Domenic Poli

ORANGE — Community members on Monday expressed their disgust with the Orange Elementary School Committee over the hiring of unqualified man as Fisher Hill School’s licensed practical nurse.

Charlemont Planning Board Chair Bob Nelson, left, looks on as civil engineer Jim Scalise, employed by Jeffrey and Jennifer Neilsen, details plans for 32 “glamping” cabins as part of the Hinata Mountainside Resort proposed for 133 Warfield Road in Charlemont. STAFF PHOTO/DOMENIC POLI

Early success in the Franklin County Probate and Family Court has spawned a statewide launch of Family Treatment Court sessions to address the needs of families involved in Juvenile Court cases in which substance use is a contributing factor.PATHS...

The Rev. Vicki Ix, pictured inside St. John’s Episcopal Church in Ashfield in 2018. The church has planned a half-day conference on Saturday to explore how previously incarcerated individuals experience re-entry into society, what kinds of support they need to adjust to life outside of prison and ways to help ease that transition. STAFF FILE PHOTO

Students rehearse a scene from “Frozen Jr.” at Ralph C. Mahar Regional School in Orange. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

The Tea Guys factory building, pictured on Christian Lane in Whately in November 2023, is now the site of Klondike Sound LLC. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Members of Ralph C. Mahar Regional School’s Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program retire the colors after a Veterans Day assembly in the school auditorium in November. The Junior ROTC will participate in competitions with an air rifle aspect next year. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

GREENFIELD — The Friends of NELCWIT will hold the 15th annual “Power to Persevere” fundraiser on Thursday, and this year’s event will be the first to include a dance element.The celebration, set for 5 to 8 p.m. at the Guiding Star Grange on Chapman...

David Prue, 36, of Orange, stands in Franklin County Superior Court during his sentencing for aggravated rape and abuse of a child on Tuesday. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Residents across Franklin County plan to get their hands dirty in celebration of Earth Day, with various cleanup events on the horizon.In Colrain, residents can roll up their sleeves and pick up roadside litter as part of “Spruce Up Colrain.” There is...