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Hampshire County Group Insurance Trust rebuilds reserves after 2025 financial crisis
The Hampshire County Group Insurance Trust stabilized its finances following a period of declining reserves, ending the fiscal year with $7 million.
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5m'Just show up. We'll teach you': Orange Community Band going strong after 176 years, holding season's final concert on July 31
Conductor Stephanie Parker joined the Orange Community Band as a 10-year-old trumpeter, encouraged by her father, Terry, who plays tuba in the group to this day. The father of Donna Reynolds, a member of the Orange Lions Club, which sponsors the musicians, used to sell popcorn and beverages at the concerts, and Peter Guertin never […]
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8mSounds Local: From poster to playlist: Reid Genauer is set to rock the Shea Theater with Assembly of Dust
When a fan gifted Reid Genauer a hand-drawn poster referencing 100 of his songs, the songwriter and lead singer from Strangefolk and Assembly of Dust initially viewed it as a much-appreciated gesture. But that poster would ultimately inspire him to re-record those 100 songs, resulting in a collection called “This is What I Saw.” The […]
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7mArts Briefs: Elementary school art in Greenfield, marionette puppet show in Turners Falls, and more
Americana acts to take stage at Great Falls Coffeehouse Austin & Elliott and The Boxcar Lilies will perform at the Great Falls Coffeehouse in Turners Falls on Friday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. Austin & Elliott is comprised of singer/songwriters Chris Elliott, who plays guitar, and Lisa Austin, who plays percussion. After years of performing […]
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7mRegional Notebook: July 30, 2026
Firefighter education expanding with new mobile SCBA training maze STOW — The state Department of Fire Services has announced the expansion of firefighter survival training at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy with the addition of a new mobile self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) training maze that will increase access to realistic, hands-on instruction for recruit and veteran […]
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4mAllan Francis Lenois
<html><head></head><body>Allan Francis Lenois<br /><br />Swanzey, NH - Allan Francis Lenois, 93, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2026, at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, New Hampshire. With him were his loving wife, Marion Lenois (nee Welsh); his ...