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As uncertainty swirls around Washington regarding the release of allocated federal funds, farmers throughout the Valley are beginning to feel the freeze.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Two Franklin county and North Quabbin towns have received awards from the Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) for their annual town reports. Leyden and Phillipston earned second and third place, respectively, for their 2023 reports. 

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — After 14 years at the helm of Community Action Pioneer Valley, Executive Director Clare Higgins is retiring this summer.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Shockwaves from a 3.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Maine could be felt across Franklin County Monday. According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake stuck York Harbor in southern Maine at 10:22 a.m., and could be be felt across New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

WENDELL — The Selectboard plans to appeal the state attorney general’s recent rejection of the town’s battery energy storage bylaw.During a Dec. 18 executive session, the Selectboard opted to contract with Springfield-based law firm Doherty Wallace...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Wondering where you can find farm fresh eggs near you? If so, you may find just what you’re looking for on Egglister, a new web app with a map of farm stands in Franklin and Hampshire counties that are selling fresh eggs. The tool comes from data...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Although Boston meteorologist Dan Leonard beat out nearly 9,000 registered treasure hunters to locate a 24-karat gold statue valued at $26,725 in the Wendell State Forest, it was ultimately a dark-horse treasure hunter who cracked the code to the...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

WENDELL— The treasure hunter who found the Project Skydrop treasure has been revealed.Dan Leonard, a Boston meteorologist, has come forward and named himself as the anonymous treasure hunter who found the gold statue in Wendell State Forest earlier...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

WENDELL— The treasure has been found.Eleven days after the hunt began for a four-inch-tall golden statue, an anonymous treasure hunter has claimed the Project Skydrop prize deep in the Wendell State Forest.At 5:19 p.m. on Tuesday, those watching the...