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Greenfield Planning Board takes up disability access, ADUs
New gun law facing second legal challenge, plus repeal push
Mesa Verde episode of ‘America’s Best Restaurants’ now on YouTube
Series of flu, COVID vaccination clinics planned in Franklin County
Greenfield Police Logs: Sept. 13 to Sept. 29, 2024
Residents unharmed in minor fire in Turners Falls
Warwick Community School will use new electric van for students
Montague Police K-9 Artie’s death prompts outpouring of community support
MONTAGUE — James Ruddock, an officer with the Montague Police Department, met his partner for the first time in 2014. The puppy named Artur, affectionately called “Artie,” would prove to live up to the meaning of his name during his years of service...
Who ya gonna call?: Quabbin Valley Paranormal investigates reported hauntings
If there’s something strange, in your neighborhood … it could have a perfectly mundane explanation.A peculiar scratching on a roof might be interpreted as a haunting spirit yearning to be left alone in their home, and an increase in electromagnetic...
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Project Skydrop winner revealed as Boston meteorologist Dan Leonard
As I See It: Melania Trump’s nude photos — Art of pornography?
Fifth Street Bridge in Turners Falls to be closed through Oct. 18
Montague Police K-9 Artie’s death prompts outpouring of community support
Residents unharmed in minor fire in Turners Falls
UMass Medical School professor co-recipient of Nobel Prize
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West County Notebook: Oct. 8, 2024
Regional Notebook: Oct. 7, 2024
In a pickle at the Tyler Memorial Library: A no-cook, no-sink-required pickling recipe
Bail set at $50,000 for Orange man accused of child rape
Sports
HS Roundup: Moises Borrayes scores a hat trick as Turners boys soccer beats Southbridge, 8-0
The goals came early and often for the Turners Falls boys soccer team against Southbridge on Monday. Moises Borrayes led the way with a hat trick, helping the Thunder earn an 8-0 independent victory in Turners. David Klempner-Siano tallied twice while...
Bulletin Board: Franklin County, Frontier youth football teams have successful weekend
Field hockey: Addie Harrington scores twice to propel Frontier past Greenfield, 2-0 (PHOTOS)
UMass Basketball: Minutemen picked 9th, Minutewomen 13th in A-10 preseason poll
UMass Football: Minutemen face big test against No. 21 Missouri on Saturday
Opinion
My Turn: MCAS testing requirement imposes constraints, not standards
It is difficult to imagine a more condescending and erroneous take on Question 2 than the one Ed Lambert of the Boston-based pro-business group Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education attempts to articulate in his Oct. 5 letter [“Weakening...
Deb Habib: North Quabbin Garlic and Arts gratitude
David Parrella: A house divided
Green River Cemetery Board of Directors: Cleanup of abandoned campsites appreciated
Tom Peabody: Being divided
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A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
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Business
Politicians call out Stop & Shop for price disparities across its chain of stores
NORTHAMPTON — Several members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation, including U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, are demanding an explanation on reports of price disparities found at different Stop & Shop locations in the state, something the Daily...
$12K awarded to Franklin County businesses, schools supports waste reduction
Immerse yourself in spooky season: Revival Wheeler Mansion to offer two murder mystery weekends and a pumpkin fest next month
‘Beer’s nothing without people’: Berkshire Brewing Co. celebrates 30 years this weekend
Boiler Bar & Grille in Orange adds golf simulator
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Arts & Life
Learn to hear music differently: Six week course in Montague focuses on ‘The Art of Makam’
Weathervane Community Arts (WCA), in partnership with the Montague Common Hall, will host an inaugural six-class series called “The Art of Makam,” where participants will learn the modal music system of makam, taught by Boston-based musician and...
Sounds Local: Father daughter punk duo release first album: Rocking Puppies will celebrate ‘Civilized Show-Off’ this Saturday at Hawks & Reed
‘Eating in Leverett’ for 250 years: New cookbook is a lasting memento of town’s major birthday
The sweet spot for sweet potatoes: A Greenfield family learned the secrets of spud-growing by trial and error
Speaking of Nature: Still going strong after summer: Common chicory a hot spot for pollen and nectar-seekersObituaries
Florence Browning
Westminster, SC - Florence Leslie Hixon Browning, 80, passed away October 6, 2024. A native of Massachusetts, daughter of the late William and Olive Rebecca Parker Hixon, she was a retired teacher and of the Baptist faith. Survi... remainder of obit for Florence Browning
Emily Dagrosa
South Deerfield, MA - Emily Rose Dagrosa, 37, of Greenfield, passed away September 28, 2024, following a brief illness . Born June 6, 1987, the daughter of Patricia (Grybko) and Jared Dagrosa, she lived in South Deerfield most of her l... remainder of obit for Emily Dagrosa
Lois Audley
Lois A. Audley, 78, a resident of Kennebunkport and the loving wife of Chris Audley passed away Sunday, September 29, 2024 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough following a period of failing health. Services will be private. ... remainder of obit for Lois Audley
Walter F. Burnham
Harrisburg, PA - Walter F. Burnham, 75, of Harrisburg, PA, passed away peacefully at his home on Sept. 30, 2024, after a three-year battle with cancer. Walter was born in Greenfield, MA, April 9, 1949, the son of John Burnham and Marjor... remainder of obit for Walter F. Burnham
