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Pioneer eyes policy to curb student cellphone use
The World Keeps Turning: Remembering the civilians
Residents question second BlueWave solar project in Northfield
Shelburne Falls committee puts ‘a local face’ on military service with annual commemoration
Beacon Hill Roll Call: May 13 to May 17, 2024
Fire truck, police cruiser replacements up for vote at Charlemont Town Meeting
Hamshaw Lumber expansion gets nod from Deerfield ZBA
‘It’s all smiles’: Montague Soapbox Derby returns June 2
GOP silences McGovern over Trump remarks
Hear ye, hear ye: Kathy-Ann Becker, Wendell’s town crier, is one of four in the state
WENDELL — If you go to Wendell Old Home Day on Sept. 21, understand that that’s not a Salvation Army volunteer you see and hear ringing a bell on the town common. That’s Kathy-Ann Becker — and she’s actually the town crier.Once the trusted messengers...
New priest settling in at St. Patrick’s Church in Northfield
NORTHFIELD — The new priest at St. Patrick’s Church says the community has embraced him “with open arms and warm hearts.” The Rev. Paul Bombardier started at the 80 Main St. church on Dec. 7 after Bishop William Byrne reassigned him from Holy Cross...
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Montague lands $4.92M EPA grant to demolish Strathmore mill
48th annual Bernardston Gas Engine Show expected to be biggest event yet
Suspect still at large after allegedly striking Warwick police chief with vehicle
Greenfield Fire Department moves into new station on Main Street
‘Such a great honor:’ Greenfield’s Kelly Doton to be inducted into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame on Friday
Le Petit Oiseau Bakery opens (camper) doors in Ashfield
Editors Picks
Montague, Gill and Erving Notebook: May 25, 2024
Valley Bounty: Resourceful and really delicious: The Upper Bend in Turners Falls serves classics with local seasonal add-ons
Sounds Local: Outdoor concert season is upon us: Memorial Day weekend kicks off a robust summer of music in Franklin County
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Sports
High Schools: Pioneer baseball advances to Class D finals with 5-0 triumph over Turners
NORTHFIELD — A key midgame defensive play Thursday night gave Pioneer the momentum it needed and stopped Turners Falls in its tracks.The host Panthers had just taken a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning of their Western Mass. Class D baseball...
Multiple locals impress during first day of MIAA Div. 6 State Track and Field Championship on Thursday
Softball: Nine-run first inning helps propel No. 2 Franklin Tech past Drury, 20-2, and into Class C final
High schools: Greenfield baseball, softball both punch Class C semifinal tickets
Class B softball: Skyler Steele belts 100th career hit, Frontier edged by Hampshire 4-3 in semifinals (PHOTOS)Opinion
Tom Travis: Honor their memory
Let’s not forget the meaning of Memorial Day, a day celebrated for those who had to pay with their lives and now lie in foreign lands and here at home. Please teach our young children what Memorial Day really means, it is remembered each year for the...
Shirley and Mike Majewski: Kudos to vet hospital
Franktinus Stuitje: About a case of character
Cathy Stanton: Failed overrides, not fraud, culprit for Orange’s budget woes
My Turn: Quabbin protection, potential
Business
Le Petit Oiseau Bakery opens (camper) doors in Ashfield
ASHFIELD — Sita Bird and her husband have always loved vintage trailers. So after 15 years of self-taught baking and running an at-home special order baking business, Bird decided to renovate a 1963 camper and fill it with her homemade goods.The...
Hotfire Bar and Grill to open Memorial Day weekend in Shelburne Falls
Retired police officer, veteran opens firearms training academy in Millers Falls
Fogbuster Coffee Works, formerly Pierce Brothers, celebrating 30 years in business
Goddard finds ‘best location’ in Shelburne Falls with new Watermark Gallery spacee-Edition
Arts & Life
Kayaker’s delight: Best day-paddles along the Connecticut River in Massachusetts
Last summer, I chronicled my 68-mile paddle of Connecticut River through Massachusetts. Along the way, I became very well acquainted with the river, its bends and currents, dams and bridges, trees and wildlife — even its sewage overflows! Here are a...
Earth Matters: Biodiversity crisis in our backyard: The science behind saving habitat for wildlife
The slow spell of Negril, Jamaica: Scenes from an idyllic island getaway
Catching up with rhubarb: A cup of stewed, sugared rhubarb contains as much calcium as a glass of milk
A gem in the center of town: Greenfield Farmers Market celebrates 50 yearsObituaries
Jonathan G. Tuttle
Shutesbury, MA - Jonathan G. Tuttle (83) of Shutesbury passed away on January 20, 2024 in Leeds at the home of his sister, Deb (Deborah L. Jacobs). Jonathan was a committed trade-union leader with a lifelong dedication to working famili... remainder of obit for Jonathan G. Tuttle
Winona M. Corse
Conway, MA - Winona M. Corse, 88, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at Greenfield Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after a period of declining health. Winnie, as she was known to many, was born October 13, 1935 in Florence, Massachuset... remainder of obit for Winona M. Corse
Armand Maurice Proulx
Greenfield, MA - Armand Maurice Proulx of Greenfield, MA, Catholic priest, UCC minister, beloved husband, best friend and soul mate of wife Jeanne Marguerite Douillard, and beloved, "favorite" father of Rachelle Magali Douillard-Proulx,... remainder of obit for Armand Maurice Proulx
Thomas A. Kolakoski
South Deerfield, MA - Thomas A. Kolakoski, 70, of N. Hillside Road died peacefully on May 8, 2024, at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Greenfield on June 26, 1954, the son of Edward and Sylivia (Greenbush) Kola... remainder of obit for Thomas A. Kolakoski
