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TURNERS FALLS — Crowds once again filled Avenue A on a picture-perfect fall day as the Great Falls Festival returned to the village Saturday afternoon for its 11th edition following a pandemic-induced hiatus last year.The festival, formerly known as...
The Pandemic Has Made a Big Problem That Much Worse Help Wanted Long before COVID-19 arrived in Western Mass., businesses across many sectors were struggling to find adequate supplies of good help. But now, just as the economy seems ready to surge, the problem, fueled increasingly by unemployment benefits that are conspiring to keep workers on the sidelines, is getting considerably worse, with no real end in sight. Steve Corrigan has been in the landscaping business for more than 40 years now, and for most of that time, finding good help has been a challenge — to one degree or another. B...