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ORANGE — Following the rescue of two women whose canoe capsized in Lake Mattawa on Thursday night, the Fire Department is encouraging paddlers to always wear life jackets on the water.According to the department’s Facebook page, on-duty and call-force...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ORANGE — An all-terrain vehicle caught fire behind a home at 130 Bartlett Lane on Tuesday, though the fire did not spread to the home itself and no injuries were reported.The fire was called in at around 12:30 p.m. by an occupant of the home....

By DOMENIC POLI

Area gun enthusiasts and experts have their criticisms of the new state firearms law, but most appear on board with the prohibition of 3D-printed and unserialized “ghost guns,” saying they have no place in Massachusetts or the United States.Gov. Maura...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Since Assistant Chief Gary Dion began his career at the Montague Center Fire Department 42 years ago, he’s learned many lessons, including the importance of wearing a seat belt. “I never really wore a seat belt a lot,” Dion said. He recalls seeing...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD and ALEXA LEWIS

An extensive series of safety standards being proposed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is leading to howls of disapproval from rural fire departments whose leaders are warning there’s no way they can implement the changes...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — The newest member of the Sunderland Fire Department meets all of the criteria: he’s specialized in search-and-rescue operations, he works well with the public, and to top it all off, he’s a very good boy.Ranger, a 4-year-old German...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — A three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Silver Street, Country Club Road and Vernon Street hospitalized five occupants on Friday afternoon. Greenfield Police and Fire personnel joined Northfield EMS, Colrain Ambulance, American...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

BERNARDSTON — Although off-duty firefighter Jeffrey Guy was not asked to respond to a situation involving a woman experiencing a mental health crisis on July 25, he happened to be in the right place at the right time.Guy happened to be getting off...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

NORTHFIELD — In reflecting on lessons learned during the statewide 911 outage in mid-June, town officials and emergency personnel say they hope to improve communication in the event of future service disruptions.On June 18, a firewall intended to...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

ERVING — Three individuals were hospitalized after a collision between a Toyota Camry and a 2023 Mack Pinnacle truck where Route 2 meets Route 2A on Friday afternoon, according to Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Betters.Betters said the three people in the...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The town and the Turners Falls Fire District both received grants from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust board of trustees, in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, that will allow for water asset...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

ORANGE — One of the three women hospitalized after being struck by a fallen tree Friday has been released from Athol Hospital, while another is stable and the third is in critical condition, Northwestern District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Laurie...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

HAWLEY — The driver of a 10-wheel dump truck escaped serious injuries on Wednesday morning after his vehicle rolled over in the area of the hairpin turn on East Hawley Road, dumping a load of asphalt onto the roadway that also spilled into Bozrah...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — No one was injured after a 1973 Toyota caught fire in the woods at 303 Hope St. on Tuesday afternoon. Flames rose above the vehicle as the Greenfield Police and Fire departments arrived. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in a moment’s...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

LEYDEN — To celebrate an eightfold increase in firefighters and the addition of three vehicles, the Leyden Fire Department is hosting an open house on Saturday, Aug. 3, from noon to 3 p.m.“The Fire Department had dwindled to just one member, which is...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — An alleged hit-and-run crash near 451 Main St. on Monday sent a woman to the hospital. Greenfield Police officers and firefighters blocked off a portion of Main Street after a white Nissan Rogue collided with a Toyota RAV4 at...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ORANGE — No residents or firefighters were injured following a fire at 133 South Main St. on Monday evening that likely started due to a power line malfunction, according to Fire Chief James Young.Emergency personnel responded after dispatchers...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GILL — Two individuals were hospitalized Tuesday evening after a vehicle swerved off of Route 2 and crashed into a tree, according to Fire Chief Gene Beaubien. Beaubien said a bystander pulled one of the two individuals from the vehicle. Orange...

LEYDEN — A man was airlifted to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield late Sunday night after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a tree on Eden Trail near the Bernardston/Leyden line.According to a post on the Bernardston Fire Department’s...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

NORTHFIELD — A collision between a Ford Explorer and a tractor on Route 10 sent a man flying off the tractor and led him to sustain what Northfield Police Officer Curtis Weaver described as “apparent minor injuries.” Northfield Police and Fire...