Libraries still in the business of books, but embrace growing role as community ‘third space’

03-31-2024 11:36 AM

Tilton Library Director Candace Bradbury-Carlin said that in recent years, libraries have grown beyond a place to study or get books and into a “third space,” serving their patrons in new and diverse ways.At the South Deerfield library, this could...


Greenfield committee supports funding Hillside Park upgrade, 3 affordable housing projects

03-31-2024 12:05 PM

GREENFIELD — The Community Preservation Committee struck pickleball and informational kiosks out of its fiscal year 2024 Community Preservation Act grant funding recommendations on Thursday night, instead favoring money for three separate affordable...


Sports


High schools: Agawam slugs past Frontier softball in season opener (PHOTOS)
03-29-2024 9:00 PM

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Runs came early and often in the Frontier softball team’s season opener against Agawam on Friday. The visiting Brownies opened the game with four runs in the top of the first but the Redhawks responded by putting three runs on the...

Opinion


My Turn: Inventive approaches needed to solve city’s housing crunch
03-31-2024 12:21 PM

I would like to thank former Mayor Wedegartner for her My Turn about housing in the commonwealth and in Greenfield. Yes, we are moving in the right direction, but we have a very long way to go. The UMass Donahue Institute stated that Franklin County...

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Yarmouth, ME - Barbara Totman Cutko, 87, died of Alzheimer's dementia in Yarmouth Maine on March 17. Born in Conway, MA Barbara earned a B.A. in education from UMASS Amherst and Master's de... remainder of obit for Barbara Totman Cutko

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George "Greg" Mastaler Largo, FL - George "Greg" Mastaler, 87, a kind soul who was math-minded and introspective, crossed the great divide Saturday March 2, 2024. Greg was always one to slip... remainder of obit for George Mastaler

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Amherst, MA - Peter Albert Ward, fondly known as PAW, died on March 3, 2024 at the Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst, MA, at the age of 79. He was born on December 28, 1944, in Quincy, ... remainder of obit for Peter Albert Ward

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RoseMarie (Gravallese) Moscaritolo Greenfield, MA - On a beautiful, sunny Palm Sunday, March 24, 2024, RoseMarie (Gravallese) Moscaritolo went to her eternal rest, surrounded by her family a... remainder of obit for RoseMarie Moscaritolo

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