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Trailing Northampton 12-2 after one inning, the Pioneer softball team knew it needed to put runs up in a hurry to get back in the game. The Panthers did just that. Pioneer cut the lead to 15-11 after four before erupting for 14 runs in the sixth...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — What a way to make a return to the lineup, Ethan Quinn. The Pioneer junior stepped to the plate with the Panthers trailing Greenfield 3-2 in the top of the sixth inning, Quinn’s first at bat since the second game of the season after...

Rodney Demers recorded a hole-in-one at Thomas Memorial Golf and Country Club in Turners Falls on Wednesday.Demers aced No. 7, using a 9 iron to sink the shot. Mike Waterman, Mike Morin and Roger Cloutier witnessed the feat.Thomas Women's LeagueSally...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Town Hall was packed Wednesday night with 102 registered voters eager to have their voices heard on a bylaw regulating battery energy storage systems, which was overwhelmingly approved. The Special Town Meeting warrant article was proposed...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Responsible for $135,000 in student debt, Amherst resident Ian Rhodewalt observes that during the yearslong federal pause in making loan repayments during the pandemic, he and his family were able to get a vehicle, replace a broken-down car...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Three decades ago, Sean and Darren Pierce, two brothers in their mid-20s, decided to start selling coffee — a business venture that was funded by a roughly $30,000 mountain of credit card debt.Today, the Greenfield-based Fogbuster Coffee...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

BUCKLAND — Voters will consider adopting a new bylaw to better regulate short-term rentals and will review budget requests totaling nearly $5.88 million for fiscal year 2025 during Annual Town Meeting on Saturday.The meeting will be held at 10 a.m....

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — In recognition of World Labyrinth Day, the Friends of the Community Labyrinth will hold a “Walk as One” event on Saturday at 1 p.m., in which residents will come together to navigate the labyrinth on the side lawn of the Episcopal Church...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Topping Monday’s election ballot is a race for Selectboard between longtime incumbent Carolyn Shores Ness and political newcomer but longtime Deerfield resident Blake Gilmore, as the two candidates seek to address residents’ concerns about...

SOUTH DEERFIELD — In a celebration of diversity, Frontier Regional School held its inaugural Cultural Kaleidoscope event last week, featuring a wide range of activities drawing on students’ and families’ backgrounds, all culminating in a potluck...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — It took nearly 35 years, but the human remains found just off Route 78 in Warwick in 1989 have been identified as belonging to Constance (Holminski) Bassignani, who was 65 years old at the time of her murder.The Northwestern District...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — Add another chapter to the storied rivalry between Greenfield and Turners Falls. The two softball teams met Wednesday night for the second time in five days — Greenfield won the first game 3-2 — and another pitching duel ensued between...

Hannah Gilbert became the latest Franklin Tech softball player to reach the 100-hit milestone. The junior entered Wednesday’s game against Pioneer sitting at 99 career hits and cracked a single and a triple to put her over the 100 hit mark for her...

It was a successful day for the Greenfield track team on Wednesday against Athol. Ava Fortin won the javelin (78 feet, 9 inches), pole vault (6-6), mile (6 minutes, 32 seconds) and the 800, helping lead the Green Wave girls to a 110-17 victory. The...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Services for Christopher Hairston, 35, who was identified as the victim in last week’s slaying on Chapman Street, will be held Thursday at the Devanny-Condron Funeral Home in Pittsfield from 4 to 6:30 p.m.Hairston, a drummer from...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Middle and high school students from across the county gathered at the Franklin County Justice Center on Wednesday to learn about the importance of democracy and the laws involved with protecting it.President Dwight Eisenhower established...

By DOMENIC POLI

Looking to increase her department’s presence around the state, the executive director of the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism recently visited some of Franklin County’s tourism destinations.Kate Fox was taken on a whirlwind tour around the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — It was business as usual at Tilton Library on Wednesday morning — just in a slightly different location.The library reopened Wednesday in its temporary space at the South Deerfield Congregational Church, 71 North Main St., just a few...

GREENFIELD — Authorities have scheduled a press conference on Thursday morning to announce what they say is a major breakthrough in the case of human remains found in Warwick in 1989.Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan, First Assistant...

By SHERYL HUNTER

There’s nothing like the powerful sound of voices joining together in song, and you can experience that when The Franklin County Community Chorus celebrates its 10th anniversary with a concert on Sunday, May 5, at 3 p.m. at the Greenfield High School...