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More than 130 arrested at pro-Palestinian protest at UMass
AMHERST — More than 130 people were arrested on the University of Massachusetts campus Tuesday night after those who set up a pro-Palestinian encampment on the South Lawn of the Student Union refused to dismantle tents and other parts of the site, and...
No surprises in Wendell election
WENDELL — There were no surprises in Monday’s town election, as there were no contested races and two positions for which there were no candidates on the ballot.According to Town Clerk Anna Wetherby, 133 ballots were cast, making for a 17.6% voter...
Sports
High schools: Lilly Ross, Franklin Tech blank Mahar 12-0 (PHOTOS)
TURNERS FALLS — Lilly Ross struck out four and allowed just one hit in the circle for the Franklin Tech softball team on Wednesday. The left-hander earned the win in four innings of work as the Eagles blanked Mahar, 12-0, in a five-inning Franklin...
Opinion
My Turn: Stop taking all equity in home seizures now
I don’t like to read the legal ads. The print is too small and it feels like you need a degree in legal studies to understand them. But on April 13 of this year, the city of Greenfield took out a full-page ad in the Recorder listing residents who...
Business
Fogbuster Coffee Works, formerly Pierce Brothers, celebrating 30 years in business
GREENFIELD — Three decades ago, Sean and Darren Pierce, two brothers in their mid-20s, decided to start selling coffee — a business venture that was funded by a roughly $30,000 mountain of credit card debt.Today, the Greenfield-based Fogbuster Coffee...
Arts & Life
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
If you are a Joni Mitchell fan (and who isn’t), you’ll want to be at the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls on Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m. when the premier Joni Mitchell tribute band here in the Northeast, Big Yellow Taxi, takes the stage. This...
Obituaries
Northfield, MA - Stephen Roy Kozma, 65, of Gill, Ma passed away unexpectedly at home on May 5, 2024. He was born in Greenfield, MA on Dec. 1, 1958 the eldest of five, to Stephen (deceased in 2014) and Marita (Bassett) Kozma.After gradua... remainder of obit for Stephen Kozma
Greenfield, MA - Stephen A. Clark, 76, of Greenfield, Massachusetts died Saturday April 27, 2024 at home. He was born in Brattleboro, VT on December 1, 1947, the son of Lloyd and Elizabeth (Rounds) Clark. Stephen was a graduate of Green... remainder of obit for Stephen A. Clark
Richard "Dick" Powers Northfield, MA - On May 2, 2024 Richard "Dick" "Dickie" Powers, 79, passed away at the home of his daughter, with his daughters by his side, following a long battle with vascular and frontotemporal dementia. He was ... remainder of obit for Richard Powers
Northampton, MA - Edwin J. Nartowicz, 100, of Northampton, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2024, surrounded by his loving family at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. He was born in South Deerfield on November 7, 1923, to the late John and A... remainder of obit for Edwin J. Nartowicz