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UMass implements pedestrian-only zone

AMHERST — A main section of the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus will be off limits for people riding bicycles, e-bikes, scooters and skateboards as a pilot safety initiative begins Tuesday. With a growing concern for the well-being of those walking through the core campus, defined as bound by North Pleasant Street to the east, […]

Franklin County hydroelectricity leaders celebrate Hydropower Month

Hydroelectricity leaders in Franklin County, including representatives from Great River Hydro and FirstLight Hydro Generating Co., celebrated Governor Maura Healey's recent proclamation declaring August 2026 as Hydropower Month in Massachusetts.

Guv signs Great River Regional School District special legislation, info session scheduled for Thursday

Voters in Montague, Gill, Bernardston, Leyden, Northfield and Warwick will get their chance to vote in a special election this fall on whether to approve a five-town or six-town regional agreement to form the proposed Great River Regional School District now that Gov. Maura Healey has signed special legislation. The governor’s Aug. 25, signature on […]

Orange Selectboard votes to fill library roof project funding gap

ORANGE — The Selectboard voted last week to use $119,852 of the town’s money to fill a funding gap that has emerged during the Wheeler Memorial Library roof replacement project. Initial estimated costs were provided by Gale Associates, an architectural firm hired by the Orange Public Libraries board of trustees to conduct a comprehensive evaluation […]

Greenfield touts increased recycling collections

The city of Greenfield collected 128 tons of recycling last month, marking its highest monthly volume in the past year as part of an ongoing upward trend attributed to a new single-stream system and larger automated carts.