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By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — While it was a gloomy Saturday afternoon, no amount of cloud cover could block out the bright futures of the 135 Greenfield Community College graduates.Speaking to the graduates in front of their loved ones under a tent on the school’s...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Nearly a year after Michelle Schutt joined Greenfield Community College as its 11th president, family, friends and leaders from across the state gathered on campus for her inauguration on Wednesday afternoon. “Dr. Schutt has been a great...

By MARY BYRNE

Greenfield Community College Day is back for its second year, offering a variety of free events and activities that welcome visitors to the campus.“GCC Day is a celebration of the entire community and everything they’ve provided to us as the...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Ranging views on gun control were aired at Greenfield Community College Tuesday evening as part of the state Legislature’s listening tour on the controversial topic.Before introducing a panel that included representation from law...

GREENFIELD — State Rep. Michael Day, D-Stoneham, will be in Greenfield on Tuesday as part of a statewide tour to hear from hunters and gun enthusiasts about Massachusetts firearm policies.The stop is scheduled to take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community Television’s fourth annual Lights! Camera! Greenfield! film contest is back this week with a familiar goal as in past years, and that is that everyone — regardless of skill level — has fun.“That’s the only thing,”...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

WARWICK — With the seeds for a new school district now firmly planted, Warwick Community School is ready to grow into a new look.After fielding public input, the School Committee adopted one of three logo designs on Wednesday. The chosen logo, the...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — Five Irish sisters, a faltering priest, an unreliable salesman and a young boy will make their stage debut Friday at Ashfield Community Theater’s first show since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Dancing at Lughnasa” will be performed...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Registration is filling up fast for Greenfield Community College’s inaugural Youth Fest, the first event of its kind aimed at welcoming young people to the campus. “We’re trying to make GCC more of a welcoming place in the community,”...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — At 15 years old, Shelburne Falls resident Martín Espada, now a nationally renowned poet, wrote his first poem.At the time, he had no idea it would become the first poem in a lifelong body of work. It was simply a writing assignment for an...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Community College Foundation has kicked off its annual spring fundraising campaign.“Donor support helps to keep our college strong, relevant and integral to the communities we serve,” said GCC President Michelle Schutt....

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — Dane Kuttler, one of about 30 people volunteering for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program run by Community Action Pioneer Valley, thinks doing taxes is fun. More than that, she loves helping low-income taxpayers in the...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

WARWICK — Spirits were high as the Warwick School Committee and superintendent of the new independent district were sworn in at their inaugural meeting this week.The newly formed school district’s first committee meeting spanned two evenings,...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — Despite raptor rehabilitator Tom Ricardi receiving a bill that was more than five times what he expected for tree removal, repairs to his Conway sanctuary are well underway.Three enclosures at Ricardi’s Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Center...

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — Through a new offering at the New Salem Public Library, the Greenfield-based Franklin County Community Meals Program hopes to provide residents with nourishment while destigmatizing food insecurity.Anyone is welcome to stop by the library...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

WARWICK — Three candidates for Warwick’s School Committee shared a unified vision for the new independent school district while meeting with residents at the former Warwick Community School on Sunday.The candidates — Adam Holloway, Alan Genovese and...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College (GCC) is developing a paraeducator training program that administrators hope will address vacancies in the field across the state and locally, while also reconceptualizing the role as a first step in a career....

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — As part of her fiscal year 2024 budget proposal, Gov. Maura Healey hopes to fund a new program that would make nearly 1.8 million residents eligible to receive “last dollar support” for a community college education. “I think this would...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — A year and half after the mandate first went into place, all Massachusetts community colleges, including those in Greenfield and Holyoke, will no longer require COVID-19 vaccines for enrollment.The mandate, which went into effect in...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Artspace Community Arts Center is gearing up to host its 44th annual Artspace Market fundraiser at Greenfield High School.The event, which will be held on March 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature more than 25 vendors, live music and...