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By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — As the Oct. 12 deadline for public comment on the Northern Tier Passenger Rail study approaches, communities around Franklin County are sending letters of support to the state for what some officials say could be a “game-changer” for the...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — Members of Athol’s Economic Development & Industrial Corp. and other town officials are remaining optimistic after a site visit to the parcel adjacent to the North Quabbin Commons shopping center on Market Drive, where the town is seeking a...

By DOMENIC POLI

In addition to the $950,000 that was awarded to Athol for an infrastructure improvement project along sections of South and Freedoms streets, six Franklin County municipalities are benefiting from a total of $3.9 million in Community Development Block...

ERVING — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is advising motorists that paving work on Route 2 will begin Thursday, June 6, and will conclude on Wednesday, June 12.Work will be conducted between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. each...

By CHRIS LARABEE

As the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) study of the Northern Tier Passenger Rail project continues, officials and consultants Thursday night collected more feedback and laid out some of its potential funding streams in the final...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) is asking the public to complete an online survey with an interactive mapping component to provide information for a new Franklin County Bike Plan.By updating the bike plan for the...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — The state is planning to remove a deteriorating and more-than-century-old dam in the Millers Wildlife Management Area that was originally built to create a drinking water reservoir for the town but now serves no useful purpose.The state...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts will receive $108 million in federal funds to support improvements to east-west passenger train travel between Springfield, Worcester and Boston, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and Gov. Maura Healey announced last Friday.The money...

By DOMENIC POLI

The Flood of 1936 caused widespread devastation in the Northeast and led to the passage of federal legislation aimed at mitigating damage caused by natural disasters. But the lawmakers who greenlighted the work would likely never have predicted that...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GILL — Full access to Route 2 near the Greenfield town line will likely be restored by the end of the month, following a July landslide that necessitated road repairs, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).Selectboard...

GILL — Route 2 eastbound just west of the Turners Falls-Gill Bridge will be able to reopen to traffic after four or five weeks of work to install an earth support system, the state Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.Following substantial...

GILL — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is closing Route 2 eastbound just west of the Turners Falls-Gill Bridge until further notice to allow crews to efficiently address slope erosion. Following substantial rainfall on Friday...

By EMILEE KLEIN

GREENFIELD — For the past 30 years, the construction industry has incorporated renewable energy, increased efficiency of heating and cooling systems, engineered air-tight installation and pursued other efforts to reduce greenhouse gasses emitted from...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — A proposed redesign of Route 2’s problematic intersection with the east side of Holmes Street looks to improve safety in the Farley village area.The intersection has been the subject of safety concerns for decades and last discussed for...