State overrules Shutesbury bylaw on battery storage
Home on Winter Street in Orange rendered uninhabitable after fire
Backed by award, Northfield entomologist looks to future research
Bernardston Senior Center recognized for providing ‘a model for digital inclusion’
SAPHE 2.0 to modernize local health care
Markey predicts RFK Jr. hearing will spark ‘uproar’
Trustees of Soldiers’ Memorials in Orange hope to expand Honor Roll Wall
PHOTO: Wet walk
Authorities identify Northampton man found dead in Gill
In seventh year, The Scarf Project continues donation of warm clothing in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — With just dozens of the more than 1,000 items placed on the Greenfield Common remaining as of Monday afternoon, The Scarf Project’s seventh annual donation of scarves, mittens and other warm clothing proved to be another success.Each year...
Changing Lives Though Literature program aims to reduce recidivism
GREENFIELD — Changing Lives Though Literature, an alternative sentencing option that offers those on probation reduced sentences upon completion of a 10-week literature program, is inspiring many of its graduates to pursue higher education.The program...
Pioneer Valley Regional School Honor Roll, First Quarter
PHOTO: Canalside crowd
PHOTO: Playtime at Paws Park
Greenfield Notebook: Dec. 3, 2024Sports
UMass football: Amid coaching search, pair of blunders has athletic department in the spotlight
AMHERST — In the midst of trying to hire a new head football coach, the University of Massachusetts athletic department can’t seem to get out of its own way.While Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford hasn’t addressed the fanbase since firing former head...
Fit to Play with Jim Johnson: Lessons of the playground
UMass soccer: Minutemen continue Cinderella NCAA tourney run with 1-0 win over Virginia in Sweet 16
UMass football: Minutemen offense puts up season-high in points but UConn holds on for 47-42 win in finale
UMass football: Minutemen have one last shot to get first win over FBS program in finale against UConnOpinion
My Turn: At junction of left brainers, right brainers, and no-brainers
Our society, and our community, are at a crossroads. Do we decry our country’s deep divisions and bemoan our personal differences? Do we seek common ground, pool our resources and play to people’s strengths? (Details at 11!) Culture wars separate and...
Dr. John Sheldon: Access to care matters
Ed Gregory: Fix the assessment plan
My Turn: Honoring those who gave their all to free brethren
Genevieve Harris-Fraser: Tragedy of Palestine still being written
Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business
Maple Valley Creamery plans farmstand in South Deerfield
SOUTH DEERFIELD — New life may soon be coming to the vacant farmstand at the intersection of Routes 5 and 10 and North Hillside Road.Maple Valley Creamery, the Hadley-based dairy farm that also operates Maple Valley’s Scoop at the Silos, is eyeing the...
Lifelong home baker starts business, The Sourdog, in Orange
Bittersweet Bakery & Cafe in Deerfield reopens with smaller menu, renewed focus on dinners
Local restaurant owners reflect on ‘really important conversation’ started by defeated ballot question
Technician shortage stymies heating repair companies in Pioneer Valleye-Edition
Arts & Life
Relief from the over-the-hill blues: Recipes for a party and some special Brazilian cheese puffs
Sometimes the introductory essays I write for this column seem at first to have nothing to do with food. I promise that if you read patiently, you’ll get a recipe at the end of this one.A couple of months ago, as I was giving a talk to a library about...
A celebration of history-making women: The Rockwell Museum exhibits over 200 of Anita Kunz’s portraits in ‘Original Sisters’
Up to 50 critters at a time: Amelie Dricut-Ziter runs the Leyden Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation 
Valley Bounty: ‘If you need something, come on over’: Hillside Farm’s offering is just about as fresh as you can get
Drum roll, please: Longtime UMass percussion instructor Thom Hannum inducted into Percussive Arts Society Hall of FameObituaries
Elizabeth M. Day
Deerfield, MA - Elizabeth Mary (Lapointe) Day, 72, passed away Wednesday 11/27/24. She was born in Greenfield on September 28, 1952, the daughter of Arthur and Amelia (Kawecki) Lapointe. Elizabeth attended Holy Trinity School in Greenfi... remainder of obit for Elizabeth M. Day
Winifred A. Watson
Greenfield, MA - Winifred Alice (Gunn) Watson ended a long life peacefully on November 23rd. Wink (as she preferred to be called) was born on March 9, 1928, to George and Alice Gunn of Montague Center. The second of four children, she a... remainder of obit for Winifred A. Watson
Theresa Pickunka
Turner's Falls, MA - It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dearly loved mother, Theresa F. Pickunka, 83, passed away in her sleep on November 23, 2024 at Regal Care, Greenfield, MA. after a long b... remainder of obit for Theresa Pickunka
Ronald Johnson
Greenfield, MA - Ronald J. Johnson, 89, died on November 22, 2024 after a period of failing health. He was born in Montague on July 19, 1935 to William Johnson and Mae (Roscoe) Johnson. He grew up on the family farm and attended public... remainder of obit for Ronald Johnson
