Granville Harvest Fair opens Oct. 11 for 42nd year
GRANVILLE — The town’s population, which is about 1,600, will swell by a factor of at least five when it opens its 42nd annual Harvest Fair.
Western Mass. natives among Gaza flotilla detainees reportedly released
Two young men with ties to Western Massachusetts were part of an all-volunteer humanitarian aid flotilla intercepted by the Israeli Navy in waters outside of Gaza early the morning of Oct. 2.
Blandford library expansion plans nearing completion
BLANDFORD — At an informational meeting on Sept. 20, the Porter Memorial Library building committee presented the plans for the library’s expansion which are nearing completion.
Russell teen awarded $100,000 Laureate scholarship
RUSSELL — Elizabeth Hanechak, 18, of Russell has been awarded a $100,000 scholarship for her project, “Solving the Plastic Problem: Developing a Microbial System for the Bioremediation of Plastic Waste into Drinkable Water and Fertilizer Material.”
Russell designated as Purple Heart Town
RUSSELL — On Sept. 17, there was a small ceremony hosted at Town Hall to unveil signs that designate Russell as a Purple Heart Town and that it is now part of the Purple Heart Trail which nearly all the way across the country along Route 20.
