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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

HEATH — Do you ever look up at the sky in amazement and wonder what you are looking at? All your celestial questions can be answered during an evening tour of the sky with the Rev. Jonathan Rehmus.Over Labor Day weekend, four astronomy programs will...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

AMHERST — EA Sports’ long-anticipated college football video game, “College Football 25” finally released in July, and UMass football players wasted little time getting in on the action. The popular game was shelved in 2013 because of disputes over...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD – Frontier Regional and Union 38 students walked into their buildings Tuesday morning, kicking off the 2024-25 school year in the Pioneer Valley.Smiles were everywhere as staff invited students in and friends reunited for another year...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — After a spring semester that came to a close with the arrests of 134 students, faculty and community members at a pro-Palestinian encampment, and nearly 500 faculty members and librarians subsequently taking a no-confidence in Chancellor...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

It’s the end of the summer and the new school year is here with the first day of school for Mohawk Trail/Hawlemont Regional School District students on Wednesday.Students, parents and staff can expect to see a few changes across the district this...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BERNARDSTON– After about a decade of serving beers, Rich and Geneva Pedersen of Hitchcock Brewing are ready to pour their last pint.The husband and wife team are retiring, and the South Street brewery’s last day will be Thursday, Aug. 29, from 4-8...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – The town’s community development director says she feels she has a better idea of the Selectboard’s priorities following its most recent meeting.Walker Powell remotely attended the Aug. 21 meeting and spoke with the board about where she...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

AMHERST — It’s year No. 47 for Don Brown as a football coach, but as the head man for UMass came down the hallway for his season-opening press conference at the Martin Jacobson Football Performance Center, he sounded like a kid ready for their first...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After a horse burial raised neighborhood concerns on Kelleher Drive this summer, town officials were unable to take any direct action to address the matter, as Deerfield lacks bylaws regarding the burial of farm animals.The burial...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — A study is underway to find affordable wastewater treatment solutions for the Colrain Sewer District.The sewer district has awarded a contract to Westfield environmental engineering firm Wright-Pierce to develop next steps for treating the...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

AMHERST — As UMass continually reshapes its roster in year No. 3 of the Don Brown era, players and coaches both say that the Minutemen will be faster this year than last year.“I’m going to tell you what we do better right now than at any time I can...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — It’s a celebration of the bounty of the county, and this year, the county provided a bountiful feast for the 19th annual Harvest Supper hosted by Stone Soup Café.The Greenfield-based non-profit was created to cross barriers like...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — Gordon Randall Kehler was many things to those in his life: a father, brother, friend, pacifist, war-tax resister and social justice activist, to name some.Kehler, known to his loved ones as Randy, died on July 21, at the age of 80, at...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Advocates of a new state law that adds a third gender option on vital records and other state documents are applauding changes that went into effect in July, saying that the new rules are vital for non-binary and gender-nonconforming people to be able...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

In an effort to bring movie buffs from throughout the region into the city, the Garden Cinemas, and, subsequently, Greenfield City Council, have declared the month of September “Stephen King Month.”From Aug. 30 to Oct. 4, Garden Cinemas will show 25...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Have you ever wanted to figure out your family’s lineage but didn’t know where, or how, to start? If so, you may be in luck with the Sunderland Public Library’s upcoming Introduction to Genealogy series.Beginning Sept. 10, the library is partnering...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Last year, the UMass football team had 10 players catch a total of 212 passes. Anthony Simpson is the only one of those 10 still on the Minutemen roster.He was last year’s leading receiver – his 57 receptions and 792 yards nearly doubled No. 2...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

As the 2024-25 high school sports season approaches, three new athletic directors in Franklin County are settling into their posts.Glenn Sullivan is taking over at his alma mater, Frontier Regional, for Dave Sanschagrin, while in Northfield, Nick...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Two athletic fields at Greenfield High School will have new names beginning this fall. The Greenfield City Council voted Wednesday to name the athletic fields behind Greenfield High School “Donna Woodcock Field,” and the baseball diamond at Veterans...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — With an eye toward ensuring community feedback informs how the city spends its state-administered opioid abatement funds, city councilors are giving further thought on whether to transfer the money into a Special Purpose Opioid Settlement...