Colrain Central News Today

Paul Mark’s staff hosting office hours BUCKLAND — State Sen. Paul Mark’s staff will hold office hours on Tuesdays, June 13 and 27, from 10 a.m. to noon at Buckland Town Hall.Constituents of Mark’s Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire District...

COLRAIN — Two transfers from free cash will come before voters at a Special Town Meeting next week. The meeting to discuss two warrant articles will be held on Tuesday, March 21, at 7 p.m. at Colrain Central School. The first article, and the reason...

COLRAIN — A line of first- and second-graders donning matching yellow rain suits and colorful boots streamed out of Colrain Central School last week for a service learning project where they released trout and planted trees to curb erosion along the...

CHARLEMONT — A $231,958 tax levy-limit override for Hawlemont Regional School’s operating budget was approved Tuesday in the voting booths and on the floor of an abbreviated Annual Town Meeting marked by three and a half hours of frustration and...

HEATH — Out of concerns for rising COVID-19 rates in Franklin County, Board of Health volunteers gave every Annual Town Meeting attendee N95 masks, as well as information on how to secure COVID-19 tests and where to schedule vaccinations.Then voters...

HEATH — Annual Town Meeting voters will be asked to adopt school district charter changes that spell out how Heath is to share costs for its grade-school students at Colrain Central School.The meeting will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. in the former...

As the weather warms up and people celebrated Earth Day over the weekend, folks around Franklin County took their spring cleaning beyond the walls of their homes and helped clean up their communities.Cleaning kicks off in Greenfield At The RECOVER...

Starting Monday, the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) will host its next round of mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics for anyone in need of a first dose, second dose, or their first or second booster.The first clinic will take place at the...

COLRAIN — Approval for a community cleanup event has been delayed following ethics concerns over donations that would be used to fund a portion of the event.“Spruce It Up Colrain” is a community event that would allow for free disposal of litter,...

Two Franklin County teachers have been recognized by the Rural Schools Collaborative for project proposals that will engage students in their communities through environmental and cultural learning.Colrain Central School Service-Learning Coordinator...