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By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A couple was sentenced to three years’ probation after pleading guilty to animal cruelty in Franklin County Superior Court on Wednesday afternoon.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

NORTHFIELD — Firefighters came to the rescue of a 6-month-old border collie Tuesday evening after it fell through the ice of the partially melted Connecticut River.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A dozen residents from the Plain Road East and Mill Village Road neighborhood came before the Planning Board Monday night to express concerns about the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter’s proposed building.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The Friends of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter will come before Deerfield’s regulatory boards in the coming weeks, as the nonprofit seeks to construct an 8,000-square-foot shelter on a 13.4-acre parcel of land off Plain Road East.

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 ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Inspired by the bravery of Dan, a blind, 10-year-old shih tzu owned by his daughter and her husband, Greenfield resident Chris Morgan worked with the team at Silver Screen Design to help give Dan a brand.Eliza Morgan and her husband Tony...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Santa Claus paid a visit to the Pioneer Valley Veterinary Hospital on Saturday to take photos with families and their pets to help raise money for the K-9 units of the Montague and Greenfield Police departments.This tradition at the...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — As if from a much milder scene in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” two members of the Orange Fire Department found a squirrel surprise after investigating some suspicious activity in a family’s Christmas tree.Capt. James Hopkins and...

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 ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

When an opossum isn’t just “playing possum,” Amelie Dricut-Ziter, who runs the Leyden Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation, is there to help. At her home in Leyden, Dricut-Ziter has created space for injured or sick wildlife. Some are animals that...