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GREENFIELD — State Rep. Michael Day, D-Stoneham, will be in Greenfield on Tuesday as part of a statewide tour to hear from hunters and gun enthusiasts about Massachusetts firearm policies.The stop is scheduled to take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — In a presentation of the Police Department’s proposed $3.8 million fiscal year 2024 operating budget Thursday night, law enforcement officials insisted they didn’t aim to “pit departments against each other,” while also countering claims...

By DOMENIC POLI

WARWICK — A quarrel about the new Fire Station’s condition has made its way onto the Annual Town Meeting warrant, in the form of a citizen’s petition article asking voters for a $250,000 upgrade.Resident and former volunteer firefighter William Lyman...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — To mark 90 years of neighbors serving neighbors, the Fire Department is welcoming the community to its station for a birthday celebration.From 3 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, folks can stop by the Public Safety Complex at 105 River Road...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Summit Street fire that displaced two families with children on Saturday afternoon was accidental and was most likely caused by the improper disposal of smoking materials, according to Jake Wark, public information officer with the state...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ORANGE — A fire that began outside the building destroyed a duplex at 36 Summit St. on Saturday afternoon.According to Fire Chief James Young, the duplex is a “total loss” due to structural instability of the roof, and the fire and smoke damage that...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — After returning to the scene Thursday morning, the Deerfield Fire District and numerous other agencies contained and knocked down an expansive brush fire near the railroad tracks by Hawks Road.The brush fire was reported by a Mount Toby...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

NORTHFIELD — A fire in a sacristy at Thomas Aquinas College was caused by incense left burning the night before Easter, according to Executive Director of College Relations Chris Weinkopf.Deputy Fire Chief David Quinn Jr. said his department was...

By EMILEE KLEIN

ORANGE — No injuries resulted from a shed and surrounding brush fire at 15 and 23 Cottage St. on Tuesday.According to Fire Chief James Young, the fire started from “unauthorized outdoor burning that spread to an area of brush and trash and then...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

NORTHFIELD — A small fire inside the Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel at Thomas Aquinas College on Sunday caused “very little loss in the room,” according to Deputy Fire Chief David Quinn Jr.Quinn said his department was dispatched at roughly 7:51...

By MARY BYRNE

ORANGE — School and safety officials are investigating an incident at Dexter Park Innovation School after as many as 10 students were transported to area hospitals on Tuesday with adverse reactions from chewing gum reportedly containing “levels of...

ERVING — A pedestrian was treated at the scene and then airlifted from Baystate Franklin Medical Center after being struck by a vehicle at the corner of Church and East Main (Route 2) streets shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Friday.The individual was...

By LIESEL NYGARD

BERNARDSTON — A $74,411 federal grant is helping the town address safety concerns by improving radio operability for first responders.The money, awarded through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Emergency Rural Health Care grant program,...

ORANGE — Firefighters rescued a lost hiker from the north end of Tully Mountain on Saturday, the Orange Fire Department announced on its Facebook page. The hiker, a woman estimated to be in her 60s, was brought to safety along with her dog after a...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The new fire station on Main Street continued to take shape on Thursday, as contractors erected one of the final steel beams to a round of applause.“It’s a real celebration for Greenfield,” said Fire Station Building Committee Co-Chair...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — At least four people sustained “severe injuries” from a head-on collision that left two vehicles highly damaged near Longview Tower on Route 2 on Sunday, according to Deputy Police Chief William Gordon.The crash occurred shortly before...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — Red Fire Farm’s Ryan and Sarah Voiland joined hundreds of farmers from across the U.S. for a climate rally in Washington D.C. last week, marching to the Capitol before meeting with legislators to ask for climate change policy to be a...

By BELLA LEVAVI

TURNERS FALLS — Surrounded by their families and friends, firefighters Kyle Cogswell, Geoffrey Ellis and William Doyle were honored during a promotional ceremony at the Montague Public Safety Complex on Sunday.Cogswell was promoted to deputy chief,...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

NORTHFIELD — Attendees of a Fire Department fundraiser on Sunday morning enjoyed not only freshly cooked pancakes, but also a chance to see newly finalized plans for Northfield’s proposed public safety complex.Fire Chief Floyd “Skip” Dunnell III...