Greenfield rally honors late activist’s legacy, speaks to concerns over Medicaid cuts

07-18-2025 4:23 PM

GREENFIELD — To honor the legacy of civil rights activist and politician John Lewis on the fifth anniversary of his death in 2020, 160 people gathered on the Greenfield Common to join the “Good Trouble Lives On” rallies taking place across Massachusetts and the United States on Thursday.


Greenfield’s Rite Aid closing

07-18-2025 12:07 PM

GREENFIELD — The Rite Aid location at 107 Main St. is closing its doors as part of the corporation’s latest round of closures following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in May.


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Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: MLB All-Star Game losing the plot at the plate
07-18-2025 2:20 PM

Good morning!If Ted Williams was to rise from the dead and see that Tuesday’s All Star game was decided by a “swing off,” his response wouldn’t have been suitable for print in a family newspaper. In Ted’s day, swing-offs happened at Benny Goodman concerts.

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This satellite picture by Planet Labs PBC shows Iran’s underground nuclear enrichment site at Fordo following U.S. airstrikes targeting the facility, on Sunday, June 22, 2025.
My Turn: Casualty Iran
07-18-2025 4:00 PM

With my limited reach as an investigative journalist and historian, I have tried, now for decades, to expose to readers the tragedy played out in Iranian history. Aggressive and threatening as that country may be described by Israelis and portrayed by Western news media, Iran is the real victim in this contest. Here is why.

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New owner bringing ‘right energy’ to Main Street Bar & Grille in Greenfield
07-17-2025 10:51 AM

GREENFIELD — After serving Franklin County residents for more than 16 years, Main Street Bar & Grille co-owners Christina Guevin-Gurney and Tom Gurney have sold the 94 Main St. business to longtime bar owner and first-time restaurateur Ivan Tristan.

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Davis , CA - Dr. Marion Dorothy London (Kolbert) has passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on July 13th just a few days shy of her 85th birthday. Her parents, Martha and Oswald Kolbert fled the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia... remainder of obit for Marion Dorothy London

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Greenfield, MA - Elena Marie Darby, 97, of Greenfield MA, died peacefully on July 13, 2025, at home with her family surrounded by her side. She was born in Manhattan on February 27,1928 the daughter of the late John and Mary Darby (Cast... remainder of obit for Elena Marie Darby

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