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Kate Blair teaches a values clarification health class in a hybrid format at Frontier Regional School in South Deerfield last year. The Frontier Regional and Union 38 school committees voted Wednesday to make masks optional in the school districts beginning March 14.

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Frontier, Union 38 to become mask-optional districts starting March 14

by Chris Larabee Staff WriterMarch 3, 2022

The Whately Board of Health voted to recommend the Selectboard downgrade the town’s mask mandate in Town Hall, pictured, to an advisory.

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Sunderland, Whately boards of health join neighbors in dropping mask mandates

by Chris Larabee Staff WriterMarch 3, 2022

The Greenfield School Committee meets in the Greenfield High School cafeteria on Tuesday.

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Greenfield School Committee meeting stalled by residents’ refusal to wear masks

by Mary Byrne Staff WriterMarch 2, 2022

A convoy of truckers making its way to Washington D.C. to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates made a stop at the Whately Diner Wednesday afternoon.

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‘End the mandates’: US truck convoy makes pit stop at Whately Diner on journey to Washington DC

by Chris Larabee Staff WriterMarch 2, 2022

Our protections have disappeared

While wearing masks, John Keith of Aubuchon Hardware in Turners Falls waits on customer William Hayes. The Montague Selectboard voted Monday not to extend the public mask mandate that expired March 1 and also to lift the mask mandate within town-owned buildings that was set to expire April 4.

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Montague Selectboard lifts mask mandate following Board of Health recommendation

by Julian Mendoza Staff WriterMarch 1, 2022

Cases in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region continued to drop in the two-week period from Feb. 6 to Feb. 19, according to data from the state Department of Public Health.

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Franklin County COVID-19 cases plummet by 84% in a month’s time

by Chris Larabee Staff WriterFebruary 28, 2022

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Conway’s mask mandate to be lifted Monday, advisory will remain in place

by Chris Larabee Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2022

Montague Health Director Daniel Wasiuk, at left, and the Board of Health meet at Town Hall on Wednesday.

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Montague Board of Health rescinds mask mandate, effective March 1

by Julian Mendoza Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2022

The South County Senior Center, pictured at left, at 67 North Main St. in South Deerfield, will house a free PCR testing site starting March 7.

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PCR testing site coming to Deerfield

by Chris Larabee Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2022