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By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Last year was a typical Marathon Monday for Greenfield native Kate Bitters. 

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Just over 20 residents gave unanimous approval to all three articles, involving officer positions, Franklin Regional Council of Governments charter amendments and revolving fund spending limits, during the first part of Gill’s Annual Town Meeting on Monday.

By CHRIS LARABEE

BERNARDSTON — With no contested races, there were no surprises in Bernardston’s town election on Monday.

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — University of Massachusetts researchers have uncovered rabbit ticks in Maine that harbor a new strain of bacteria related to pathogens known to cause spotted fever in humans.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — William Bembury will return to the Selectboard after running a successful write-in campaign for a three-year term, securing 65 votes compared to the 45 votes earned by fellow write-in candidate Gerald Sykes III.

By LIESEL NYGARD

NORTHFIELD — All but two of the 35 articles on the Annual Town Meeting warrant were approved by the roughly 150 voters who gathered at Pioneer Valley Regional School on Monday, with a tax on short-term rentals being defeated and a property acquisition article being postponed.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — There were no surprises in Sunderland’s town election on Saturday as there were no contested races and just 97 voters went to the polls at the Sunderland Public Library.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — The Charlemont Forum will kick off its annual speaker series on Thursday, May 8, with a presentation by University of Massachusetts Amherst political science professor Jesse Rhodes on voting rights in America.

By DOMENIC POLI

SHUTESBURY — A man was taken by ambulance to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on Monday after the 18-wheeler he was driving careened through the intersection of Daniel Shays Highway (Route 202) and Prescott Road, crashed through a guardrail and rolled onto its side.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — In conjunction with the “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” Smithsonian exhibit on democracy that is now on display at Mohawk Trail Regional School, the school partnered with the Center for New Americans for a panel welcoming immigrants to tell their stories of becoming Americans.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Wheeler Memorial Library’s Children’s Room has reopened to the public nearly 10 months after flooding caused by a contractor’s error and a rainstorm.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Do you want to own a piece of the Bridge of Flowers?

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Amherst Invitational Ultimate Tournament took place over the weekend, with the Four Rivers girls taking second place overall after falling to Amherst in the championship game, 9-8.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Residents will consider 31 articles during the Wednesday, May 7 Annual Town Meeting that will mark a “number of firsts” for Montague, according to Town Administrator Walter Ramsey.

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Spring is bringing trees and yards and farms to life all around us. In this season of rebirth, Shantigar and Raven Used Books are bringing a visionary thinker about land and community (and a delightful human being) to our area.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — After lengthy discussion, a tied vote and a recount, voters approved appropriating $12,500 for a Historical Commission grant match to update records of historical sites in town.

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

ASHFIELD — The 126 voters who attended the five-hour Annual Town Meeting on Saturday approved all 30 warrant articles and applauded several longtime volunteers who have given decades of service to the town.

By JOAN MARIE JACKSON and MITCH SPEIGHT

Most days in Greenfield you can find us talking with our neighbors at our three favorite local stops: the Public Library, the Greenfield Senior Center lunch, and Saints James and Andrew church. We listen closely to what our community friends say about the challenges facing our city.

By JENNIFER PEDERSON

When was the last time you visited your doctor for a regular check-up? Maybe annually, perhaps even twice a year if you’re diligent. Now, consider this: your drinking water gets checked hundreds, even thousands, of times every single month.

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

LEVERETT — Roughly 100 residents voted to approve Leverett’s share of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District budget, accept a 146.3-acre property gift and appropriate funds for a series of community preservation projects during Saturday’s Annual Town Meeting.