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4:10 p.m. — Walk-in to the station reports someone took a bath in her hot tub on Federal Street. Husband noticed there was a lot of suds in it and they found a used bar of soap next to it. Unsure who did this. Would like it on record at this time.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — In an instance of a national effort gaining traction locally, 75 junior and senior students at Four Rivers Charter Public School were given hands-on instruction on how to respond to, and potentially reverse, a drug overdose during a three-hour training session this week.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The city’s Fire Station at 41 Main St., a roughly $21.7 million construction project that opened last May, uses 250% more energy than anticipated, according to Greenfield’s Energy and Sustainability Director Carole Collins.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — No injuries resulted from a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Hope and Main streets just before 1 p.m. on Friday.

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

Last week’s column featured Peter Ruhf, multimedia artist and philosopher. This week, we delve into Ruhf’s unusual upbringing and influences. By the time this goes to print, some will have attended the March 28 opening reception of “The Visionary, Surrealistic, and Psychedelic Art of Peter Ruhf” at Greenfield’s TEOLOS gallery. Those who missed it can take heart: the show runs through April 26.

By NANCY PICK

Asparagus, strawberries and sunflowers are, to my mind, three of the best reasons to live in western Massachusetts. It won’t be long now before the first asparagus spears poke out of the ground; those fertility symbols that usher in our dazzling farm produce season. To pose a riddle, what cool characteristic do these three plants have in common, one you might not notice unless you look quite closely?

By THE REV. ALISON CORNISH

With Lent underway, the Spring Equinox last week, and Passover and Easter on the near horizon, we are in the midst of a bevy of holidays and holy days. In every place on the planet where the earth reawakens to a burgeoning new season of life-giving, life-affirming gifts, there is a sense of joyful abundance even as the news continues to sadden and alarm. We desperately need holidays, holy days.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — Police say the driver who crashed into a ravine off Brook Road Thursday night was uninjured.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The soon-to-open storefront at 365 Main St. will not be the first Art Deviation Gallery & Store that Greenfield resident JJ White has owned, but it will differ from the one that operated briefly in South Deerfield in 2020.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — To remain compliant with Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection standards, the city’s Department of Public Works must hire a potable water specialist who holds a Grade 3T drinking water license and certification before the second week of April, according to DPW Director Marlo Warner II.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Residents came before the Selectboard on Monday to discuss the status of immigrant sanctuary in Gill, police response to possible Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in town, and options for community outreach and information sharing on immigration rights.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Two men were arrested Sunday afternoon after gunshots were fired as a result of “severe recklessness,” according to the Orange Police Department.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Artists from Amherst, Cambridge and Great Barrington have been selected to design a total of six wheatpaste murals that will be installed in May.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

The Deerfield Valley Art Association’s fifth annual photography exhibit will be on display at the Fiddleheads Gallery through March 30. 

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

The March 28 reception to launch a Greenfield exhibit showcasing the work of Peter Ruhf will be no ordinary event, because Peter Ruhf is no ordinary fellow. The exhibit promises to shift perspectives about art, discipline and brilliance. Those in attendance will meet the man listed in the Guinness Book of World Records multiple times as Boomerang World Champion; if you’ve never met anyone who’s been featured on the cover of Life magazine, dear readers, here’s your chance.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Police arrested 34-year-old Dion Cadiz of Turners Falls on Wednesday night after he allegedly broke into his ex-partner’s home on Shattuck Street and, aiming a handgun at her, threatened to kill her.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Ways and Means Committee is recommending $700,000 in bonds as part of the Department of Public Works’ fiscal year 2026 budget requests to dredge the Green River water supply intake and to plan clay pipe replacements and repairs throughout the city.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — More than 100 students and staff members at Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School have signed a petition advocating to keep School Resource Officer Dan Miner, whose position is being eliminated as part of fiscal year 2026 budget cuts.

12:34 a.m. — Report of suspicious activity investigated at Clinical & Support Options on Arch Place.

SHELBURNE — The Cultural Council has awarded $6,955 in grants to fund a range of projects and programs in the arts, humanities and sciences in 2025.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

BERNARDSTON — It’s official. Bernardston’s new Fire Station at 167 Northfield Road is operational and ready to serve the community.