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By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The Friends of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter will come before Deerfield’s regulatory boards in the coming weeks, as the nonprofit seeks to construct an 8,000-square-foot shelter on a 13.4-acre parcel of land off Plain Road East.

By MARA MELLITS

Earlier this year, a nationwide outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in cows caused panic for dairy farmers everywhere. Now, Massachusetts has become the only state to test all of its dairy herds, from 95 farms, and achieve 100% negative...

By GREG VINE

WINCHENDON — Several dozen people, families and other interested observers, showed up at Winchendon Community Park Thursday afternoon for a lesson in falconry. The event, billed as Falconry in the Park was sponsored by the Winchendon Cultural Council...

By DOMENIC POLI

Area veterinarians say there has been no drastic increase in the number of pets brought in with cannabis in their systems since it was legalized in Massachusetts, though more of the animals’ owners are willing to admit their dog or cat got into their...

By DOMENIC POLI

With their training complete in advance of this month’s deadline, local EMTs and paramedics now have the skills to provide medical treatment and transport of police K-9s injured in the line of duty under a new state law.Nero’s Law, which has been...

By JAMES PENTLAND

Looking to strengthen and better coordinate the work of animal welfare professionals in Hampshire and Franklin counties, the Northwestern district attorney’s office is launching a task force to share information and provide training.A primary goal is...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – Voters at the Special Town Meeting on Thursday opted to table a proposed animal bylaw until more people have had an opportunity to contribute input.Residents in Town Hall voted overwhelmingly to take no action on a warrant article prohibiting...