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ERVING — After beginning the school year without a contract, more than 20 teachers and paraprofessionals advocated for better pay during Tuesday’s School Committee meeting.Led by lead negotiator and sixth grade teacher Mark Burnett, members of the...

ERVING — After beginning the school year without a contract, more than 20 teachers and paraprofessionals advocated for better pay during Tuesday’s School Committee meeting.Led by lead negotiator and sixth grade teacher Mark Burnett, members of the...

ERVING — After the cancellation of a new cruiser ordered to replace one totaled in an accident, Erving is instead getting the county’s first fully-electric police vehicle.Last week, the Selectboard declared a 2019 Dodge Charger as surplus property and...

ERVING — In a brief Special Town Meeting, residents appropriated $60,000 for the replacement of a Highway Department loader.The meeting lasted 11 minutes as 11 residents and several town board members unanimously approved the five articles on the...

ERVING — Local sculptor Jon Bander’s larger-than-life great blue heron has roosted at Riverfront Park after three months of welding, eliciting a well-attended celebration on Tuesday evening.The sculpture stands 6.5 feet tall and is made predominantly...

ERVING — Four people were hospitalized with minor injuries following a two-vehicle accident involving a police cruiser along Route 2 near Old State Road on Monday, according to Massachusetts State Police Lt. Paul Sullivan.Sullivan said dispatchers...

ERVING — Residents and town officials packed Erving Elementary School’s gymnasium Monday to discuss the future of the long-vacant International Paper mill, pitching ideas ranging from innovative reuse to full demolition.Attendees were invited to grab...

Local band bringing funk to Pioneer Valley Brewery TURNERS FALLS — Local five-piece band Last Minute will be playing Top 40, fusion jazz and funk music at Pioneer Valley Brewery, located at 151 Third St., on Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. There is no...

ERVING — Town officials are revitalizing their efforts to explore adoption of a town logo after the discussion was tabled in 2020.According to Assistant Town Planner Mariah Kurtz, the town had been looking into having a logo designed until the idea...

ERVING — Young children, some just beginning to speak, are learning they can do so in more ways than one through Erving Public Library’s weekly Bilingual Story Time and Playgroup sessions.Hosted by Spanish language educator Tierney Sodders, the...