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By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — After a year of public hearings about a special permit for a gravel pit on Trompke Avenue, the Select Board this week approved the applicant’s request to withdraw their application based on a legal issue with the membership of the board.

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 GARRETT COTE

WESTFIELD — It will go down as the greatest comeback in Granby boys basketball program history.

By GARRETT COTE

A trio of Hampshire County basketball programs have made it to championship Saturday, as the Northampton and South Hadley girls teams and Granby boys team will compete in their respective title games looking to raise hardware. These same three squads all competed in the Western Mass. finals last winter and are once again back in the big game.

By GARRETT COTE

GRANBY — Prior to Tuesday’s tip off between the No. 1 Granby boys basketball team and No. 4 Mahar in the PVIAC Class C semifinals, Rams head coach Dylan Dubuc only had one thing on his mind — and if his team could execute it, he didn’t see an upset happening.

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 GARRETT COTE

GRANBY — Any time the Easthampton boys basketball team put together a strong stretch of play on Tuesday night, Granby always seemed to have an answer. The Rams were aggressive, precise and relentless for all 32 minutes of their contest with the Eagles, and a 38-point second half propelled them to a 68-44 win on their home floor.

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 SAMUEL GELINAS

GRANBY — For the first time in 23 years, Granby has a new town administrator after the Select Board this week unanimously agreed to appoint Shelley Poreda to the position.

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 RYAN AMES

Anthony DelValle has the Granby wrestling team in a good spot.

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 GARRETT COTE

GRANBY — After a strong close to the second quarter, the Granby girls basketball team went into halftime with a 25-22 advantage on its home floor. Despite leading scorer Kalli White bouncing in and out of the game due to injury, the Rams diversified...

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...