.

By CHRIS LARABEE

To mark the end Human Trafficking Prevention Month, which is observed annually each January, the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region welcomed a Boston-based expert to talk about the intersection of opioid use disorders and human trafficking.

ORANGE — The spaghetti supper fundraiser held at Orange American Legion Post 172 on Saturday, Jan. 11, generated $500 for the North Quabbin Dog Park.

By CHRIS LARABEE

Just over a month since Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) benefits were cut by a minimum of 50%, local businesses and advocates for the initiative are hopeful that it will be restored, as farmers, vendors and stores are seeing the effects of reduced benefits.

Dog licensing going on in Orange ORANGE — Dog licensing for 2025 has begun at the Town Clerk’s Office. Licensing will take place until March 31. Starting April 1, there will be a $50 late fee per unlicensed dog. State law requires all dogs to be...

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 GREG VINE

ATHOL — The Board of Health has recommended that funds coming to the town from the nationwide opioid settlement be directed to the North Quabbin Recovery Center.These funds can be used for services designed to assist residents who are trying to...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

Advocates from the National Coalition to Liberate Methadone discussed the stigma associated with methadone treatment and recommended ways to expand it during a virtual event hosted by the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin...

By DOMENIC POLI

This year’s Quabbin History Calendar is the 40th annual edition, and it could also be the final one.J.R. Greene has produced a calendar every year since the mid-1980s and, as a result, is running out of photos of the towns and villages that were...

ORANGE — A photo shoot for dogs last weekend generated at least $325 for the North Quabbin Dog Park.Photographer and dog owner Kirsten Spencer snapped images of at least 40 canines. The cost was $15 for a minimum of one photo. Dog owners can get more...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Orange Merchants Group has opened the seventh annual lamppost-decorating competition’s contestant field to include local families.The tradition that had previously been reserved for Orange businesses and organizations will have more...

‘Suzy Polucci Films in Memoriam’ event at Wendell MeetinghouseWENDELL — The Wendell Meetinghouse plans to host a “Suzy Polucci Films in Memoriam” event from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 2.Organized by Nina Keller and local filmmaker Dan Keller, archival...

By CHRIS LARABEE

What started as a small tour of orchards around the region has grown into a celebration of the apple, as CiderDays celebrates 30 years of fermentation.From North Adams to Northampton to Phillipston, as well as numerous Franklin County stops in...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — A Ralph C. Mahar Regional School alumnus is planning a Thanksgiving-themed footrace on Nov. 9, with all proceeds going to the Orange Food Pantry.Jacob Tenney, a 2021 graduate, said the first Mahar Turkey Trot will consist of a 5-kilometer (or...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

How many league champions will the Recorder area have this fall? So far, three have clinched outright titles though more teams can join them. Those three teams to already have taken home their league championships outright are the Frontier girls...

By DOMENIC POLI

If there’s something strange, in your neighborhood … it could have a perfectly mundane explanation.A peculiar scratching on a roof might be interpreted as a haunting spirit yearning to be left alone in their home, and an increase in electromagnetic...

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

ORANGE — The North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival has earned the reputation as a place to find garlic in unexpected places, like chocolate chip cookies and ice cream. But Greenfield resident Chris Weeks made sure to save room for 25 cloves …...