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Orange department heads speak to need for Proposition 2½ override
Sewer pipe break causes sinkhole on East Main Street in Orange
Federal judge sets schedule for lawsuit against Dept. of Agriculture
Hawley voters to decide on three funding transfers at Special Town Meeting
Legislators share priorities at Franklin County Chamber of Commerce breakfast
Deerfield Special Town Meeting vote needed to advance 1888 Building rehab
Beacon Hill Roll Call: June 9 to June 13, 2025
The World Keeps Turning: Signs, symbols and political morality
My Turn: Save Massachusetts’ native bees
Local trans advocates in wake of Supreme Court decision: ‘We will not back down’
NORTHAMPTON — In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Wednesday to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming health care for minors, locally based Transhealth is sending a clear message to its patients and the community: health and community services for trans individuals in Massachusetts will persist as long as trans people exist.
Lights illuminating clock at South Deerfield Congregational Church restored to working order
SOUTH DEERFIELD — After several years of darkness, the lights behind the clock faces at the South Deerfield Congregational Church finally flicked back on recently, brighter than ever.
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Marine vet gets 24 months of supervised release in stolen valor case, must pay nearly $300K in restitution
Cody Booska returns to competition, dominates Mass. Am qualifier with 3-under 69
Former South Deerfield resident sentenced to probation, must pay nearly $14K in Medicaid fraud case
Real Estate Transactions: June 20, 2025
Interim CEO chosen for Franklin County’s YMCA
$5.74M to fund large-scale renovation at Greenfield’s Winslow Building
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North County Notebook: June 21, 2025
‘You can just do it forever’: Belly dance classes and shows grow steady local following
PHOTOS: Ade-ing their puppy fundraiser
‘I’ve met friends in my books’: Eric Carle Museum celebrates author, illustrator Grace Lin with retrospective exhibition
Sports
Major shakeup: New PVIAC league alignments set for 2025-26 season
When high school sports returned after the COVID-19 pause, it was a natural time to shake things up.
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Pitching duels, walk-off dreams, and one shocking Sox trade
Bulletin board: Descavich seals GGSL title with 3-0 win over Gilmore & Farrell
UMass basketball: Minutemen players peel back layers of farm life at Hadley’s Barnwood Valley (PHOTOS)
Cody Booska returns to competition, dominates Mass. Am qualifier with 3-under 69Opinion
Court Dorsey: Heartfelt thanks to Wendell voters
Today, as I was going through old Recorders, I came across two headlines that caught my eye — Nov. 28, 2024, Northfield: “AG pulls plug on energy bylaws” and Dec. 3, 2024, Shutesbury: “State overrules bylaw on battery storage.”
Bobby C. Campbell: Thank you for sports coverage
My Turn: On the value of scientific research at universities
My Turn: Massachusetts gun law closes no loopholes, solves nothing
Shirley Majewski: Something to crow about
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
Labor of love: Born to Birth doula service settles in at Orange Innovation Center
ORANGE — Felisha Foisy wants to help you, and your baby, out.
Permit approved for Greenfield cat cafe
Racial justice group raising money to support Mohawk Falafel and Shawarma owner
New Angel’s Edge Barbershop in Greenfield pays homage to late loved ones
Small businesses air complaints to Mass. lawmakers
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Arts & Life
With a little help from his community: Northfield Mount Hermon teacher fighting rare form of cancer begins clinical trial
A 48 year-old Gill native, Pillsbury was experiencing stomach pain while on vacation in April, and a trip to the doctor’s office led to a diagnosis of stage four, metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma – a rare form of cancer within the bile ducts connecting to the liver. As this cancer leaves no tracers in the blood like other cancers, discovery of the illness is often incidental, and too late.
Valley Bounty: Rain or shine, strawberries are here: Teddy C. Smiarowski Farm welcomes another pick-your-own season
Let’s Talk Relationships: Bridging the emotional divide: Part 1: The impact of gender conditioning
New ways to see: Northfield artist shares gifts despite impending blindness
Sounds Local: Green River Fest returns this weekend: Strong presence of local bands in the lineup this yearObituaries
Frances Moro
Leesburg, FL - Frances Ann Moro, originally from South Deerfield, passed away at the age of 83 on June 17, 2025. Residing in Leesburg, Florida at the time of her passing, Fran's life was a testament to compassion, dedication, and quiet ... remainder of obit for Frances Moro
Reverend Francis M. Kennedy
1939 2025 Chicopee, MA - Reverend Francis M. Kennedy, 86, of Westfield, died on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. Fr. Kennedy was born on May 8, 1939, in Springfield to the late Deputy Fire Chief Francis ... remainder of obit for Reverend Francis M. Kennedy
James C. O'Sullivan
Greenfield, MA - James C. O'Sullivan (Jim), 87, of Colrain Road, Greenfield died peacefully Sunday 6/15/25 at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. He was born in Greenfield on November 20, 1937, the son of Michael and Theodor... remainder of obit for James C. O'Sullivan
Wendy L. Iseman
Northfield, MA - June 24,1949 ~February 24, 2025 Wendy Louise Iseman, 75, of Northfield, Massachusetts, sadly passed away on February 24, 2025. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Wendy dedicated her life to justice, compassion, and service a... remainder of obit for Wendy L. Iseman
