Longtime Orange public servant Richard Sheridan dies at 78
From Global to Local: Mother’s Day and peace, 2024
Vote on resort permit anticipated soon in Charlemont as board talks conditions
Rowe voters to consider two-town fire district, expanding cemetery
Following ‘no’ vote in 2023, Hawley voters will again consider resolution on state flag, seal
Montague Police Logs: April 15 to April 21, 2024
Conway adopts records policy after Historical Commission’s taking of documents
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School Honor Roll, Third Quarter
Beacon Hill Roll Call: April 29 to May 3, 2024
Deerfield’s Tilton Library expansion ‘takes a village’
SOUTH DEERFIELD — With tosses of dirt, dozens of residents, town officials and legislators celebrated the start of Tilton Library’s expansion Friday morning.The ceremony was more than a decade in the making and officially kicked off the project as the...
From fair to fantastic: Memorial Hall Museum exhibit shows how Green River Festival blossomed over 37 years
In anticipation of Green River Festival in June, the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA) and former festival operator Signature Sounds are presenting a history of the region’s largest and most popular musical event.With a trove of...
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Retired police officer, veteran opens firearms training academy in Millers Falls
UMass graduation speaker Colson Whitehead pulls out over quashed campus protest
As I See It: Between Israel and Palestine: Which side should we be on, and why?
Real Estate Transactions: May 10, 2024
Baseball: Caleb Thomas pitches Greenfield to first win over Frontier since 2019 (PHOTOS)
High Schools: Greenfield softball squeaks out 1-0 win over Franklin Tech in pitchers duel between Paulin, Gilbert
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On Mother’s Day, we’ll always have Paris: A crêpe recipe in honor of my French-speaking mother
North Quabbin Notebook: May 11, 2024
South County Notebook: May 11, 2024
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Sports
High Schools: Big sixth inning propels Franklin Tech past Smith Vocational (PHOTOS)
Leading Smith Vocational 3-2 going into the bottom of the sixth, the Franklin Tech baseball team's bats came to life. The Eagles put four across in the inning, and Kyle Begos closed things out in the seventh, allowing Franklin Tech to come away with a...
Bulletin Board: Frontier Mother’s Day Plant Sale takes place Saturday
Big turnout expected Sunday for 14th annual WMass Mother’s Day Half Marathon in Whately
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Saratoga awaits the Belmont
High Schools: Greenfield softball squeaks out 1-0 win over Franklin Tech in pitchers duel between Paulin, GilbertOpinion
My Turn: Valuing the grave work of funeral service providers
When my parents died unexpectedly 30 days apart, I never questioned if the funeral professionals caring for my father realized that they had also cared for my mother only weeks before. Are any of us, when in the vise grip of loss and grief, engulfed...
Martha Jorz: Stop supporting UMass and Raytheon
Erik Hoffner: Solar panels not a good use of farmland
My Turn: No good answers with utilities in control
My Turn: Blame Hamas for the suffering of Palestinians
Business
Retired police officer, veteran opens firearms training academy in Millers Falls
MILLERS FALLS — The Western Massachusetts Training & Education Academy offers an array of firearm courses taught by certified instructor and U.S. Marine veteran Leon “Lee” Laster. But you won’t find live ammunition on site.That’s because the new...
Fogbuster Coffee Works, formerly Pierce Brothers, celebrating 30 years in business
Goddard finds ‘best location’ in Shelburne Falls with new Watermark Gallery space
New buyer of Bernardston’s Windmill Motel looks to resell it, attorney says
New Realtor Association CEO looks to work collaboratively to maximize housing optionse-Edition
Arts & Life
Valley Bounty: Fibers for farmers: Western Massachusetts Fibershed turns local ‘throw away’ wool into fertilizer pellets
Local wool for your wardrobe … and for your garden?That’s the idea behind a new project from Western Massachusetts Fibershed, an organization working to strengthen our local fiber economy, right alongside our local food economy.Peggy Hart is a core...
Sounds Local: Joni Mitchell tribute comes to Turners Falls: Big Yellow Taxi to perform ‘Court and Spark’ in its entirety, May 18 at the Shea
Providing opportunity for people to grow: The United Arc of Franklin County’s annual Gardening with Steve event a highlight of spring
Speaking of Nature: Capturing my Bermuda nemesis: The Great Kiskadee nearly evaded me, until I followed its song
The house that therapy built: Multimedia artist Lisa Winter to display “My House” at the Wendell Meetinghouse this SundayObituaries
Cecile A. Chartier
Montague, MA - Cecile Anna (Ouellet) Chartier, 95 years old, of Turnpike Rd. passed away Wednesday April 24, 2024 at Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility. She was born in La Poca Tier, Quebec, Canada November 22, 1928, the daughter of ... remainder of obit for Cecile A. Chartier
Joan Vander Vliet
Bedford, MA - On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Joan Clausen Vander Vliet, of Carleton Willard Village in Bedford, MA, went home to God surrounded by her loving family. Born in New Rochelle, NY on November 15, 1929, she was the daughter of ... remainder of obit for Joan Vander Vliet
Linda S. Rodovich
Turners Falls, MA - Linda S. (Gravelle) Rodovich, 71, of Warner Street died Sunday 5/5/24 at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Greenfield on September 1, 1952, the daughter of Emil and Phyllis (Phelan) Gravelle... remainder of obit for Linda S. Rodovich
Alfreda M. LaBier
Alfreda "Sally" M. (Steven's) LaBier Greenfield, MA - Alfreda "Sally" M. (Stevens) LaBier, 79, of Greenfield, died Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at Bear Mountain Healthcare in West Springfield; after a long period of physical and mental decline ... remainder of obit for Alfreda M. LaBier
