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Greenfield School Committee’s DeNeeve recognized with state honor
Turners Falls power canal water drawdown extended to Oct. 20
South County Senior Center sites narrowed to South Deerfield, Whately locations
Ashfield plans solar array near wastewater treatment plant
Shelburne Historical Society to celebrate Indigenous peoples on Oct. 20
Greenfield Public Library programs highlight Breast Cancer Awareness Month
State reports 100% negative results for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in dairy herds
Question 5: Do tipped workers need a raise? Controversial measure heads to voters
GREENFIELD — Voters will decide on Election Day whether to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers in Massachusetts, a controversial ballot initiative known as Question 5 that could change the landscape for the restaurant and bar industry and other...
Comerford continues push for Indigenous Peoples Day
NORTHAMPTON — State Sen. Jo Comerford is continuing her push to officially erase the memory of Christopher Columbus from the second Monday of October, and in its place make the day one of recognition for Indigenous peoples, as dozens of states have...
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Affordable housing planned for Stone Farm Lane in Greenfield
My Turn: New gun law a confused, unconstitutional overreach
Former employee sues career center, Greenfield, Northampton
As I See It: Melania Trump’s nude photos — Art of pornography?
And Then What Happened?: Are you abiding by the heat rule?
Conservation agent to serve five towns
Editors Picks
UMass geothermal power project alarms residents
North County Notebook: Oct. 14, 2024
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Cooley Dickinson puts off elective surgeries amid national IV fluid shortage
Sports
UMass Hockey: Minutemen score three goals in second period, defeat Air Force 5-1
After a scoreless first period, the UMass hockey team erupted for a trio of goals in the second against Air Force and cruised to a 5-1 win on Saturday night, bouncing back from Friday’s 3-2 overtime loss to Omaha.UMass sophomore goaltender Michael...
UMass Football: Missouri overwhelms Minutemen 45-3
Keeping Score: Recalling the magic of ‘El Tiante’
Football: Athol gets back in win column following 40-24 victory over Ware
UMass hockey: Minutemen fall to Omaha in overtime in Ice Breaker Tournament
Opinion
My Turn: This is all about immigrants, not just undocumented ones
Somehow, even though Donald Trump himself delights in describing how he’ll shut down various immigration programs, I still meet people who are convinced that “He’s not anti-immigration, he’s just anti-illegal immigration!”I can’t tell whether they...
Deb Katz: Nuclear power? We can do better than false solutions
Olivia McClurken: Help save the North Atlantic right whales
Molly Merrett: U.S. would come to ‘grinding halt’ without immigrants
Catherine King: Real Americans
Your Daily Puzzles
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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.
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
Montague’s El Nopalito adds breakfast option
MONTAGUE — The recent decision to offer takeout breakfast Thursday through Saturday is boosting business at El Nopalito at 196 Turners Falls Road.“People seem to like stopping in [and] getting their burritos to go,” said Jahmes Peters, owner of the...
Politicians call out Stop & Shop for price disparities across its chain of stores
$12K awarded to Franklin County businesses, schools supports waste reduction
Immerse yourself in spooky season: Revival Wheeler Mansion to offer two murder mystery weekends and a pumpkin fest next month
‘Beer’s nothing without people’: Berkshire Brewing Co. celebrates 30 years this weekende-Edition
Arts & Life
The Green Team makes dinner: 100 Mile Dinner is later this month in Greenfield
We live in an area with abundant local sources of food. Greenfield’s Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew is getting ready to celebrate this year’s harvest with a “100 Mile Dinner.”The dinner will take place next Saturday, Oct. 26, at 5:30 p.m....
Nostalgic in the 19th century: Two new exhibitions in Old Deerfield this fall aim to fill in more gaps of New England history
Superstition, or just bad lighting?: Some animal shelters find black cats less likely to be adopted
We need to talk about breast cancer: Get screened, become informed, know your options
‘One sentence can change the course of a relationship’: Valley Players stage first full production, ‘Constellations,’ this weekend and nextObituaries
Robert W. Miller
Robert W. "Bob" Miller Greenfield, MA - Robert W. "Bob" Miller, 79 of Greenfield passed away Sunday October 6, 2024, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. Bob fought a courageous battle with COPD for many years. Bob was born on... remainder of obit for Robert W. Miller
Charlton Baldwin
Greenfield, MA - Charlton Baldwin of Greenfield was born February 12, 1949 in Chelsea, Massachusetts and left us peacefully at home on April 30, 2023. He was the son of Lorna Baldwin and had eight siblings. Charlton's family moved to No... remainder of obit for Charlton Baldwin
Ardath Ann Garfield
Ashfield , MA - In the early morning hours of October 9, 2024, Ardath Garfield passed away peacefully, at Charlene Manor in Greenfield, following a long illness. She was 85 years old. Ardath was born in Milwaukee, WI and grew up in the... remainder of obit for Ardath Ann Garfield
Anna Marie Rice Hathaway
Plainfield, MA - Anna remained in her home of 69 years until her death at age 95 on September 8, 2024. She was predeceased by her husband, Norton "Dutch" Hathaway and daughter, Karen Gale Hathaway. She is survived by many fond memories.... remainder of obit for Anna Marie Rice Hathaway
