My Turn: HHS and gender-affirming care

H.S. football: Franklin Tech trounces Athol, 44-14

TURNERS FALLS — Thursday night’s Intercounty League North football game offered up the rare spectacle of a 98-yard scoring play — not once, but twice, and one for each team. Immediately after a Franklin Tech interception at its own 2-yard line, the Eagles’ Brady Gancarz took a pitch and swept down the left sideline for […]

Greenfield City Council adopts rental registry ordinance

The Greenfield City Council approved a rental registry ordinance on Wednesday, requiring landlords to register units annually and undergo periodic inspections to ensure tenant safety.

Local attorneys await verdict on Question 2, to allow collective bargaining for CPCS employees

Massachusetts voters will decide on Nov. 3 whether Ballot Question 2 should permit employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services to engage in collective bargaining.

My Turn: JaDuke Theater a fortress of wealth, talent

Trips to Turners Falls are frequent for me, driving up from my farm in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia.  I visit my son Briggs and family, oftentimes coinciding the excursion with his performances playing leading roles in JaDuke Theater productions. Over the last several years of attending shows and getting to know people, I’ve […]

Orange YMCA to hold grand reopening, second Spartan DEKA STRONG event

The YMCA in Orange is scheduled to host a grand reopening and its second Spartan DEKA STRONG competition on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Orange Innovation Center.