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Buckland backs short-term rental bylaw
‘We are among the leaders’: Ashfield Town Meeting voters pass bevy of clean energy proposals
$12.14M school budget draws discussion at Montague Town Meeting
Streetlight decision comes to Shelburne Town Meeting
Conway rejects public safety building bids due to high costs, will likely try again
New Whately town admin starts June 17
Bringing forth ‘the world as it ought to be’: Community Action celebrating 60 years
Three-way contest for Planning Board on Northfield ballot
After 15 years on Bernardston Selectboard, Garland chairs last meeting
Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls to open on plant sale day, May 11
SHELBURNE FALLS — The Bridge of Flowers, closed at the end of the 2023 season for needed repair work, will reopen on the day of the annual plant sale, Saturday, May 11. The bridge was not expected to open this season, but a regional dearth of bidders...
Change in federal drug classification could help cannabis shops
In the wake of the Justice Department’s proposal to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug, dispensary owners say the change would help their business, especially on taxes.“The immediate impact would be for the government to treat us like other...
Greenfield Notebook: May 6, 2024
PHOTO: River runway
PHOTO: Getting settled in Deerfield
Regional Notebook: May 6, 2024Sports
Softball: Franklin Tech pulls away from Hopkins, 8-3 (PHOTOS)
Leading 4-3 after three innings, the Franklin Tech softball team took control in the final four frames on Friday against Hopkins Academy. The Eagles scored three in the fourth and tacked a run on in the sixth while Hannah Gilbert shut the Golden Hawks...
High Schools: Greenfield girls tennis wins second match in a row following 4-1 triumph over PV Christian (PHOTOS)
Bulletin Board: Liam Kerivan and Spencer Towne pitch Pipione’s past TFAC
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Phantom of the Derby
Softball: Pioneer pulls ahead late to defeat Northampton, 34-29 (PHOTOS)
Opinion
Guest columnist Gene Stamell: We know what we know
Columnist’s note: The following contains many parenthetical asides and seemingly unimportant details that somehow, one hopes, lead to a conclusion that the reader finds moderately interesting or entertaining or, at the very least, bearable. Once...
Shirley and Mike Majewski: Vote for Blake Gilmore
Michelle Caruso: Questions candidate’s judgment after 1980s police training incident
Kathy Sylvester: Vote for expertise on May 6
Bernie Sadoski: Blake Gilmore is committed to his community
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...
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 options
New owners look to build on Thomas Memorial Golf & Country Club’s strengths
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Arts & Life
The house that therapy built: Multimedia artist Lisa Winter to display “My House” at the Wendell Meetinghouse this Sunday
Lisa Winter is a multimedia artist who has dabbled in miniatures for decades, but life as a registered nurse during a time of political turmoil (and, eventually, a global pandemic) took a toll that led her to therapy “just to sort things out.” The...
Fun Fest returns to Turners Falls: Música Franklin hosts 6th annual family-friendly, free event, May 11
Valley Bounty: Delivering local food onto students’ plates: Marty’s Local connects farms to businesses
Let’s Talk Relationships: Breaking up is hard to do: These tools can help it feel easier
Sounds Local: Broadway star returns to Greenfield for concert: Kevin Duda to sing with Franklin County Community Chorus this SundayObituaries
Edwin J. Nartowicz
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
Karen R. Adams
Karen R Adams Bernardston, MA - Please join us as we celebrate the life for Karen R Adams on Saturday May 25, 2024, at Mt Toby Friends Meetinghouse located at 184 Long Plain Rd Leverett MA. Service will begin at 11:00 am, please join us ... remainder of obit for Karen R. Adams
Susan R. Johnson
Greenfield, MA - Susan R. Johnson, 53, passed away unexpectedly on April 25, 2024. She was born in Gardner, MA on April 26, 1970 the daughter of Rene and Margaret (Ackert) Charette. She enjoyed going to the beach, tanning and art. S... remainder of obit for Susan R. Johnson
James F. Millar
James "Jack" F. Millar Sunderland, MA - James "Jack" F. Millar, 74, of Amherst Road died unexpectedly Friday 4/26/24 at the Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. He was born in Northampton on January 6, 1950, the son of James a... remainder of obit for James F. Millar
