FirstLight dam repairs completed early in Turners Falls
Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle named DCR commissioner
Montague joining Pioneer Valley Mosquito Control District
A (hair) cut above the rest: Greenfield Circle K employees raising money for Special Olympics
Guest columnists Jennifer Core and Claire Morenon: Immigrants — the heart of our local food system
Sunderland office building latest to be considered for South County Senior Center home
SUNDERLAND — South County Senior Center Board of Oversight members, alongside other officials from the three towns, are eyeing yet another potential long-term home for the Senior Center.
Annual DinoFest expands into Dino Trail Week
Piti Theatre Co.’s annual DinoFest is evolving into something larger this year: Dino Trail Week.
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Greenfield resident wanted by FBI for illicit marijuana operation
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Baystate Franklin Medical Center not at risk of closure, CFO says
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PHOTOS: One step at a time
Sounds Local: Shelburne Falls Porch Fest to fill village with music
Business Briefs: July 11, 2025
Montague and Erving Notebook: July 11, 2025
Sports
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Harasymiak Hits the Reset Button — and the Clock’s Already Ticking
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117th Mass. Amateur: Hometown kid Downes survives thriller, sets up title match with Kilcoyne at GreatHorse
Bay State Games 2025: West softball repeats as champions with 11-7 win over Coastal
Silver finish for West: Local stars battle in Bay State Games baseball final
On The Ridge with Joe Judd: The red ghost of Shelburne
Opinion
My Turn: In the name of the law
In 1787, the U.S. Constitution was amended to include the Fugitive Slave Clause. This clause made it illegal for enslaved persons to free themselves through escape, and legally required them to be returned to their enslavers. In enshrining this in the Constitution, it also nullified state laws that protected enslaved persons from being returned to their enslaver if they reached a Northern state that abolished slavery. However, as Southern enslavers were unsatisfied with the resistance they encountered when attempting to retrieve their escaped slaves, the U.S. government attempted to mollify them with a stronger law. In 1793, The Fugitive Slave Law was passed by Congress. This law declared that any escaped enslaved person must be returned to their enslaver, regardless of what state in which they were recaptured, and that anyone assisting in their escape would be fined $500 and given a year in prison.
Warren Senders: Activism demands media reform
Laurie Evans: Restore access to Gordon King Estate
My Turn: Thoughts on motonormativity
Garth Shaneyfelt: Paying the piper
Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business
Sidehill Farm yogurt biz changes hands in Hawley
HAWLEY — After 25 years running Sidehill Farm, founders Paul Lacinski and Amy Klippenstein are moooving on.
Breaking down barriers in trade work: Collective of LGBTQ handy service workers in high demand
‘We’re trying a new adventure’: International Cafe and Deli opens in South Deerfield
Aldi grocery store opens in Greenfield
Moldavite Dreams on the move: Business returning to Shelburne Falls roots
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Arts & Life
World of wonder: Walter Wick’s dynamic photographic illustrations at Norman Rockwell Museum
STOCKBRIDGE — The dynamic images of photographic illustrator Walter Wick can be viewed through Oct. 26 in four galleries at Stockbridge’s Norman Rockwell Museum.
Local authors up for statewide awards: Four Franklin County authors nominated in four different Mass Book Awards categories
Multiple bottom lines, plenty of heart: Oxbow Design Build celebrates first decade
‘I want you to see who we really are’: Portraits of Native Americans of southern New England on display at Great Falls Discovery Center
Nature Photo Contest
Obituaries
Lucia Powell
Cheshire, CT - Lucia Passano Powell died at the age of 94 on June 17, 2025, at Elim Park in Cheshire, CT. Mrs. Powell died peacefully after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Lucia was born in Middletown, Ohio on January 16, 193... remainder of obit for Lucia Powell
Camaline Keach
Athol, MA - Camaline T. Keach, on July 5th, 2025, at Athol Hospital. She was born on June 17, 1923, in Athol, a daughter of the late Antoni and Addolorada Bariloni. She was the wife of the late Thomas Keach. A graveside service wi... remainder of obit for Camaline Keach
Theresa A. Cassidy
Ashfield, MA - Theresa A. (DeMarco) Cassidy, 93, of Ashfield, Mass., passed away peacefully on June 28. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend, Theresa, Terry, "Treese," or Mrs. C will be missed... remainder of obit for Theresa A. Cassidy
John Nove
SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA - John Nove, 77, died peacefully at home on July 1, 2025 after a serious illness. A 16-year resident of South Deerfield, he established the Grey Seal Bindery and served as Chair of the Deerfield Historical Commission... remainder of obit for John Nove
