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My Turn: United Police State of America
A critical, sardonic take on modern American decadence, political hypocrisy, and the diversionary culture that tolerates excess while suppressing calls for serious change.
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10m1st Franklin District candidates talk farming, food insecurity at forum
Three candidates for the 1st Franklin District participated in a forum on Tuesday night to discuss their plans for supporting local agriculture and combating food insecurity.
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My Turn: Corinne Coryat is ready to meet this moment
On Sept. 1, voters in the 1st Franklin District will be voting for someone to fill the huge hole left by the departure of former Rep. Natalie Blais. This election is critically important to voters concerned about the state’s chronic under-funding of rural schools and the impact of that under-funding on town budgets. Fortunately, there […]
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6mTurners Falls community remembers Jenna Putala
Former Turners Falls softball star Jenna Putala passed away at home after a two-year battle with cancer on Aug. 9. Putala graduated from Turners Falls in 2016. Doctors diagnosed Putala with a rare sarcoma in May of 2024. She was 28-years old. Putala had a legendary career for the Thunder, winning back-to-back state championships during her junior and senior seasons. In the 2016 championship game against Austin Prep, Putala’s RBI double gave pitcher Mackenzie Phillips the only run she would need in a 2-0 Turners Falls victory. At the time, it was the Thunder’s eighth state championship. “I was just looking […]
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3mWest County Notebook: Aug. 13, 2026
Aug. 14: Movie night at Wilder Homestead BUCKLAND — Join the Buckland Historical Society for a screening and discussion on Rawn Fulton’s 1973 documentary “Root Hog or Die” on Friday, Aug. 14. The event will take place at the Wilder Homestead, 129 Ashfield Road, at 7 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to register in advance and […]
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6mOn the Ridge with Joe Judd: Black bears in New England
The first days of September often arrive as a steamy reminder of the quickly fading summer months. Yet, hints of fall are showing up everywhere. In many of the upper New England states, September signals the opening of fall bear hunting season, with Maine’s season already started (Aug. 31), or about to, by the time […]