Franklin County News

State grants to plan for "readiness" schools have been awarded to 16 school districts, including three in Franklin County.

Mohawk Trail Concerts will present "In Praise of Purcell," selections from the work of the celebrated 17th Century English composer Henry Purcell, Friday and Saturay, July 10 and 11, at the Federated Church in Charlemont.

Got 12 minutes? You could spend 12 months traveling around Franklin County, catching a vivid picture of almost everything life here has to offer.

For being green, two Franklin County building projects have brought home the gold in a statewide competition Monday.

The bad news: state budget cuts were drastic, and the state is likely to be $5 billion in the red before the fiscal year begins next week.

The town of Colrain in Franklin county was fertile ground for an alleged marijuana growing operation.

July 1 - Calling All Kids! Junior Rangers is coming to the Great Falls Discovery Center! Workshop 1 of 4 Starting July 1, the Great Falls Discovery Center in Turners Falls is offering a four-part science and nature education workshop for children as part of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Junior Ranger program.

The Green River Brew Fest started three years ago when the owners of Ryan and Casey Liquors in Greenfield decided that regular tasting events shouldn't be reserved for wine drinkers only.

For the most part, Franklin County school boards individually have been facing changes they see coming from Boston, like mandated regionalization.

Celebrating Father's Day turned into a community wide event for one Franklin County Town Sunday.

Robert Purinton, a native of Buckland, is on a mission. He wants a monument created to list names of all persons who served in the military from World War I on.

A correction to last week's article, "Bacci's Yarn and Vacuum." It was in- correctly stated that the Massachusetts State Police and the Greenfield Police received vacuum cleaners from Bacci's as donations.

Pothole Pictures continues its Summer series of classic films on Friday and Saturday June 19 and 20 with screenings of the Billy Wilder directed comedy "The Seven Year Itch." Marilyn Monroe, in one of her sweetest, sexiest roles, stars as the blonde beauty who moves in upstairs from middle-aged Tom Ewell, whose family is away for the summer, ...

Regional educational and business groups are exploring the development of a performing arts center in the downtown, with Greenfield Gardens Cinema the leading site.

After 16 years as the top law enforcement official in Hampshire and Franklin counties, Northwestern District Attorney Elizabeth D. Scheibel announced Tuesday she won't seek re-election next year.

Franklin County Technical School's electrical students install the first of nine panels for a 2 kilowatt photovoltaic array that will track the sun, offset power requirements for the school's greenhouse, and provide a stream of data for students to study in the school's solar training program throughout each year.

A second candidate has announced he will run for the Northwestern District Attorney's position to replace the retiring Elizabeth Scheibel .

Going green is becoming the "in" thing in Franklin County and the most affordable for living.

Flames went right through the roof of a home in Franklin County. Firefighters fought it from above but had to go low to get the water.

A concert of vocal and choral music will be presented by the Recital Chorus, directed by Margery Heins, on Sunday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Artspace Community Arts Center, 15 Mill Street, Greenfield.