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By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — While volunteering at a tiny snack pantry for Granby Junior Senior High School students in 2017, Judy DeLong noticed a student wearing a sweatshirt with a wet, wrinkled and frayed collar.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Veteran Michael Slater left the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday night feeling like he witnessed the taping of an episode of “The Jerry Springer Show” — a long-running tabloid talk show known for its sensationalistic topics — rather than a presidential address.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — A second round of tree cutting in Dufresne Park will take place later this winter along the Kendall Street side of the park, where crews will selectively cut hemlock and pine trees and remove the fallen logs.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Nearly 15 months after the town approved $5.6 million to renovate the former West Street School into municipal offices and a senior center, the committee in charge of the project is proposing a $14.4 million restoration that would require passage of a Proposition 2½ override.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — The Select Board has offered Michael Durham the position as Granby’s new town administrator after its first choice, Shelley Poreda, turned the job down.

By EMILEE KLEIN

A $12.6 million grant will build out broadband internet for almost 100 underserviced communities across the state, including customers in nine Hampshire and Franklin cities and towns.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY/SOUTH HADLEY — Police are warning residents to keep their cars locked after three unlocked vehicles were stolen on Saturday night in neighborhoods off Route 116 that runs through Granby and South Hadley.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY/SOUTH HADLEY — Whenever 16-year-old Thomas DeWitt passed through West Street Cemetery in Granby, he noticed gravestones sunk or slumped over, each murky with grime, among fallen limbs and a decrepit shed.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — The Select Board will interview four finalists for the town administrator position on Tuesday afternoon with hopes of filling a vacancy as soon as possible.The finalists each have varied municipal and administrative experience. They include...

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — The Select Board approved entertainment and common victualler licenses for neighborhood winery Wine Haus in a 2-1 vote, with the chair dissenting due to ongoing discussions around noise and zoning.Over the past month, residents have come...

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — The Select Board took several initial steps Monday to find an interim and replacement fire chief to fill the vacancy after Michael O’Neal resigned from the position suddenly at the beginning of the month.“I’m just trying to fast-track this,”...

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Center Pharmacy is finalizing a $230,000 settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office over allegations that the business on State Street submitted dozens of false claims to MassHealth — allegations the pharmacy’s owner...

By EMILEE KLEIN

The story of the holiday tune “Jingle Bells” begins in Medford, when resident James Pierpont watched annual one-horse open sleigh rides between Medford Square and Malden Square. Those bells that inspired Pierpont to write the famous song were most...

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Fire Chief Michael O’Neill resigned suddenly on Dec. 2, leaving the deputy fire chief and assistant chief to run the department until the Select Board finds an interim.The board approved O’Neill’s resignation letter during its Dec. 5 meeting....

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — South Hadley Police Department’s newest officer has arrived at the station, bringing all his excitement, energy and fur with him.The South Hadley Police Department will launch its comfort dog program with Office Murphy, an 8-week-old...

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — GoNetspeed, a longtime internet and cellphone provider in Granby, recently wrapped up a $2.4 million project that will enable it to offer more than 2,200 homes and businesses high-speed fiber-optic internet service with faster upload and...

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — More than a year after approving permits for winery Wine Haus and Vineyard, the Select Board is seeking legal advice about the validity of a cease-and-desist order issued to the business in June by the town’s Building Department.Located at 16...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Still recovering from a devastating fire that destroyed its barn and farm store at 7 Carver St., Red Fire Farm in Granby is receiving $500,000 from the state’s Farm Security Infrastructure Grant program, money that will go some of the...

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Residents voted down the proposed animal control bylaw at the special Town Meeting Monday night, calling the legislation “unduly restrictive” for a farming community.“It seems very atypical for a farming community to have a leash law,”...

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — A special Town Meeting next week will give residents a chance to approve a property tax work off program for seniors and veterans and adopt a new animal control bylaw with stricter leash laws.Voters will discuss the six-article warrant...