“Somebody’s going to die in these buildings”: TFFD raises concerns about the safety of the Strathmore Complex at this week’s Montague selectboard meeting. Third Street says hello to specialty motorcycles, and Wendell says goodbye to a forest monk. Plus: selectboard coverage from Erving and Gill; holiday church service listings; guest editorialist David Detmold considers the impact of personal transportation choices upon the planet; Santa comes to Hubie’s; and TFHS basketball coverage.

MoRe: Part 3 of our series on Montague’s New Clairvaux Arts and Crafts Society. Young Shakespeare Players prepare to unleash a Tempest this weekend. A TrackChair lets one local woman return to farming. The Gardener’s Companion observes The Shortest Day. Trish Crapo brings the dunes of Cape Cod to the Hallmark Institute. The Montague Police deal with wayward humans and domesticated animals. The Healthy Geezer reassures a reader concerned about sex and pacemakers. Plus: our monthly Spanish language page, Aquí se habla español, returns! No paper next week, so grab this week’s issue and make it last! Happy Holidays, and thank you for your support in 2015.