Franklin County News

It took a jury less than an hour Thursday to dismiss a $3 million federal lawsuit against Lifeline Systems, a medical alarm company blamed in the 2003 death of a disabled Franklin County man.

The Bank Row building adjacent to the Energy Park annex has been sold and the new owner plans to renovate the building and turn it into a mix of retail and living space, according to a local Realtor.

The survivor of an August car crash that left three teenagers dead in Orange has been indicted by a Franklin County grand jury on three counts of homicide.

After nearly a year of trying to get the owner of the former Usher Plant to finish demolition on the site, town officials are asking for help from the building inspector and fire chief.

Kids who dive into the pool at YMCA's Camp Apex have good reason to be thankful for the sun.

In the shadow of the Mel Gibson movie set that is under construction atop Mount Sugarloaf, a more modest movie production is under way.

Johnny Appleseed , born John Chapman , is known for planting apple trees in the United States, including trees in Ohio and Indiana, he has roots in Massachusetts.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.- The state Department of Education has rejected all three proposals for new charter schools in Western Massachusetts.

Lt. James Carpenter, a Franklin County deputy sheriff, loads bottled water from the Bernardston Senior Center into his vehicle for delivery to elderly residents affected by the contamination of the town's water ...

It can take as long as 100 days to see a doctor in some rural parts of Massachusetts, according to a study by the state's largest physicians' group, which also points to a shortage of primary care physicians ...

With fuel prices at an all time high, many people are worried about how they'll heat their homes this winter.

Franklin County is a fertile source of pick-your-own apple orchards. Like the rest of the apple orchards in Massachusetts, at the heart of the orchard is a family.

You might think libraries have become places just for research or school reports.

Visitors to the bridge of flowers in Shelburne Falls walk across the former trolley bridge during another birthday celebration in 1999.

Freedom Credit Union will open by spring of next year its third Franklin County branch in a former bank building at 74 Main St.

When 41-year-old Todd R. Lovett was stopped by police on the Mohawk Trail around 1 a.m. on a morning in August, he didn't make excuses, according to police.

Linda D. Webber, 55, of 122 Main St., died Saturday, Sept. 6, at Buckley HealthCare Center in Greenfield.

It may take a village to raise a child, but in Northfield's case it took the town -- from kindergarteners to Garden Club -- to raise a three-story library addition.

Following two well-attended Saturday morning ''conversation cafes'' on issues of aging and a winter heating forum, the Shelburne Falls Senior Center is hosting a two-day ''Summit on Aging'' this Friday and ...

Recently released Census information and new local measures of family income indicate poverty in Hampshire County is on the rise out of proportion with the rest of the state.