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ERVING — After beginning her work last month, new Erving Public Library Director Abigail Baines is getting comfortable and looking forward to making her library “a place to play for everyone.” The Greenfield resident began her role on May 2, following...

ERVING — In the wake of controversial police budget cuts in Greenfield, 24-year Greenfield Police Officer Laura Gordon has been appointed to join the Erving force as a full-time patrol officer.Gordon, who completed her last day with Greenfield Police...

ERVING — Local families and what Gill-Montague Regional School District Superintendent Brian Beck called “a ridiculous number of businesses” pitched in for Turners Falls High School’s Ukraine benefit fundraiser at French King Bowling Center on...

ERVING — Turners Falls High School’s Active Bystanders group is looking to make a difference with an upcoming bowling tournament that will raise money to support Ukrainian refugees.The tournament, which will be held at the French King Bowling Center...

ERVING — After receiving zero proposals for redevelopment of the former International Paper mill by the May 13 procurement deadline, town officials are looking to gather community input as to how to move forward.The property at 8 Papermill Road,...

The French King Bridge safety barrier construction process began on Friday, marking an important milestone in what, to many, has been a long-overdue process.The project to install safety barriers at the bridge, which has garnered a reputation as a...

ERVING — Annual Town Meeting was speedy Wednesday evening as all 25 warrant articles were unanimously approved without debate in less than an hour and a half.The 7 p.m. meeting’s greatest impediment was a technical difficulty involving a faulty cable...

ERVING — Clinician Leeanne Hadsel began her duty serving alongside local police departments last week, marking what she called a “cultural” next step forward in providing mental health services to those in crisis.Motivated by a regional history of...

ERVING — Funding the replacement of the Church Street Bridge, as well as the potential for catalyzing a multi-year community access television contract, highlight the 25-article warrant set to come before Annual Town Meeting voters on Wednesday.The...

The content of Sam Alito’s Roe vs. Wade decision is a slap in the face to all women, not just those that believe in abortion rights. It is important to remember that it has taken many hundreds of years to get the rights women have today, and many...