Sounds Local: 1794 Meetinghouse launches summer season: Soul group Ray & the Lovers kicks to take the stage, Meet the Artist program debuts

A monumental undertaking: On Veterans Day, one man’s mission to preserve the graves of veterans and Swift River Valley residents

Gene Theroux, president of Friends of Quabbin, has spent the last seven years refurbishing and cleaning monuments at the historic Quabbin Park Cemetery to honor the residents of the former Swift River Valley.

Greenfield School Committee ponders purchasing The Center School

The Greenfield School Committee voted to explore the potential purchase of the 30-acre Center School campus as a possible replacement for the district's aging school buildings.

Greenfield Ways and Means Committee recommends staying with single tax rate

Greenfield's Ways and Means Committee recommended adopting a single tax rate following discussions with Assessing Director Christina Summers.

Montague revisits discussion of trash disposal fees with Solid Waste Management District input

Jam Ameen, executive director of the Franklin County Solid Waste District, advised Montague officials to reconsider proposed bag fee hikes due to resident affordability concerns while suggesting a tiered barrel sticker system to address budgetary gaps.

Warwick voters make quick work of Special Town Meeting warrant

Warwick residents unanimously approved five articles during a brief Special Town Meeting, including rescinding a snow and ice deficit allocation and establishing a new bylaw for handicap parking fines, though they passed over a debt exclusion proposal regarding the Franklin County Technical School.