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Greenfield theater collecting donations for victims of California wildfires
Earth Day event coming to Fisher Hill Elementary School in Orange
‘Acres of Clams’ screenings in Greenfield, Belchertown to showcase nuclear power opposition
Ashfield voters to consider debt exclusion for retaining wall fixes, series of advisory questions
Colrain preps $5.29M budget with increases for Highway Department, legal fees
Guest columnist Ben Grosscup: Anti-Trump resistance can’t be ‘hands off’ on militarism
‘I can’t picture another job’: Northfield Elementary teacher earns Excellence in Teaching Award
NORTHFIELD — For nearly a quarter of a century, Carolyn Baskowski has welcomed students into Northfield Elementary School.
Montague residents join workshop on future of former Farren Care Center lot
MONTAGUE — Residents used a hands-on game to visualize what they’d like to see at the site of the former Farren Care Center.
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Whately cyclist struck by vehicle in Deerfield
Greenfield Police Logs: March 25 to April 6, 2025
Nearly $118K grant to fund shade tree plantings in downtown Greenfield
Reported cuts to Head Start program have Community Action worried about consequences
Catholic Charities loses funding for refugee programs, shifting focus under new leader
Greenfield native Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Brewery, to throw out first pitch at Fenway Park on Friday
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Part 3: Enough Abuse shares series of tips for National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Greenfield Police Logs: March 25 to April 6, 2025
PHOTOS: Ready Readers
Two men sentenced in case of 2023 stabbing in Orange, pursuit
Sports
UMass football: Minutemen cap successful camp with annual Spring Game at McGuirk
AMHERST — Late in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s UMass football spring game, Team Maroon worked the ball inside the Team White 10-yard line trailing 17-10. Team Maroon quarterback Grant Jordan received a shotgun snap from the 4-yard line, faked the ball to his running back and scrambled right.
HS Roundup: Frontier girls tennis wins fourth in a row following 4-1 victory over Lee
Youth seasons getting underway as Greenfield Minor League Baseball opening day parade kicks off Saturday
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: A Monday trip to Sortino Field
UMass football: Minutemen wrap up spring practice, turn focus to Spring Game SaturdayOpinion
Kim George: A heartfelt thank you to our amazing volunteers
We cannot express enough gratitude for our volunteers’ incredible work for Pioneer Valley Hospice & Palliative Care. Their passion, dedication, and unwavering commitment to our cause have left a lasting impact, and we feel truly fortunate to have them as members of our team.
Jeremy Williams: Welcome, brothers and sisters
My Turn: Don’t be afraid
Columnist Jon Huer: How dirty is our money? Very dirty
My Turn: We are DEI
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
Expanding child care options: Hilltown Children’s Center opens in Shelburne
SHELBURNE — The newly opened Hilltown Children’s Center has a mission: building a foundation of self-confidence, individualism and fun for children, while expanding the child care options available in Franklin County.
Northfield’s Wild Geese Decluttering helps clients achieve comfort through organization
Cooking up an expansion: Cocina Lupita eyes second location in Turners Falls
Incandescent Brewing now open in Bernardston
Creating a ‘mecca of local art’: JJ White opening Art Deviation Gallery & Store in Greenfielde-Edition
Arts & Life
From corsets to Spanx: Historic Deerfield opens the season with ‘Body by Design: Fashionable Silhouettes from the Ideal to the Real,’ May 3
There’s no need to don your corset or three-piece suit for Historic Deerfield’s opening exhibition this season.
Bach and better than ever: UMass Amherst biennial Bach Fest returns April 25-27 with a multitude of concerts and symposia
Squarely a good time: There’s a resurgence of square dancing in the hilltowns
Practical skills and spiritual nourishment: Seeds of Solidarity Farm and Education Center offers workshops
Valley Bounty: Keeping that farming romance alive: Cara and Michael Zueger run Free Living Farm in PetershamObituaries
Dale A. Berry
Greenfield, MA - Dale A Berry, 82 passed on February 27th 2025 of an illness at Baystate Franklin hospital. To view Dale's Online Tribute, send condolences to the family, or for more information, visit www.csnh.com. logo ... remainder of obit for Dale A. Berry
Susan Lee Haff
Williamstown, MA - Susan Lee Haff (Markham), 85, died at home after a short battle with cancer, cared for in her final months by her children and daughter-in-law. She was born in Fort Edward, NY on February 12, 1940 to Charles and Blanc... remainder of obit for Susan Lee Haff
Paul A. Mann
Greenfield, MA - Paul A. Mann, 85, died Wednesday 1/15/25 at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Paul was born in South Boston on January 17, 1939, the son of Ralph and Ann (Collins) Mann. Paul attended local schools in the Bo... remainder of obit for Paul A. Mann
Joseph P. Miskinis Jr.
Joseph "Kip" P. Miskinis, Jr. Turners Falls, MA - Joseph "Kip" P. Miskinis, 82, of Crocker Ave died Thursday 4/17/25 at home. He was born in Montague City, MA on March 22, 1943, the son of Joseph P. and Beatrice E. (Richotte) Miskinis, S... remainder of obit for Joseph P. Miskinis Jr.
