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By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Turners Falls High School students debuted a range of creative scarecrows as part of their midterm project in digital filmmaking and theater arts teacher Jonathan Chappell’s class, with five category winners selected. The five winners,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Coin experts across the region are sounding the alarm about an influx of fakes manufactured in China and infiltrating the U.S. market.Chinese-made counterfeits of collector and circulating coins are more rampant than ever, according to...

TURNERS FALLS — The statue of Jesus outside of the former Farren Care Center on Montague City Road has been moved to the front of the Our Lady of Peace Church on 7th Street in Turners Falls.According to the Rev. Stan Aksamit of Our Lady of Peace, the...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — In the days before former Montague Tree Warden Mark Stevens died of pancreatic cancer on Oct. 17, he had one last job to complete.On Oct. 3, Stevens, in his pajamas and Crocs, placed “no parking” signs on the side of Avenue A where...

This week, I was called a racist, a facist, a terrorist, a Nazi, and garbage.I pretty much mind my own business, hope others mind theirs, and treat people like I want to be treated.And usually, I am.You do you, I do me, and neither of us will say...

By ERIN-LEIGH  HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The Heartwing Center, formerly known as the Montague Catholic Social Ministries, unveiled its new name to the public during a sign unveiling Wednesday on 3rd Street in Turners Falls. For 30 years, The Heartwing Center has operated as a...

By WALT GORMAN

 Well, Election Day is fast approaching. As I stare out my living room window and sigh at all the leaves I have yet to rake, I sigh even more after reading the letters and My Turns from Democrats on this editorial page. Advil helps.One writer says...

 Avenue A Trick or TreatingTURNERS FALLS – Come and show off your Halloween costume on Thursday, Oct. 31 between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Avenue A in Turners Falls.Local businesses and organizations will be inviting costumed kids into their workplaces...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

MONTAGUE — When Nicole Miller was a student at Franklin County Technical School, she was one of just two girls in a male-dominated field of study. Now, as a teacher at the school, Miller helps connect girls to women working in the trades.Freshmen...

Montague Villages service starting MONTAGUE — Montague Villages, an all-volunteer nonprofit serving Montague residents ages 60 and older, will begin providing services starting Friday, Nov. 1.The nonprofit is dedicated to helping older adults remain...

By DOMENIC POLI

What would you do if you loved cornhole but there was no league in your area? Well, if you’re David Knox and Michael Shedd, you would start your own.The two hit it off while playing in a Northampton club in 2022 and on Jan. 3 of this year held the...

Selectboard provides updates on town projects MONTAGUE — The Selectboard provided updates on a series of ongoing and new town projects on Monday.Parks & Recreation Department Director Jon Dobosz said the replacement of the Montague Center playground...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — After nine years in business, Brick & Feather Brewery on 11th Street is tapping out.“We are closing our Turners Falls brewery and taproom by the end of the year,” the business wrote in a post on its Facebook page on Tuesday. “It has...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — For the fourth installment of Cloudgaze Productions and Eggtooth Productions’ “A Happening” series, people are invited to explore a world bigger than themselves during the immersive “A Happening IV: Leviathan” arts festival. The Shea...

I will never forget the elderly customer who came into the cellular retailer I worked at in Greenfield in tears over the bill they had received in the mail that they could not afford. Charges upon charges that they were not made aware of before...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The Unity Skate Park lights were flicked on for the first time on Friday evening, allowing for skaters’ extended use into the evening hours and for continued wintertime use.Montague Selectboard Chair Richard Kuklewicz was the one to...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MILLERS FALLS — Firefighters and a hazardous materials team who responded to Element Brewing Co. on Monday found no presence of hazardous materials after the steam brewing process at the business went awry, setting off the commercial fire alarms.When...

TURNERS FALLS — The Fifth Street Bridge over the canal, also known as the Green Bridge, will remain closed until Friday, Oct. 25, as maintenance work being conducted by the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) continues.According to a post on...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

In the world of fast fashion, the life cycle of a fabric is pretty grim: cut, quickly sewn together into a garment and mass produced, then worn and enjoyed for a season or two before being retired to the back of the closet or tossed into a landfill....