Greenfield Recorder
State legislators celebrate budget wins for Franklin County, North Quabbin
Gov. Maura Healey signed a $63.4 billion state budget for the 2027 fiscal year that allocates more than $1.28 million to various organizations and projects across Franklin County and the North…
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7mAlumni gather to celebrate 50 years of vocational education at Franklin Tech
Franklin County Technical School celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday with various campus activities and alumni gatherings.
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5mColumnist Judy Wagner: Vote to help clean house
Over only four days during a quick trip to Maine in mid-August, the change began. Subtly, almost cautiously, a few trees tested their fall colors, especially some birches and black cherries with small yellow leaves. A few sumacs flared trial red leaves, or hinted at the coming season with a reddening of their plumes. Grasses […]
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4mColrain Central to host 5K fundraiser for fifth and sixth grade
Colrain Central School will host its first Foundry 5K and Fun Run since 2019 on Sept. 26 to fund a fifth and sixth grade class trip to Cape Cod.
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5mSuperintendent search resumes for Gill-Montague Regional School District
MONTAGUE — After the first search for a new superintendent for the Gill-Montague Regional School District failed, a second attempt is underway with continued support of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC). The Gill-Montague School Committee met Sept. 16 to go over and revise a school district brochure and a job description to release, […]
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Franklin Hampshire unemployment rate drops to 3.8% amid shrinking labor force
The Franklin Hampshire region's unemployment rate fell to 3.8% in June 2026, even as experts noted a shrinking labor force driven by an aging population and housing shortages.