Shawn Palmer

Publisher

Shelby Ashline became the Recorder Features editor in February 2018. As a reporter, she used to cover Northfield, Bernardston, Warwick and Leyden. She is a 2016 graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she studied Journalism and French. In her journalism career, she has written for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian, Amherst Wire, the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Western Mass Women Magazine and Beetle Press. Shelby is originally from Vermont and is also an avid horse enthusiast.

E-mail: sashline@recorder.com

Phone: 413-772-0261 ext. 270

Paul Franz grew up in Connecticut and graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1987 with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications. After interning as a news photographer for the Daily Hampshire Gazette and then The Greenfield Recorder while working for the University Photo Services at UMass Amherst the Greenfield Recorder hired him as a full time News Photographer. In 1992 he was promoted to Chief Photographer helping transition from making black and white prints to developing color film and finally going digital in 2004. Over the years Franz has won numerous awards for his photojournalism and nature photography and was named Photo Editor of the Greenfield Recorder in 2019. Living in Greenfield since 1999, he is raising two daughters that he is trying to launch into adulthood.

Jeff Lajoie began writing for The Recorder sports department in February 2017. Prior to that, he spent six years covering high school sports for Salmon Press publications in the Lake Winnipesaukee area of New Hampshire. A Holyoke native, Lajoie graduated from UMass with a bachelor's degree in sport management in 2008. He has spent time as a sports stringer for The Recorder since 2004.

Chris Harris edits 30 annual special sections for the Greenfield Recorder, such as the Almanac, Summer and Fall Valley Guides, holiday and seasonal supplements and special projects publications. She edits three quarterly or bi-monthly niche magazines distributed up and down the Pioneer Valley: Valley Kids, Going Green and Healthy Life. She also serves on the editorial board and edits the Saturday Religion Page. Harris graduated from Greenfield Community College and the University of Massachusetts and has worked at The Recorder since 2004.

Dom Poli covers southern Franklin County. He has worked in sports and news in Brattleboro, Vt., in Athol and now for the Recorder. He lives in Greenfield with his wife, a Greenfield native, and graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he studied journalism.

Zack DeLuca is the North County Reporter - covering Bernardston, Leyden, Northfield and Warwick. He joined the Greenfield Recorder in July 2019. Previously, he wrote for his weekly hometown paper - The South County Independent - in Rhode Island. Zack served as the Arts & Entertainment Editor of the University of Rhode Island student paper for three years, graduating in May 2018 with a double major in Journalism and Film Studies. In their free time, Zack and his dog love to hike and explore the beautiful Pioneer Valley year-round while the sun is up, before diving into the latest movie or TV show.

Thomas Johnston began writing for the Recorder sports section in July 2019. He received his bachelors degree in sports journalism from UMass Amherst in the spring of 2019. He previously interned for the Recorder for a semester, while also writing for the Daily Collegian, UMass' student newspaper for four years. He is a New Hampshire native.

Mary Byrne is the Greenfield Reporter. Prior to covering Greenfield, she spent a year covering southern Franklin County. She is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago, where she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism, as well as a graduate of the University of Glasgow, where she earned a master's degree in media, communications and international journalism. She previously worked as a news reporter covering the town of Danvers.

Chris Larabee is the South County reporter — covering Deerfield, Conway, Sunderland and Whately. He joined the Greenfield Recorder in May 2021 after graduating from Boston University. Chris worked as a sports writer, sports editor and general news writer over the course of three years with BU's student newspaper, The Daily Free Press.

Julian Mendoza covers all things Montague, Gill, and Erving. Prior to joining the Recorder in June of 2021, he worked as a freelance reporter, having written for Cape Ann Magazine, the Gloucester Daily Times, the Daily Hampshire Gazette, and the Amherst Wire. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in both English and journalism and a minor degree in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. When he takes off his journalist cap, Julian is a passionate musician, basketball player, dancer, and poet.