At the request of the Town Clerk, Emma Coburn, the Colrain Select Board voted at their open meeting on Tuesday March 24th to opt-out of vote by mail and in-person early voting due to the costs associated and low turnout for both voting methods
Northwestern Assistant District Attorney Alexa Pascucci was honored last week with the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association Spotlight Award at the organization’s 30th Annual Prosecutors Conference in Boston.
The Shelburne Falls Bridge of Flowers is now open for the public to walk through, although there are virtually no blooming plants at the moment.
The 2026 Firefighter safety equipment grant awards will help many Franklin County fire departments update a variety of equipment.
All of western Mass is officially out of the Moderate Drought designation as of March 31st according to the US Drought Monitor.
Greenfield City officials announced Shelburne Road is closed indefinitely after a washout at the Wheeler Brook culvert.
In Orange, the intersection of North Main Street and School Street will be down to a one-way street for the next couple of weeks.
The town of Montague is developing a new signage and way finding system for Turners Falls, funded through a Massachusetts Downtown Initiative Technical Assistance program.
UMass Amherst is seeing a reduction in the number of incoming graduate students
Beginning today, new state laws go into effect changing firearms license requirements