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Erving opts out of state’s mosquito control program, proposes town-run alternative Related stories ERVING — Mosquito control services will likely be handled internally by the town this year, as the Selectboard has moved to opt out of a state program that has raised concerns in several other local towns. The state’s program, through the Department of Agricultural Resources, includes an option for aerial spraying, in case certain diseases are found in local mosquito populations. Individual towns have the ability to opt out of this program, if they can provide an alternative mosquito contr...

Erving Selectboard interviews finalists for police chief position; deliberation planned for Monday HOLST Related stories ERVING — Having interviewed the two finalists for the police chief position in a virtual meeting Wednesday night, the Selectboard plans to deliberate on which candidate is the best fit during its next meeting on Monday at 6 p.m. A hiring decision may also be made in the Monday meeting, said Selectboard Chair Jacob Smith. The two candidates are Robert Holst, a sergeant in the Erving Police Department and the current acting police chief, and David Rice, a sergeant in the G...

Advocates applaud planned French King Bridge safety barriers The French King Bridge looking east from Gill to Erving. The state Department of Transportation is planning to install 9-foot safety barriers in 2022. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ The existing 3½-foot railings on the French King Bridge. The state is planning safety improvements that include 9-foot safety barriers. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ The Connecticut River looking through the existing railings of the French King Bridge. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ The French King Bridge looking east from Gill to Erving. The state Department of Transportatio...

Erving’s Church Street bridge work expected to come before Town Meeting voters The Church Street bridge over Jack’s Brook in Erving is expected to be fully or partially closed within the next few weeks due to structural issues. Staff Photo/Paul Franz The Church Street bridge over Jack’s Brook in Erving is expected to be fully or partially closed within the next few weeks due to structural issues. Staff Photo/Paul Franz Published: 3/1/2021 3:42:42 PM ERVING — Structural issues in the bridge on Church Street mean that the bridge will be fully or partially closed within the next few we...

Safety barriers to be installed at French King Bridge in 2022 A rendering from MassDOT of the new safety barriers that will be installed at the French King Bridge between Gill and Erving in the summer of 2022. CONTRIBUTED The French King Bridge connects Route 2 over the Connecticut River between Gill and Erving. STAFF FILE PHOTO/MELINA BOURDEAU Related stories Safety barriers are set to be added to the French King Bridge in the summer of 2022, after years of advocacy from the town governments of Gill and Erving. The plan was announced Thursday morning by the state Department of Transportatio...