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Sen. Markey comes to Turners Falls to announce federal funding to tear down vacant mill complex
A small town in Franklin County, Massachusetts is getting significant government support to take down a vacant mill complex that poses a threat. Some $10 million is going toward an effort to demolish the old Strathmore Mill Complex in Turners Falls – a massive series of buildings with structures already “in the preliminary stages of collapse,” according to the town.
Ben Johnston, Sam Bucala set to compete at 2024 Bassmaster Junior National Championship in Tennessee
Franklin County will be represented at the 2024 Bassmaster Junior National Championship. Ben Johnston, a rising freshman at Frontier Regional, and Sam Bucala, a rising freshman at Greenfield High School, placed first in a Massachusetts qualifier and will be heading to Chickamauga Lake in Dayton, Tenn. next week to represent the Bay State in the Bassmaster Junior National Championship.
Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity to hold volunteer orientation
After a period of hosting virtual volunteer activities, Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity said its upcoming new volunteer orientation will be in-person. It is scheduled for Saturday, July 20, at the Greenfield Public Library. “We’re thrilled to welcome new volunteers back to our in-person orientation sessions,” said Nancy Bair, volunteer...
Furthering the goal of ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’: Deerfield Transfer Station adds swap shed
DEERFIELD — The old saying goes that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, but what if there was no need to throw the item out in the first place?. Beginning this past weekend, Deerfield residents using the Transfer Station now have a new outlet for getting rid of their items in the form of a swap shed, which allows folks to bring small appliances, home decor, dishware and other similar items in an effort to reuse those items rather than throw them out.
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