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New Salem Town Meeting to vote on 5% budget increase
Orange Sewer Commission votes to increase rates
Vigneau to retire as CEO of Franklin County YMCA
Three candidates seek Charlemont Selectboard seat
Whately Town Meeting to decide on budget, zoning change
Market Basket board alleges CEO in work stoppage plot
Massachusetts educators grappling with suspended high school graduation requirements
My Turn: School privacy bill a digital wolf in sheep's clothing
Astronaut visits Bernardston Elementary School to celebrate Moon Tree planting
BERNARDSTON — The roots for Bernardston Elementary School’s Artemis Moon Tree were actually planted more than 238,000 miles away.
Quabbin towns call for better state support for what they do to protect Boston-area drinking water
SHUTESBURY — Even though located at the edge of the Quabbin Reservoir, which provides drinking water for millions of residents in and around Boston, Shutesbury has no municipal water supply and has spent almost $700,000 to address contamination from PFAS, or forever chemicals, in private wells.
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New Hampshire man gets 2 to 3 years for stalking, threatening DCF worker
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Federal Street crash in Greenfield
Police issue warrants for male, juvenile in Montague firearms case
Protesters oppose Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts as Thomas Aquinas College commencement speaker in Northfield
Montague Police Department seeks info on shots fired
Aldi plans June opening in Greenfield
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Montague Notebook, May 28, 2025
Buckland incumbents seek new terms in town election
Photo: Let the party begin
Greenfield Recreation Department Notebook: May 27, 2025
Sports
MIAA tourneys: Frontier boys volleyball advances to Round of 32 following 3-0 sweep over Lynn Vocational
SOUTH DEERFIELD — A grueling regular season schedule has the Frontier boys volleyball team prepared heading into the state tournament.
Div. 5 softball: Mohawk Trail slugs past Boston Collegiate Charter, 23-1, in state tourney prelim (PHOTOS)
UMass hockey: Minutemen add high-scoring RIT transfer Matthew Wilde
Class D baseball: Top-seeded Pioneer shakes off early deficit, holds off Hopkins to capture WMass title (PHOTOS)
Class C softball: Greenfield hoists 4th straight WMass title following 1-0 shutout over Franklin Tech (PHOTOS)Opinion
Constance Pike: Protests about budget cuts, president’s policies
Indivisible North Quabbin has been meeting regularly in Memorial Park in Orange every Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon. The purpose of these gatherings is to protest President Donald Trump’s budget cuts and his policies in general. Because there are so many budget cuts in numerous areas and so many assaults on our democracy, we have a highly mixed group of protesters with varied interests and concerns. We usually have between 95 and 100 people attending weekly, holding signs and discussing these issues. We have had as many as 300 attendees.
My Turn: Southerners, not Democrats
My Turn: Menopause bill a vital investment in the health and well-being of women
Joe Kurland: Slavery and the dance of Republicans and Democrats
Deb Friedman: State commission’s interpretation of antisemitism shows bias
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A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
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Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business
Small businesses air complaints to Mass. lawmakers
Restaurant owners scrambling to turn profits amid rising food, labor and energy costs again turned to the Legislature Tuesday for some reprieve as they lobby to pass credit card surcharges onto their customers.
Real Estate Transactions, May 30, 2025
Rising costs push small businesses to closure as they demand sweeping reforms from legislators
Orange Farmers Market back at Butterfield Park
‘We had a dream. We did our dream’: Pioneer Valley Brewery closing in Turners Fallse-Edition
Arts & Life
Sounds Local: Summer of music starts now: Free annual Montague World Music Mini-Festival is this Sunday
Pack your lawn chairs, polish your dancing shoes, and get those concert tickets for these upcoming must-see shows as June is set to be an exciting month in our local music scene. The Watermelon Wednesday and Coop Concert series are already in full swing, and mark your calendars for the Franklin County Pride celebration in Greenfield on Saturday, June 7. That same date, the 1794 Meetinghouse in New Salem will kick off its summer concert season for 2025.
Speaking of Nature: A great time to be a red eft: Part two in the three-part life cycle of the Eastern spotted newt
‘To Stir, with Love’: Cooking asparagus risotto is a combination of chemistry and magic
‘Irving Berlin’s View of the East River’ films in western Mass: Behind the scenes of an indie film set in the Valley
‘When women encourage other women to empower themselves’: Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club celebrated 100th anniversaryObituaries
Jane Marie O'Connor
Hawley, MA - Jane Marie O'Connor passed away on May 9, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of artistry, elegance and unwavering determination. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 15, 1952 to Dr. Patrick Francis and Mary Elizabeth O'Connor, s... remainder of obit for Jane Marie O'Connor
Trevon Bell
Northfield, MA - Trevon Vincent Bell, 24, of Northfield, MA passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2025 as the result of a motorcycle accident. Trevon was born on July 18, 2000 in Farmington, CT. He graduated from Narragansett Regional High Sch... remainder of obit for Trevon Bell
Mildred Evelyn Scannell
Mildred Evelyn "Millie" Scannell (Burkill) Holden, MA - Mildred Evelyn "Millie" Scannell (Burkill) passed away peacefully at her home in Holden on May 25, 2025, surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was 102 years old. She was the... remainder of obit for Mildred Evelyn Scannell
Alfred J. Siano
Greenfield, MA - Alfred J. Siano, 84, of Meadow Wood Drive Greenfield died Wednesday 5/21/25 at home. He was born at home in Greenfield on March 28, 1941, the son of Alfred and Ann (Iandoli)Siano, the middle child of a closely knit immi... remainder of obit for Alfred J. Siano
