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New owners look to build on Thomas Memorial Golf & Country Club’s strengths
TURNERS FALLS — Members of the Snow family have added another golf course to their portfolio and have already begun work on cosmetic improvements.Kyle and Kelly Snow, along with Kyle’s parents Edward Snow Jr. and Kerrilynn Snow, bought the Thomas...
Quabbin Reservoir opens for fishing season on Saturday
It’s finally that time of year again — the Quabbin Reservoir will open for fishing on Saturday, April 20, at 6 a.m.The reservoir serves as the principal drinking water supply for 3 million of Massachusetts’ roughly 7 million residents. Since 1946,...
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Sports
The Real Score: Curveballs and casinos rarely save cities
About 10 years ago, the two major urban centers of central and western Massachusetts decided to engage in new regional industrial policy to spur on their local economies. Worcester and Springfield had been effectively hollowed up by decades of...
Opinion
Columnist Johanna Neumann: Reaping the rewards of rooftop solar
This week my boys and I are visiting my mom and stepdad for April break. Shortly after we arrived, they proudly gave us a tour of their new PV solar array, which they had installed on the south face of their home earlier this year. My stepdad, Rick,...
Business
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...
Arts & Life
Sounds Local: Spring is singer-songwriter season: A host of local performers celebrate new work
We are fortunate to live in an area where we can experience all types of music, and when it comes to singer-songwriters, we are fortunate to have so many talented ones living among us. Any given weekend, you can head out to one of the local breweries...
Obituaries
Leyden, MA - Mary Lou (Johnson) Barton, 74, of Leyden MA, took the Lord's hand on April 16, 2024, surrounded by her loving family at home. She was born in Brattleboro, VT on September 7, 19... remainder of obit for Mary Lou Barton
Greenfield, MA - Judith Mae (Phillips) Lively, 85, of Wells St., passed away on Tuesday April 9, 2024. Judy was born in Greenfield on June 5, 1938 the daughter of Walter and Mildred (Ch... remainder of obit for Judith M. Lively
Rowe, MA - M. Arlene (Sibley) Andognini, age 88, of Rowe, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Born at her grandparents hom... remainder of obit for M. Arlene Andognini
Greenfield, MA - Doris M. Taylor, 98, formerly of Greenfield, passed peacefully at Linda Manor Assisted Living Facility. She was born in Maynard, MA the daughter of William Charles Newman ... remainder of obit for Doris M. Taylor