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Great Falls Discovery Center bringing in Latin jazz TURNERS FALLS — Latin jazz group Trio Mambo will perform on Friday, Aug. 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Great Falls Discovery Center, located at 2 Avenue A. Sliding scale suggested donations will...

ERVING — Assistant Town Planner Mariah Kurtz looks to speak with officials in the North Quabbin region about the prospect of linking towns via a new trail for pedestrians and cyclists after receiving the Selectboard’s approval during last week’s...

ERVING — Town Administrator Bryan Smith has tasked the Selectboard with developing a scope of work that will be used to solicit engineering proposals for a new cemetery.Smith brought the topic to the Selectboard during this week’s meeting, citing a...

With the French King Bridge suicide barrier project slated to begin Monday, those who know the need for it firsthand are relieved to see progress.“I’m thrilled, because to me, the bottom line is ... once they start, it has to finish,” said Oxford...

More than 1,000 customers were left without power in the region Thursday afternoon as severe thunderstorms quickly ripped through the area and tore down trees and power lines.Lasting less than an hour, storms quickly moved through eastern Franklin...

For communities grappling with vacant and dilapidated mill buildings, Orange’s recent cereal factory fire serves as a stark reminder that action is needed to safeguard property in anticipation of potential disaster. The fire, which destroyed the...

For communities grappling with vacant and dilapidated mill buildings, Orange’s recent cereal factory fire serves as a stark reminder that action is needed to safeguard property in anticipation of potential disaster. The fire, which destroyed the...

ERVING — The town announced this week that the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) plans to resurface Route 2 between the French King Bridge and the west end of Old State Road in a project that may extend through spring 2023.The project is...

At the confluence of Keyup Brook and the Millers River, feathers will meet ferrous later this summer as one larger-than-life avian guest nests at Riverfront Park.The newest creation at Greenfield resident Jon Bander’s small Turners Falls welding shed...

The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) is considering splitting a $15,000 to $20,000 bill with Montague, Gill, Erving and Northfield to hire legal counsel for the next phase of FirstLight Hydro Generating Co.’s Federal Energy Regulatory...