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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
Shutesbury Elementary School principal leaving in June after 10 years
Franklin County Technical School Honor Roll, Semester 1
Speaking of Nature: Indulging in eye candy: Finally, after such a long wait, it’s beginning to look like spring is here
Columnist Daniel Cantor Yalowitz: Cultural humility means relinquishing ‘superiority’
$427K to expand Camp Apex capacity in Shelburne
SHELBURNE — Thanks to $427,000 in congressionally directed spending, Franklin County’s YMCA will renovate Camp Apex to expand its capacity, allowing more families, including those relying on financial aid or scholarships, to send their children to...
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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Sports
High schools: Mahar softball can’t stay with Northampton in 20-6 loss (PHOTOS)
The Mahar softball team is working hard to get its first win in a long time. The Senators — which are still searching for their first win post COVID — hosted Northampton on Monday, but the Blue Devils put runs up on the board in a hurry. Northampton...
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)
Max Homa is among a group of Masters contenders who are vying for their first major titleOpinion
My Turn: How to welcome a refugee family into your community
The loud and shameless politics that surrounds the issue of undocumented immigration makes it easy to miss the moves that the Biden administration has been making in the realm of legal immigration, from rebuilding the refugee program to expediting the...
Brian Prescott: No road closure coordination
David Kempf: Thankful for quiet on Trump
Guest columnist William Lambers: Boston Marathon winner inspires action against hunger
Carmela Semonelli: Support lacking at GHS
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
Spotlight on women in classical music: Brick Church Music Series’s season comes to a close, April 28-29, with Champlain Trio
Join the First Church of Deerfield for two days of classical music, as the Brick Church Music Series’ 2023-2024 season comes to a close on April 28 and 29.The two-part event begins on Sunday, April 28, at 3 p.m. at the First Church of Deerfield, 71...
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 Saturday
A varied and appealing ‘American Table’: New book from the Smithsonian looks at American history through the lens of foodObituaries
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
