‘A huge relief’: Swift River School reports filters, bottled water no longer needed
NEW SALEM — Swift River School’s new PFAS6 filtration system seems to be working perfectly, and 190 students and staff members will drink to that.A little more than three years after tests of the school’s tap water revealed elevated levels of the...
Sunderland Elementary School unveils new mural on International Night
SUNDERLAND — In celebration of Sunderland Elementary School’s 15th annual International Night, the school unveiled a new mural inspired by students’ work to honor the school’s diverse community.Located in the hallway leading to the library, the mural...
H.S. Roundup: Greenfield knocks down 13 3’s to defeat Hopkins (PHOTOS)
GREENFIELD — The Greenfield boys basketball team was able to get whatever it wanted on the offensive end of the floor against Hopkins Academy on Friday. The Green Wave set the tone early, racing out to a 15-0 lead before the Golden Hawks got on the...
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Martin, Minutemen hanging tough
Good morning!The UMass men’s basketball team took it on the chin against St. Joe’s on Tuesday night, losing 78-77. Seventeen turnovers were enough for the Hawks to eke out a one point road victory despite trailing by 13 with 10 minutes left. “Once...
Bernardston’s Crumpin-Fox Club ranked No. 23 golf course layout in country
Add another in the long list of accolades for Bernardston’s Crumpin-Fox Club.Golf Advisor, the longtime golf ranking system that now operates under NBC’s Golf Pass umbrella, ranked the top 25 public golf course layouts in the country going into the...
UMass basketball: Minutemen look to rebound against Saint Louis; Minutewomen hope to snap skid at URI
After winning two of its first three Atlantic 10 Conference games, the UMass men’s basketball team has now lost three of its last four – including two crushing defeats at the buzzer stemming from an inability to rebound down the stretch.The Minutemen...
Analysis: Mahomes and the Chiefs must win a Super Bowl this season to challenge Patriots’ dynasty
If Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are going to challenge Tom Brady and the New England Patriots’ unprecedented two-decade run of success, they have to win a Super Bowl this season.Mahomes and the defending champion Chiefs are facing their...
Columnist Daniel Cantor Yalowitz: Why does winning have to mean someone loses?
“Winning is not everything, it’s the only thing.” — Vince Lombardi (1955)We live in an increasingly ultra-competitive world. In the U.S., our children are trained from an early age not only about determination, discipline and persistence, but also...
Ferd Wulkan: Lack of Senate support for Sanders bill a shame
A full one percent of Gaza's population has been killed in the past three months. If that same proportion were killed in the U.S., it would be three million Americans dead. Is everyone outraged yet? Our government is complicit in this brutality....
Columnist Susan Wozniak: Tracking my life through a small place
I have no idea when or why I decided that I wanted to live in Massachusetts. Maybe, it was its history, or, its intellectual reputation. Maybe, it was the beautiful photographs that graced the calendars that oil companies handed out. The ones printed...
As I See It: Ignorance, stupidity completely different
American society is now facing a choice between capitalist democracy (if Democrats win) and fascist democracy (if Trump wins). Whichever side wins, both capitalists and fascists —as advertisers do — count on one cardinal weakness that is abundant...
Guest columnist William Lambers: Expand child tax credit to reduce hunger and poverty
By WILLIAM LAMBERSCongress can take action against hunger and poverty by bringing back the expanded child tax credit that was so successful in 2021. They can start by voting in favor of the bipartisan tax proposal put forward by Senate Finance...
Speaking of Nature: Who is that mysterious woodpecker?: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has caused quite a stir with readers
My selection of a writing topic is not always an easy thing. Sometimes I sit down to the keyboard and find myself completely stuck. I haven’t had an idea all week and at the last minute I still find myself with nothing to focus on. These are the...
The cure for wintertime blues: Snowmobile clubs enjoy outdoor thrills while tending to interstate trails
On snowy weekends in the winter, groups of snowmobilers can be found at the tops of mountains and along the vast networks of forest trails connecting towns throughout Massachusetts and beyond. “To be outside in the winter doing something; that is the...
‘You don’t look like a doctor’: Documentary film looks at the biases and challenges Black women physicians face
Dr. Khama Ennis had come a long way in her medical career.Until 2022, the Amherst resident had spent about two decades in emergency medicine, including a number of years as chief of emergency medicine at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, as...
Sounds Local: New year, new releases: Local artists release singles ahead of buzzed-about new albums
With a new year comes new music, and 2024 looks like it will be an excellent year for both recordings and live music. Now that the holidays are over, some local musicians have dropped new singles in recent weeks as they gear up for full-length...
Speaking of Nature: Drama at the feeders: The arrival of winter means the arrival of some foul-weather friends
It appears as though winter has finally arrived. November and December (most of which is technically autumn) were very mild and all through the Christmas break the high temperatures were consistently above freezing. This resulted in little to no snow...
John F. Bednarski
Greenfield, MA - John F. Bednarski, 96, of Newell Pond Place passed away Monday January 22, 2024 at Baystate Franklin Medical Center surrounded by his daughters. He was born in Greenfield o... Read More
Dudley Alfred Ferrari
Cary, NC - Dudley Alfred Ferrari, MD, 87, of Cary, N.C. and formerly of Naples, Fla. and Shrewsbury, Mass. passed away peacefully on January 15, 2024 with his three children by his bedside.... Read More
Paul F. Schlaikjer
San Luis obispo, CA - Paul F. Schlaikjer died aged 91 on January fifth 2024, after a short stay in hospital. Paul was an engaging raconteur. If he were telling the story of his life he ... Read More
Raymond Snow
Turners Falls and Shelburne Falls, MA - Raymond Milton Snow, III passed away on January 24, 2024. He was born on July 31, 1938 and grew up in Southbridge, MA where as a child and teen he co... Read More
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