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UMass to hire former Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak as next head football coach
My Turn: The ‘dam’ truth
Pushback: Does Greenfield really want to adopt ‘urban’ zoning rules?
Orange voters accept land for water tower, approve animal control bylaws
Data shows a historic dry fall for western Mass
Five Town Meeting warrant articles sail through in Ashfield
Jingle Fest bringing holiday cheer to Greenfield for 11th year
Home on Winter Street in Orange rendered uninhabitable after fire
Climate activist Bill McKibben: Solar is light in dark times
AMHERST — The past few weeks have been tough for climate activism, and longtime climate activist Bill McKibben, who makes his home in Vermont, is feeling the heat.This year will be the hottest year on record, breaking the record-setting temperatures...
‘Big paws to fill’: K-9 Larry joins Montague Police Department
MONTAGUE — The Selectboard swore in the Police Department’s new four-legged officer Lawrence “Larry” Akim on Monday, filling a role that was left vacant when beloved K-9 Artur, better known as “Artie,” died in October after a decade of...
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UMass football: Amid coaching search, pair of blunders has athletic department in the spotlight
Bulletin board: Day 1 of the Massachusetts Shotgun Deer Hunting Season
State overrules Shutesbury bylaw on battery storage
In seventh year, The Scarf Project continues donation of warm clothing in Greenfield
Authorities identify Northampton man found dead in Gill
Backed by award, Northfield entomologist looks to future research
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Greenfield Police Logs: Nov. 4 to Nov. 11, 2024
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Montague Police Logs: Nov. 4 to Nov. 11, 2024
Greenfield High School Band to perform Winter Holiday Concert
Sports
Bulletin Board: Day 2 Massachusetts Shotgun Deer Hunting Season
Another dry day greeted hunters for Day 2 of the Massachusetts Shotgun Deer Hunting Season on Tuesday.Erving’s Chad Jackson checked two deer at Bitzer Hatchery in Montague, including a 163-pound, 10-point buck – the largest deer checked during Day 2...
UMass athletics: Men’s soccer, field hockey tourney runs highlighting final A-10 seasons
UMass football: Amid coaching search, pair of blunders has athletic department in the spotlight
Fit to Play with Jim Johnson: Lessons of the playground
UMass soccer: Minutemen continue Cinderella NCAA tourney run with 1-0 win over Virginia in Sweet 16Opinion
Julia Duncan: Looking forward to Trump at the helm
In her Nov. 23 column “No hibernation allowed,” Judy Wagner claims that the presidential election was “oh so close.” Oh, but it wasn’t. Donald Trump won in an Electoral College landslide. He swept all seven swing states and even won the popular vote,...
Mary Kay Mattiace: Shout-out to Garden Cinemas
Jackie Humphreys: Thank you Sheffield Elementary or taking good care of grandson
Clayton Sibley: Unwilling and entitled public employees
My Turn: Groundless criticism, vitriol leaves bad taste
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A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
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Business
Maple Valley Creamery plans farmstand in South Deerfield
SOUTH DEERFIELD — New life may soon be coming to the vacant farmstand at the intersection of Routes 5 and 10 and North Hillside Road.Maple Valley Creamery, the Hadley-based dairy farm that also operates Maple Valley’s Scoop at the Silos, is eyeing the...
Lifelong home baker starts business, The Sourdog, in Orange
Bittersweet Bakery & Cafe in Deerfield reopens with smaller menu, renewed focus on dinners
Local restaurant owners reflect on ‘really important conversation’ started by defeated ballot question
Technician shortage stymies heating repair companies in Pioneer Valleye-Edition
Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: Spotting the bird with the ‘X-factor’: The absolute worst time to be without a camera
It was the morning of Thanksgiving Day and I was up early. Guests were still asleep and I was done with the morning chores. A pot of fresh coffee had been brewed, a fire was crackling happily in the wood stove (front doors open so the fire was...
Relief from the over-the-hill blues: Recipes for a party and some special Brazilian cheese puffs
A celebration of history-making women: The Rockwell Museum exhibits over 200 of Anita Kunz’s portraits in ‘Original Sisters’
Up to 50 critters at a time: Amelie Dricut-Ziter runs the Leyden Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation 
Valley Bounty: ‘If you need something, come on over’: Hillside Farm’s offering is just about as fresh as you can getObituaries
Marianne Preger-Simon
Addison, VT - November 22, 2024, Marianne Simon, dancer, educator, therapist, died peacefully in hospice care in her daughter's home, surrounded in her final days by the music and love of family and friends. Born April 18, 1929, Mar... remainder of obit for Marianne Preger-Simon
Elsie M. Kolakoski
South Deerfield, MA - Elsie M. (Kennedy) Kolakoski, 88, of North Hillside Road passed away 11/29/24 after a period of failing health with her family by her side at the Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility in Greenfield. Elsie was b... remainder of obit for Elsie M. Kolakoski
Margaret C. Kabaniec
Erving, MA - Margaret C. (Madden) Kabaniec, age 91, formerly of Erving passed away on Monday, November 25, 2024 at the Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility in Greenfield. She was born in Lewiston, Maine on April 2, 1933, the daughter o... remainder of obit for Margaret C. Kabaniec
Christine Towse
Westfield, MA - Christine A. (Armey) Towse, 83, passed away on her 83rd birthday on November 29, 2024 at home. She was born in Hartford, CT to the late Francis and Lillian (Carney) Armey. Chris graduated from St. Borromeo School and att... remainder of obit for Christine Towse
