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NORTHFIELD — Looking to protect residents from ticks this summer, Dickinson Memorial Library partnered with TickReport to offer free permethrin treatments for shoes and boots on Saturday.TickReport, a professional tick testing service, recently...

In a presentation to health care professionals on Thursday as part of the Community Health Needs Assessment, youth mental health, the health care provider scarcity and the lack of affordable housing were identified as the priority health needs for...

In a presentation to health care professionals on Thursday as part of the Community Health Needs Assessment, youth mental health, the health care provider scarcity and the lack of affordable housing were identified as the priority health needs for...

GREENFIELD — As part of a community-wide effort to increase access to safe and affordable housing in Franklin County, the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) is co-sponsoring a workshop on how individual boards of health can pass...

GREENFIELD — The Franklin Regional Council of Governments’ director of community services was recently honored with the Massachusetts Public Health Association’s first Local Public Health Leadership Award for her dedication to addressing the public...

Dale C. Maleys weekly column on Fairbury history for The Blade focuses on Stephen Slaughter

BUCKLAND — All races went uncontested and all candidates secured seats during the town election on Tuesday, including a new Selectboard member.Out of 1,393 registered voters in town, 147 showed up to the polls, or 10.6%.The results of the election are...

BUCKLAND — Voters at Saturday’s Annual Town Meeting will consider creating a West County Senior Services District, enacting a series of bylaw changes and approving a roughly $5.03 million operating budget for fiscal year 2023. The meeting, which will...

BUCKLAND — Tuesday’s town election ballot has no contested races, but voters will determine a new Selectboard member.The board has operated with just two members since Feb. 1, when then-Chair Zachary Turner resigned. Therefore, there are two...

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...