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By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — While it’s often said that it takes a village to raise a child, the message shared at Friday’s flag-raising event in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month went one step further.“Well, it takes a whole community to uplift and to...

By STEVE PFARRER

The assignment is pretty straightforward: tell a concise story about your life, in no more than five minutes, that reflects a certain theme.The challenge is in telling that story with enough heart, spirit, verve, humor or whatever else you can conjure...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

Zeal, a soulful-eyed chocolate lab, may well be “man’s best friend” to 15-year-old Rain Sanborn. But if all goes well, Zeal will also be a great comfort to the boy who suffered through years of trauma and anxiety brought on by a near-fatal ski...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Three men and one woman were arrested Thursday morning after they allegedly broke into a home on West Street, two in possession of knives, and took turns beating the homeowner, according to police.Dispatchers received a call from a woman...

Thursday, March 216:36 a.m. — Hit and run reported on Bradford Drive between a white 2018 GMC Terrain and a green 2018 Honda Odyssey. Report issued.10:19 a.m. — Breaking and entering investigated on Riverside Drive.1:58 p.m. — Larceny investigated on...

Tuesday, March 194:25 p.m. — Thomas Matthews Jr., 35, of Richardson Road in Leverett, was arrested on a warrant on Millers Falls Road.8:28 p.m. — Caller states her car was parked at a friend’s father’s house on 11th Street but the vehicle is now gone....

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police are looking for the individual who allegedly robbed Call’s Corner Store on Conway Street on Tuesday night before fleeing the business with its cash register.According to Deputy Police Chief William Gordon, investigating...

Wednesday, March 132:43 p.m. — Larceny reported on Haywood Street. Services rendered.3:22 p.m. — Casey Christian Guillemette, 38 of Wells Street in Greenfield, was arrested at the Winslow building on a warrant. 4:21 p.m. — Hit and run investigated at...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Prior to the UMass football team’s first spring practice of the season on Tuesday morning, head coach Don Brown addressed his team regarding the Minutemen’s current standing with the Mid-American Conference.Brown looked at his players and...

By DOMENIC POLI

Public Safety and Security Secretary Terrence Reidy recently warned lawmakers that big cities and small towns face a “major issue” with recruiting new candidates for law enforcement jobs, and local police chiefs say Franklin County is no...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Police Department’s newest officer is joining the academy this week.Swoop, a 1-year-old black Labrador, has been in Officer Kyle Johnson’s care for four weeks and is now beginning narcotics training at the Hampden County Jail and House of...

Monday, March 11 10:39 a.m. — Walk-in to the station reports her email was hacked and her information is being used to create Walmart orders and Etsy accounts. Female was given information on fraud. No financial loss at this time.2:33 p.m. — Walk-in...

ORANGE — One person was taken to the hospital, and one declined transport, after a minivan struck the side of a South Main Street barn shortly after midnight on Friday.According to the Orange Fire Department’s Facebook page, dispatchers received calls...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BERNARDSTON — With the help of a federal grant program, the Bernardston Police Department launched its long-awaited body camera program at the beginning of the month.Police Chief James Palmeri said the program has been a long time coming, but the...

By EMILEE KLEIN

HOLYOKE — Sonia Mendez never imagined how writing could give her a second chance.She attended her first creative writing workshop while incarcerated, and spent most of the class clowning around, joking with the class facilitator and poking fun at the...

By DOMENIC POLI

TURNERS FALLS — The state Department of Agricultural Resources recently announced it has cared for at least 20,000 animals through its spay/neuter voucher program since 2012, and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter estimates...

By MAX BOWEN

GREENFIELD — A Connecticut man is set to be arraigned on charges stemming from an alleged hit and run Thursday evening at the Interstate 91 rotary.According to Deputy Police Chief William Gordon, Anthony Darryl Jackson, 31, of New Britain,...

Monday, March 45:46 p.m. — Caller states she believes her car was hit in the Food City parking lot on Avenue A earlier in the afternoon. Reporting party is aware this will be on record and will be calling her insurance company.Tuesday, March 54:08...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Less than a week after the House voted to pass a spending bill allocating $245 million to the state’s emergency shelters and impose a stay limit, Greenfield shelter operators are unsure how the legislation could impact their residents.The...

Friday, March 11:56 a.m. — Security alarm sounding at Greenfield High School on Barr Avenue. Services rendered.2:34 a.m. — Erratic operation reported on Route 2 eastbound. Could not locate.10:11 a.m. — Parking problem investigated at Ruggeri’s...