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Academic excellence, creating community top of mind for new Pioneer principal
Franklin County resident-inspired bills ‘on track to pass,’ Comerford says
State grant to bring additional van to South County Senior Center
37 Mohawk Trail graduates reminisce, bid high school adieu
Extradition hearing delayed for Greenfield murder suspect Taaniel Herberger-Brown
Incumbent faces challenge to retain Selectboard seat in Buckland
‘Breathe deep and love your life’: Stoneleigh-Burnham School celebrates 20 graduates
Lifelong Leyden resident looks to fill Selectboard seat
As I See It: Better off choosing with our head or heart?
Greenfield High School grads called upon to ‘seize the moment’
GREENFIELD — As 85 Greenfield High School seniors marked the end of their high school journeys, they were urged to always carry with them the curiosity and determination that led them to Saturday morning’s commencement.Valedictorian Maree Ellis...
McGovern urges Frontier grads to ‘make good trouble’
SOUTH DEERFIELD — With so much happening in the world — a pandemic, wars and countless other issues at home and abroad — it’s natural to want to block out the noise, but Congressman Jim McGovern urged the 96 Frontier Regional School graduates Friday...
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Amtrak expands Valley Flyer service with evening runs to and from valley to NYC
Former Athol man gets 25-30 years for child sexual abuse
South Deerfield’s North Main Street bridge closed indefinitely
Tractor-trailer crash detours traffic on Routes 5 and 10 in Deerfield
The slow spell of Negril, Jamaica: Scenes from an idyllic island getaway
As I See It: Between Israel and Palestine: Which side should we be on, and why?
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Sports
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Behind the BNCTV broadcast call
Good morning!Earlier this spring I was searching for a Sinatra song on YouTube when a Pioneer Valley Regional School baseball game popped up in the sidebar, broadcast live for the world to see on Bernardston-Northfield Community Television. Who...
High Schools: Frontier boys tennis falls to Nantucket in D4 Round of 32 (PHOTOS)
Bulletin Board: Athol alumnus Harvey Krupnick inducted into the Holliston High School Athletics Hall of Fame
Class C softball: MacKenzie Paulin strikes out 17, big 5th inning lifts Greenfield past Tech for 3rd straight WMass title (PHOTOS)
Class D softball: Anne Kolodziej’s late heroics send Turners Falls past Lee for 24th WMass title (PHOTOS)Opinion
Connecting the Dots: Who will own the Earth?
Recent columns in this newspaper about the Quabbin Reservoir got me to reading Marjorie Kelly’s book “Wealth Supremacy.” Kelly is a distinguished senior fellow at the Democracy Collaborative, a national research and development lab for a democratic...
Donald Moskowitz: Breeding grounds for anarchists
My Turn: Digging up lost diaries of first dogs
Diane Kurinsky: Not disrespect but discussion
Kevin J. Smith: Letters missed writer’s point on transgender perspective
Business
‘A good, fun party’: Greenfield Records to host ‘Big 15th Anniversary Party’ with 8 local bands, June 8 at Hawks & Reed
Greenfield Records, formerly known as John Doe Jr., will throw a nine-hour live music festival at Hawks & Reed from 1 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 8 to celebrate its 15 years of business in the city.Greenfield Records co-owner Maria Danielson said the...
Greenfield’s Namaste owner opens second restaurant in Springfield
Craft beverage makers speak to ‘labor of love’ at May Chamber of Commerce luncheon
Le Petit Oiseau Bakery opens (camper) doors in Ashfield
Hotfire Bar and Grill to open Memorial Day weekend in Shelburne Falls
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Arts & Life
Stepping onto summer stage: Silverthorne Theater Company debuting three plays in its first full summer season
Time was when summer theater in the Valley was typically produced by a number of mainstays, including Chester Theatre Company, New Century Theatre, and the Ko Festival at Amherst College.But New Century Theatre shut down a few years ago, as did the Ko...
Sounds Local: Uncovering local music lore: Wendell Historical Society offers month-long ‘Valley Rockers’ history course this summer
‘Everyone loves our whoopee pies’: Over the Top Bakery in Orange enjoying a successful first year in business
Grown by the whole community: History and roots of the Greenfield Farmers Market, now in its 50th year
Speaking of Nature: The telltale song of summer: Singing green frogs welcome me back to the Thinking Chair Obituaries
Dorothy M. Gagnon
Greenfield, MA - Dorothy M. Gagnon, 98, of 11 Shattuck St., Greenfield, MA, entered eternal life on May 25, 2024, at the Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. She was born in Turners Falls on June 28, 1925, the daughter of Har... remainder of obit for Dorothy M. Gagnon
Susan Lubanski
Northfield, MA - Susan D. Lubanski, 73, formerly of Easthampton, MA passed away peacefully on Saturday May 25, 2024, at the home of her daughter in Northfield, MA. She was born in Holyoke, MA on May 3, 1951, the daughter of Romeo and He... remainder of obit for Susan Lubanski
Kyle W. Grazick
Greenfield, MA - Kyle W. Grazick, 44, passed away on May 21, 2024 at Baystate Franklin Medical Center. Born on August 12, 1979 in Greenfield, he was the son of Robert and Denise (Bovat) Grazick and a 1997 graduate of Greenfield High Sch... remainder of obit for Kyle W. Grazick
Joy Cadran
Greenfield, MA - Joy Cadran, 65, passed away on May 8, 2024 at Pioneer Valley Health and Rehabilitation in South Hadley, MA after a long battle with cancer. She was born on April 26, 1959 in Montague, MA. She graduated from King Phillip... remainder of obit for Joy Cadran
