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By THOMAS JOHNSTON
The Greenfield field hockey team is getting a nice boost this fall. A newly formed cooperative program between the Green Wave and Pioneer came together, with the Panthers joining forces with Greenfield this upcoming season. The co-op came to be after...
By CHRIS LARABEE
COLRAIN — With a federal farm bill on the horizon, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern set out on his 13th annual farm tour Tuesday to get a sense of what Franklin and Hampshire county farmers need to continue bringing food to tables across the state.Following a...
By MARY BYRNE
GREENFIELD — In its first two weeks online, the city’s newly built public library welcomed 200 new patrons and reactivated the expired patron cards of 300 others, according to the library director’s latest report.“It’s been fantastic seeing...
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — As donations flow into the Massachusetts Farm Resiliency Fund, community and state and federal officials let the beer flow Monday night in an effort to raise more money for farmers affected by July’s rainstorms.Dozens of supporters...
By BELLA LEVAVI
MONTAGUE — About 40 people convened at the Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area this past Saturday where they shared views and learned about forest management during a tour by the citizen-based group Save Massachusetts Forests.“Our vision about...
By DOMENIC POLI
NEW SALEM — Residents will head to the ballot box next week to vote on a debt-exclusion override for a new Fire Department pumper truck following the measure’s approval at annual Town Meeting in July.Voters gave their blessing to a $616,000...
By JULIAN MENDOZA
LAKE PLEASANT — With the launch of a new open mic series for writers, local historian and National Spiritual Alliance member David James hopes to make the tight-knit village of Lake Pleasant even tighter.The Village of Lake Pleasant Tea & Crumpet...
By JULIAN MENDOZA
TURNERS FALLS — With two assistant principals having left their positions in as many years, administrators at Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School are optimistic that new hire Loren Messina closes the revolving door.Messina had her...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
AMHERST — The UMass and New Mexico State football teams met in the final game of the season in 2021, a forgettable contest in which both squads entered with identical 1-10 records and were crawling to the finish line.When the Minutemen and the Aggies...
By MARY BYRNE
GREENFIELD – With a principal agreement in place, the historic Leavitt-Hovey House, previously home to the former public library, is soon to be under new ownership.Pending successful negotiations, Greenfield Savings Bank plans to expand its local...
By BELLA LEVAVI
SHELBURNE FALLS – After a four-year haitus, the Iron Bridge Dinner returned this past weekend with its iconic long dinner table set up in the middle of the street.“We decided to pick it up and resurrect it again,” said Jennifer Pease, president of the...
By JAMES PENTLAND
Twelve Massachusetts farms, including five in Franklin and Hampshire counties, will share in $4.7 million in Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) funds announced Friday by the Healey-Driscoll administration.The Massachusetts Department of...
By STEVE PFARRER
AMHERST — Adding to its collection of work documenting social change, the University of Massachusetts Amherst has acquired the papers of social activist and writer Al Weinrub, co-founder of the anti-imperialist organization Science for the People...
By JULIAN MENDOZA
TURNERS FALLS — After more than a year of post-production, locally shot and produced film “Money Game” is complete, according to writer, director and producer Julian Lowenthal.The dramatic film, made relevant by real-life pandemic-inflicted economic...
By BELLA LEVAVI
HEATH — Town residents were in heaven this weekend as the 105th Heath Fair took place at the Heath Agricultural Society’s Fairgrounds.The fair is an annual event and prides itself on being an “old school” agricultural fair with classic displays in the...
By MARY BYRNE
GREENFIELD – For Marisa Perez, the decades-long career she’s built in human services isn’t just a job she wakes up for every day, it’s a passion.After all, she was once in the same position as the very people she now seeks to help. Perez, who is...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier Regional athletic department will have a new leader this fall. Dave Sanschagrin — who previously served as the athletic director at Southwick High School — was hired to replace Carl Cyr as the Redhawks’ athletic...
By BELLA LEVAVI
One of the many stories featured in Richie Davis’s third book focuses on a group of singers that meet every day on the Montague Common. The group, which includes Davis, has no leaders and has been singing continuously since the pandemic began.I...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
GREENFIELD — In just three weeks the Greenfield football team will be marching onto Vets Field to open its season against Chicopee. That preparation got underway on Friday. The Green Wave took to Vets Field for their first practice of the 2023 season...
By MARY BYRNE
As many as 50 comedians will be performing later this month as part of a three-day comedy festival celebrating the voices of those who are traditionally underrepresented in the world of comedy.“Myself and any touring comedian would say that festivals...
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