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Editor’s note: Below is a list of Veterans Day ceremonies being held across Franklin County. Know of an event that isn’t listed? Feel free to send details to news@recorder.com. Greenfield The Upper Pioneer Valley Veterans’ Service District will honor...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Members of Orange American Legion Post 172 have voted to rename the organization after a deceased comrade, and the decision now goes to the national headquarters for final approval.Donald J. Hurtle held membership for at least 50 years before...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Virginia man has made it his mission to preserve in perpetuity a modest monument dedicated in his town to Lt. Col. Russell Hastings, a Greenfield native who was severely wounded in 1864 during the Third Battle of Winchester in the...

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NORTHFIELD — Patricia Preston’s career as a neurobiologist has helped make her a well-traveled woman.The Spanish national earned a master’s degree in Seattle and now works in a research laboratory at the University of Tübingen in Germany, a job that...

By DOMENIC POLI

SPRINGFIELD — A former U.S. Marine was arrested Friday morning and released on conditions after pleading not guilty in a Springfield federal court to charges related to allegedly stealing benefit payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs and...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since the end of the Vietnam War, about 300,000 American military veterans have died from exposure to Agent Orange. One of those fallen patriots was lifelong Erving resident Bruce L. Bezio, who died of lung cancer in September 2021,...

By DOMENIC POLI

DEERFIELD — The parents of Meaghan Burns, a U.S. corpsman killed by a peer four years ago, have organized a 5K this holiday weekend to honor all fallen American service members.Carolyn and Matthew Burns teamed with “wear blue: run to remember” to hold...

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GREENFIELD — The homes of at least 10 local veterans will be repaired or modified by the end of 2023, thanks to a $25,000 grant from Meals on Wheels America with support from The Home Depot Foundation.LifePath, a nonprofit that provides programs and...

By JAMES PENTLAND

Staff WriterWESTFIELD — The Air Force has chosen Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing in Westfield to host a new squadron of F-35A Lightning II fighter jets.The decision means the unit will retire its 18 aging F-15C and D-model...

By DOMENIC POLI

BUCKLAND — A former U.S. Marine is apologizing to his fellow veterans and the community at large after it was discovered he has embellished his military service and received medals and money he had not earned.Investigations by the Upper Pioneer Valley...

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GREENFIELD — Shortly before he was deployed to Vietnam to serve his country, Army 1st Lt. Bernard James Lovett Jr. had a nice dinner at the house of fellow Greenfield Junior High School teacher Courtney Woodcock and his wife.The three broke bread and...