GREENFIELD With just days left before the Sept. 6 state primary, candidates are making their way around the region and including campaign stops in Greenfield. “We are feeling the momentum just six days out,” attorney general candidate Shannon.
Senate hopeful’s list of endorsements growsPITTSFIELD Rep. Paul Mark’s campaign for state Senate representing the Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire District received another boost of support with the endorsement of reproductive advocacy.
Two women in recovery candidly told their stories as a way to illustrate the housing hurdles faced by those with addiction during the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region and the North Quabbin Community Coalition’s fourth.
Two women in recovery candidly told their stories as a way to illustrate the housing hurdles faced by those with addiction during the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region and the North Quabbin Community Coalition’s fourth.
Editorial: Monday Shorts: Taxi!
Published: 4/25/2021 4:16:50 PM
Here are some brief thoughts on recent happenings in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region.
One of the biggest roadblocks to employment in a rural county is transportation. The 101 cities and towns that make up metropolitan Boston boast subways, trains and buses, none of which we have to a practical extent around here, where cars rule.
For want of a car, jobs are lost.
Late-shift workers are especially vulnerable. To address this problem, the Franklin Regional Transit Authority (FRTA) announced a pilot program funded by the Metro Area Planning Council creating a bridge service to allow late-shift workers time to fix or buy a car and thus become self-sufficient, explained FRTA Assistant Administrator Michael Perreault.