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Legislators demand more unemployment pay for poorest residents

by Anita Fritz Staff WriterOctober 8, 2020

People listen to Dennis and Megs at a concert at the Bernardston Senior Center in June. With a $3,231 grant, the Senior Center plans to provide an outreach newsletter to help residents stay informed.

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Local agencies receive grants to help seniors through pandemic

by Anita Fritz Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2020

People listen to Dennis and Megs at an outdoor concert at the Bernardston Senior Center during the pandemic.

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Local agencies receive grants to help seniors through pandemic

by Anita Fritz Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2020

Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield.

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Baystate: Mental health as important as physical during pandemic

by Anita Fritz Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2020

According to Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s Chief of Medicine Dr. Kinan Hreib, it is important for those six months and older to get a flu shot this year with the probable convergence of the flu and COVID-19.

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Baystate preps for convergence of flu and COVID

by Anita Fritz Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2020

Early on in the pandemic, families visited their loved ones through closed windows at Charlene Manor Extended Care nursing facility in Greenfield.

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Local nursing homes prep for second COVID-19 wave

by Anita Fritz Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2020

Jordan Martin, 21, Andy Belloli, Natalie Belloli, 16, and Trisha Belloli, of Orange, stand on the football field at Ralph C. Mahar Regional School. Tricia Belloli supports a hybrid model because of the area’s exceptionally low rates of COVID-19 cases. She said the lack of social interaction in a typical academic setting has been affecting students’ mental health.

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Area parents share concerns about school reopening plans

by Anita Fritz Staff Writers, Mary Byrne Staff Writers, Zack DeLuca Staff Writers, Max Marcus Staff Writers, Domenic Poli Staff Writers, and Greg Vine Staff WritersSeptember 6, 2020

From left, Elyssa Maria Serrill, Stephanie Jeffries, Kirsten Levitt and Lysa Morton prepare vegan meals Thursday at the Stone Soup Cafe in Greenfield.

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Soup kitchens seeing rise in people served due to pandemic

by Anita Fritz Staff WriterAugust 20, 2020

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Grant to help Children’s Advocacy Center provide families with necessities, educational materials

by Anita Fritz Staff WriterAugust 19, 2020

Hannaford grocery store on New Athol Road between Athol and Orange. Its manager says the state’s ruling on bags “won’t be a big deal” for the store.

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Updated: Shoppers, state says you can bring those bags from home

by Anita Fritz Staff WriterJuly 23, 2020