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Fall Sports Update: Greenfield field hockey to co-op with Pioneer this fall
08-22-2023 7:37 PM

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...


McGovern farm tour assesses need across the valley
08-22-2023 5:18 PM

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...


New Greenfield Public Library sees influx of patrons
08-22-2023 4:39 PM

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...


‘We want them to thrive’: Supporters rally, raise a brew for valley farmers
08-22-2023 4:07 PM

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...


Environmental group shares views on forest management in Montague 
08-22-2023 2:31 PM

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...


New Salem voters to decide on Fire Department pumper truck on Aug. 29
08-22-2023 1:34 PM

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...


Lake Pleasant Tea & Crumpet Society debuts Thursday
08-22-2023 1:13 PM

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...


Schools land new assistant principal in Turners Falls 
08-22-2023 10:58 AM

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...


UMass football: Minutemen turn attention to nationally-televised season opener Saturday against New Mexico State
08-21-2023 5:08 PM

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...


Greenfield Savings Bank to acquire Leavitt-Hovey House for $10K
08-21-2023 5:06 PM

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...


Iron Bridge Dinner resurrected in Shelburne Falls
08-21-2023 4:58 PM

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...


Area farms put land into preservation
08-21-2023 3:59 PM

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...


UMass Amherst obtains papers of veteran social activist and writer Al Weinrub
08-21-2023 3:55 PM

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...


Film shot in Franklin County eyes film festivals 
08-20-2023 7:26 PM

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...


Bingo, square dancing and tractor pulls bring Heath together
08-20-2023 4:24 PM

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...


‘Someone did it for me, now I do it for others’
08-20-2023 2:13 PM

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...


New Frontier AD Dave Sanschagrin looking to keep winning ways going 
08-19-2023 2:32 PM

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...


New book completes anthology of Franklin County stories: Longtime Recorder reporter Richie Davis releases “Flights of Fancy, Souls of Grace”
08-19-2023 1:59 PM

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...


Greenfield football team kicks off its season with first practice (PHOTOS)
08-18-2023 7:38 PM

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...


They’re here, they’re queer, they’re hilarious: Far Out! Comedy Festival presents 50 comedians in Northampton and Greenfield
08-18-2023 1:42 PM

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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