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Two local school advocates tapped to lead state’s new Small and Rural Schools Committee
Orange man gets 12 to 14 years for child rape
Greenfield Police Logs: April 2 to April 8, 2024
With new library comes new venue for annual Poet’s Seat Poetry Contest
Wheeling for Healing returns to South Deerfield to raise money for cancer treatment
My Turn: The pecking order revolution: Massachusetts’ fight for animal rights
With eye toward teaching firearm safety, Mahar’s Junior ROTC adding air rifles
Conway resident leading pilot program to help families facing financial ‘cliff effect’
Orange resident selected for governor’s Youth Advisory Council
Cleary Jewelers plans to retain shop at former Wilson’s building until 2029
GREENFIELD — More than a year after she was told her business would need to vacate its storefront in the former Wilson’s Department Store, Cleary Jewelers owner Kerry Semaski said she plans to keep her shop at its current location until July 2029...
15th annual NELCWIT fundraiser set for Thursday
GREENFIELD — The Friends of NELCWIT will hold the 15th annual “Power to Persevere” fundraiser on Thursday, and this year’s event will be the first to include a dance element.The celebration, set for 5 to 8 p.m. at the Guiding Star Grange on Chapman...
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Of nearly 180 canoes in River Rat Race, Zaveral/MacDowell team claims victory
Wealth of historic Quabbin Reservoir photos available online
Greenfield seeks answers for $1M in state funds for Green River School
Proposed Greenfield tax fund would benefit elderly, residents with disabilities
Tea Guys of Whately owes $2M for breach of contract, judge rules
$427K to expand Camp Apex capacity in Shelburne
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Montague and Erving Notebook: April 15, 2024
PHOTOS: Blended learning
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Sports
UMass basketball: Matt Cross reportedly enters transfer portal
AMHERST — The vicious one-two frontcourt punch that helped the UMass men’s basketball team to its best season in a decade is now gone.Forward Matt Cross has entered the transfer portal, according to multiple reports early Tuesday afternoon. Cross...
High schools: Mahar softball can’t stay with Northampton in 20-6 loss (PHOTOS)
Baseball: Sam Connors, Mahar get past Smith Academy for win No. 2 (PHOTOS)
High schools: Big fifth inning powers Pioneer baseball past Greenfield
Boys volleyball: Athol can’t stay with Holyoke in 3-0 loss (PHOTOS)
Opinion
Walt Gorman: Fed up
The solar eclipse did not change my life, but I very much enjoyed it. I doubt I’ll be around for the 2044 eclipse, but if I am, I just might travel to North Dakota to see it.According to the US ambassador to France and other US officials, former...
Maggie Baumer: Access to prosthetics and orthotics for physical activity a right, not a privilege
Pat Hynes: Nuclear weapons bills need action
Nikki Garrett: A joy to join in on Earth Day cleanup
My Turn: How to welcome a refugee family into your community
Business
Tea Guys of Whately owes $2M for breach of contract, judge rules
WHATELY — Tea Guys LLC must pay more than $2 million to a Baltimore tea company due to a breach of contract, a Franklin County Superior Court judge has ruled.The small business in Whately was sued last summer by Zest Tea LLC and had two bank accounts...
Primo Restaurant & Pizzeria in South Deerfield under new ownership
Patrons can ‘walk down memory lane’ at Sweet Phoenix’s new Greenfield location
Post-pandemic hardship prompts Between The Uprights closure in Turners Falls
Starbucks gets go-ahead from Greenfield Planning Board
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Arts & Life
Crunch time for matzo: An easy-to-make sweet treat that’s Passover Seder-friendly
Passover begins this coming Monday night. This eight-day holiday means many things to many people: the survival of the Jewish people in the book of Exodus, the overall history of Judaism, and even the last supper of Jesus.This year Easter came more...
Spotlight on women in classical music: Brick Church Music Series’s season comes to a close, April 28-29, with Champlain Trio
Ready for their close-up: Pothole Pictures announces a season of curated film screenings, live music and $1 popcorn
You’re up next: Western Mass open mic scene heats up post-pandemic
Sounds Local: Fun for the whole family: Meltdown, a book and music fest for kids, returns to Greenfield this SaturdayObituaries
Matthew J. Osofsky
Greenfield, MA - Matthew J. Osofsky, 38, died Saturday 4/6/24 at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield from injuries sustained from a car accident. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on Febru... remainder of obit for Matthew J. Osofsky
Sandra J. Niedzwiedz
Erving, MA - Sandra J. Niedzwiedz, 69, of Goodell Place passed away unexpectantly at home on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. She was born in Greenfield on May 3, 1954, the daughter of Bernard an... remainder of obit for Sandra J. Niedzwiedz
Barbara M. Mahar
Greenfield, MA - Barbara M. (Schotte) Mahar, 87, of Log Plain Rd., passed away on April 12, 2024 at Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility. A life-long resident of Greenfield, Barbara wa... remainder of obit for Barbara M. Mahar
Irving E. Mullette
North Adams, MA - Irving Mullette was born in North Adams, MA on April 23, 1938 to Eugene and (Vera) Christine Mullette. Out of high school, he went to East Coast Aero Tech Flying School, f... remainder of obit for Irving E. Mullette
