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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

HAWLEY — After about nine months serving as Hawley’s primary ambulance service, the Shelburne Falls Fire District has announced it will no longer be answering calls in Hawley after Nov. 25.As a potential solution to its ambulance needs, the town is...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

BERNARDSTON — The Bernardston Fire Department will likely be settled into its new home, the former Raymond’s Repair building, come April 2025, according to Fire Chief Peter Shedd.The owners of Raymond’s Repair at 167 Northfield Road are continuing to...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

ORANGE — An electrical fire that started in the basement of a 23 Burrill Ave. home on Tuesday afternoon left the two-story building “uninhabitable,” according to Fire Chief James Young.Homeowner Naomi Carlyle said she was cooking in her kitchen at...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — No injuries resulted from a minor fire on the first floor of a multi-family home at 79 Fifth St. on Monday morning.According to Turners Falls Fire Chief Todd Brunelle, dispatchers received a report of smoke in the building at 8:45 a.m....

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Less than two weeks after a more than three-hour foot pursuit resulted in a temporary shelter-in-place at the Discovery School at Four Corners and an alleged attempted carjacking and assault, the Police Department is considering its use...

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

HAWLEY — With four decades having passed since the Hawley Volunteer Fire Department was founded in 1984, current and former firefighters and their neighbors took the opportunity to take a step back and soak in the distance between where they stand...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — The Colrain Fire Department is rolling out a program geared toward increasing safety by offering free smoke detectors, lock boxes and classes on what to do during an emergency. Volunteer firefighter Alex Lilly recently took a trip to the...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

HAWLEY — The Hawley Volunteer Fire Department is turning 40 years old, and to celebrate, members are inviting everyone to a party on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 2 p.m.The event will be held at the Hawley Grove, located at 327 East Hawley Road.The department...

The Greenfield Fire Department will hold a ceremony marking 23 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning at the Fire Station, located at 41 Main St. in Greenfield.Fire Chief Robert Strahan said the...

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...