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By JIASHAN ZHENG

Despite ongoing reform efforts, the Massachusetts prison health care system continues to be confronted with significant challenges, deeply affecting the well-being of incarcerated individuals and complicating their reentry into society...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The postseason is officially here. The top track and field athletes from Athol, Franklin Tech, Frontier, Greenfield, Mahar, Mohawk Trail, Pioneer and Turners Falls will head to Buckland on Friday to compete in the Western Massachusetts Division 2...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — UMass men’s basketball assistant coach Brett Nelson has jumped ship to North Carolina State to accept another assistant role under Wolfpack head coach Kevin Keatts.North Carolina State is coming off one of the most impressive Cinderella runs...

Artificial intelligence is experiencing a renaissance. Tools like ChatGPT and Copilot are becoming a daily part of conversations. AI’s history stretches back nearly as far as computers themselves, but the advent of generative AI has made it more...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With the company’s emergency action plan nearly finalized and approval from the Deerfield Selectboard, Tree House Brewing Co.’s September half-marathon will serve as the popular brewery’s first 5,000-capacity event.The town had...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — A Walk for Peace in Gaza, bringing participants from Town Hall to the New England Peace Pagoda, takes place Saturday, an event that organizers view as a way to stand with those experiencing loss and grief.Sponsored by the Village of Light...

By DOMENIC POLI

TURNERS FALLS — The 348th anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre will be marked with a Day of Remembrance on Saturday, as well as a commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the reconciliation ceremony held to establish friendship and trust between...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

ROWE — Two write-in candidates are vying for an open three-year Selectboard seat, as the current chair, Chuck Sokol, is not seeking reelection.Polls will be open on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Rowe Elementary School.Meg PallottaSelectboard...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

SHELBURNE FALLS — The former site of the organic restaurant Hearty Eats at 24 Bridge St. is being transformed into Hotfire Bar and Grill, serving burgers, an eclectic array of sandwiches and comfort foods like macaroni and cheese and chicken...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County Pride is teaming up with the YMCA to host its first-ever Pride Prom for Franklin County LGBTQ students in grades nine through 12.The prom will be held on Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. at Franklin County’s YMCA and is free to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — An extensive addition to Hamshaw Lumber’s South Deerfield location can move forward following the Planning Board’s site plan review and stormwater permit approval this week.The New England hardware store is seeking to construct a new...

Tommy Car Auto Group donates gift to nurses NORTHAMPTON — For the fifth consecutive year, Tommy Car Auto Group donated appreciation gifts to more than 500 Cooley Dickinson Hospital nurses for National Nurses Day on Monday, May 6.Chief Nursing Officer...

ASHFIELD John Ford Road. $875,000. B: Trinity Estate Alliance LLC. S: Gale A. Bulissa and David R. Bulissa.ATHOL 22 Allen St. $305,000. B: Patrick W. Courtemanche and Alivea Sicard-Martinez. S: My Three Sons Investments LLC. 74 Brown St. $100,000....

The Frontier softball team had its bats going early against Taconic on Wednesday. The Redhawks scored two runs in the first inning and five in the second to take a 7-2 lead going into the third. The visiting Thunder clawed back to tie the game at...

The Greenfield girls tennis team earned an important win as it looks to secure a spot in the MIAA Div. 4 state tournament. On the road at Turners Falls, the Green Wave pulled out wins at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles while also taking No. 2 doubles...

The Crumpin-Fox Club Senior Open Two-Ball tournament took place on Wednesday, with Keith Burch and Jeff Houle firing a round of 63 to take first place. Al Griffin and Gary Mattesen took second (68), JC Guthrie and Matt Dobosh placed third (70) and Tom...

Brick House offering Women’s Money Matters program TURNERS FALLS — The Brick House Community Resource Center is contracted to offer the Women’s Money Matters program, a 12-week online course for anyone who identifies as a woman and who wants to learn...

‘Lunch and Learn’ to discuss elder financial exploitation BERNARDSTON — Franklin First Federal Credit Union will present a free “Lunch and Learn” event on elder financial exploitation and scams on Friday, May 24, at 11 a.m. at the Bernardston Senior...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The city might receive three parcels of conservation land between the Mohawk Trail and Shelburne Road spanning a combined 32 acres in the months ahead, as two residents intend to donate private land to the Conservation Commission.The...

By JOHANNA NEUMANN

The North Atlantic right whale is one of the rarest whale species in the world. Will we drive them to extinction or save them?Those of us lucky enough to have taken a whale-watching trip in the Gulf of Maine may have glimpsed the majesty of humpback...