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Jewish community marks 1-year anniversary of Oct. 7 attack, honoring those killed and praying for hostages
MCAS scores moving target across Franklin County, North Quabbin districts
Shutesbury town admin emerges as top candidate for Sunderland vacancy
Orange home rendered uninhabitable following electrical fire
LAVA Film Festival announces lineup over three days in Greenfield
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
Late Montague Police K-9 Artie honored with procession
TURNERS FALLS — Police from across western Massachusetts gathered Tuesday morning to say goodbye to Montague Police K-9 Artie.Artie, who served the Montague Police Department for nearly a decade, was euthanized on Wednesday, Oct. 2, following a sudden...
Deerfield Town Meeting voters OK $3.8M for 1888 Building while St. James Church draws discussion
DEERFIELD — With $3.8 million in Community Preservation Act money approved, the 1888 Building rehabilitation project can move forward.While the big-ticket project was approved with no discussion, it was a housekeeping article regarding the St. James...
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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
Editors Picks
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
Montague and Erving Notebook: Oct. 9, 2024
Sports
Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a championship, dies at 83
BOSTON (AP) — Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and himself to the doorstep of the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 83.Major League...
HS Roundup: Moises Borrayes scores a hat trick as Turners boys soccer beats Southbridge, 8-0
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 pollOpinion
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
Your Daily Puzzles
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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
Speaking of Nature: A record-breaking month of bird-watching: One good thing to come from catching COVID was extra time at the Thinking Chair
The month of September was one of the most beautiful stretches of solid gorgeous weather that I can remember. There was very little rain last month and whatever rain there was seemed to fall on weekdays. As a result, there was ample time to get out...
Learn to hear music differently: Six week course in Montague focuses on ‘The Art of Makam’
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 errorObituaries
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
