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A Look Back, July 7

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Senate skips social media ban, targets addictive design instead

BOSTON — Senators on Thursday unveiled a proposal aimed at limiting youth exposure to addictive aspects of social media, one that differs dramatically from a social media ban the House has already passed. The bill (S 3164) slated for Senate debate this week would require all social media platforms to adopt “default” settings for minors […]

‘Let’s honor this student’: Frontier School Committee vote on fallen soldier’s memorial draws ire

The Frontier Regional School District School Committee's decision not to move a plaque honoring fallen soldier Gregory Belanger from the old scoreboard to the new scoreboard has sparked unrest, with one organization considering no longer donating to the school and some residents calling for reconsideration.

Goshen library director Julie Cavacco retires after modernizing library, expanding access

GOSHEN — Keith Wright visits the library every Wednesday or Saturday to pick up books from his favorite genre: mystery thrillers. But that habit didn’t begin until 2023, when the Goshen Public Library joined the CW MARS network, a shared system of more than 150 public, academic and special libraries. The person responsible for the […]

Hadley Fire Department to restore full staffing by end of July

HADLEY — The Hadley Fire Department should be back to an 11-member full-time force, with at least two firefighters on duty at all times around the clock, by the end of July as a result of funding provided by voters passing a Proposition 2½ tax-cap override this spring. Fire Chief Michael Spanknebel, who will be […]