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By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — After decades of service with the all-volunteer Gill Fire Department, Fire Chief Gene Beaubien is ready to retire as he turns 70 on Monday, Jan. 27.

By CARLA CHARTER

I saw a cardinal at the feeder today, which I thought was a bit ironic after searching the web and learning that they are believed to symbolize new beginnings and transitions. You see, this winged sign appeared at the same time I had decided to...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Deputy Police Chief William Gordon will retire this Friday, Nov. 1, closing a 38-year career in law enforcement and leaving behind a number of innovative changes to policing, both in Greenfield and across the country.Gordon, 54, began his...

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 STEVE PFARRER

In the early 1990s, I answered an ad for a reporting job at the Gazette. I had editorial experience — I’d worked as a copywriter, a copy editor, and a proofreader — and I liked writing, but I’d never worked for a newspaper, unless you counted a few...