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Cocina Lupita gets liquor license for new Turners Falls location

With the Montague Selectboard approving their liquor license at Monday’s meeting, Cocina Lupita is one step closer to opening their doors at their new location at the site of the former Black Cow Burger on Avenue A in Turners Falls.

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Montague Selectboard lands on finalists for new Chief of Police

The Montague Selectboard has settled on a finalist in the search for a new Chief of Police.

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Firearm, ammunition excise tax proposed

A new excise tax is being discussed by Massachusetts legislators.

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UMass researchers help in discovery of new mineral on Mars

UMass Amherst researchers aided in the discovery of a new mineral found on Mars, ferric hydroxysulfate,

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Officials speak out against proposed winter utility rate increases

Governor Healey and Senator Jo Comerford have both publicly spoken out against potential rate increases for Eversource and National Grid this winter.

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ADUs grow under Affordable Homes Act

The Governor’s Office has released new data on the rising number of applications for Accessory Dwelling Units or ADUs that are now allowed by-right on single-family properties statewide.

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LifeFlight called in for Charlemont mountain biker

A LifeFlight medical helicopter transport was called in after reports of an injured mountain biker came in Sunday morning.

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Rural towns band together to secure grant funds

The towns of Hawley and Cummington have received a joint grant award of $260,000 from the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters program to replace decades-old airpack equipment.

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