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ORANGE – The Massachusetts Peace Statue in the center of Memorial Park is getting some work done, thanks to a matching state grant paying for its professional conservation.Also known by the words engraved on its bronze plaque, “It Shall Not Be Again”...

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ATHOL — The three-alarm fire that killed a woman at 92 Fern St. on Thursday morning was likely accidental and originated at a gas stove in the kitchen, according to the state Department of Fire Services.When reached Friday, Jake Wark, a spokesperson...

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GREENFIELD — The Florida man who was the subject of an hours-long search on Tuesday after allegedly shooting an Athol man in the thigh was arrested as a vehicle passenger in Holyoke later that day and arraigned in Greenfield District Court on...

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NEW SALEM – Joseph Nawrocki returned from another trip to Quebec on July 22, but he had no time to visit the Quartier du Petit Champlain or stop by Notre-Dame Basilica.He was too busy helping battle the wildfires that have ravaged parts of Canada and...

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ORANGE — The town’s health agent has signed on to become the new town administrator, putting to bed a four-month saga that saw two previous candidates have their offers rescinded for undisclosed reasons.Matthew Fortier will take the reins on Aug. 21,...

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ORANGE – The Orange Wastewater Treatment Facility has new leadership for the first time in 40 years.Oscar L. Rodriguez took over as chief operator for Edward Billiel Jr. on July 1 and will oversee the department’s budgeting, operations and day-to-day...

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ORANGE—Donald Harty was hiking the Panorama Trail in Yosemite National Park last year when his cellphone rang despite spotty reception.The voice on the other end was that of Jeremy Bucci, then the chief trial counsel for the Northwestern District...

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ERVING – Roughly 20 interested citizens attended Thursday’s Erving School Committee meeting to learn more about the fiscal and educational feasibility of merging the Gill-Montague and Pioneer Valley regional school districts.Alan Genovese and Greg...

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ERVING – Erving School Union 28 Superintendent Jennifer Culkeen is back on the job following a month-long leave that began June 2, the day after she abruptly walked out of a School Committee meeting during a discussion about student...

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ORANGE – The Selectboard voted Wednesday to offer the town administrator job to Orange’s health agent and tasked two members with recommending a contract, all while hoping to close a frustrating chapter in which two previous candidates had their...

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ORANGE – Selectboard members hope third time’s the charm in its town administrator search, as offers made to two previous finalists were rescinded for undisclosed reasons.The board voted unanimously in mid-April to offer the position to Kevin Flynn...

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WENDELL – The Democrat representing the 7th Hampden District in the state House of Representatives toured the proposed home of the newly-official Wendell Historical Society on Friday afternoon, as the end nears for the crowdfunding campaign set up to...

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GREENFIELD – MassHire Franklin Hampshire is settling into its new digs, having moved from Arch Place to the Greenfield Corporate Center at the end of May.The quasi-governmental agency connecting workers with employers opened to customers at 101 Munson...

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ORANGE – Seventy-six students with few memories of a pre-pandemic high school closed a challenging chapter of their lives Friday when they moved their tassels from right to left at Ralph C. Mahar Regional School’s graduation.The 2023 graduating class...

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By DOMENIC POLIStaff WriterORANGE – The town is scheduled to discuss Wednesday the contract a seasoned public service veteran has proposed as he vies to take the reins as interim town administrator for six months to a year.The Orange Selectboard...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since the end of the Vietnam War, about 300,000 American military veterans have died from exposure to Agent Orange. One of those fallen patriots was lifelong Erving resident Bruce L. Bezio, who died of lung cancer in September 2021,...

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WARWICK — Salamander Hollow Healing Habitat recently received the Massachusetts first-place prize from Hipcamp, a website and mobile app offering outdoor stays and camping experiences, along with being named a national finalist.The private, honeybee...

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ORANGE — Change is brewing at Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Co., which is set to become a worker-owned cooperative on July 1.Dean Cycon founded the business in 1993 and, having recently turned 70, is ready to hand the reins to his 16 employees.“Who...

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ORANGE – For high school seniors, spring is a time of accomplishment – graduations, college acceptance letters, job offers ... and proms. But bad decisions can quickly turn joyous occasions into unforgettable tragedies.With this in mind, Ralph C....

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ORANGE – Drive past 60 Guest St. in Boston and you might see construction crews working on a nine-story, 350,000-square-foot life science building coming with a $500 million price tag. And the North Quabbin region will leave its fingerprints on the...