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Gill-Montague’s math interventionists help build foundation for student success
Greenfield home invasion suspect held without bail
Orange residents seek school budget cuts to relieve town’s financial stress
Audit knocks use of no-bid contracts in family shelter crisis
How to celebrate Memorial Day in 2025
Real Estate Transactions: May 23, 2025
A run to remember: 5K run and walk in South Deerfield will honor fallen service members
My Turn: Investing in the common good: Why funders back AmeriCorps
‘Freedom is not free’: Ahead of Memorial Day, Frontier students team up with veterans to distribute flags
SOUTH DEERFIELD — The gravestones of veterans received some extra attention from students this week ahead of the community’s annual Memorial Day ceremonies.
‘We had a dream. We did our dream’: Pioneer Valley Brewery closing in Turners Falls
TURNERS FALLS — It’s last call at Pioneer Valley Brewery, which is slated to close on Saturday, May 31.
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Study examines feasibility of 6.7-mile trail connecting Whately, Deerfield, Sunderland and Amherst
‘You’re not going to see anything quite like it’: Bernardston Gas Engine Show, Flea Market and Craft Fair returns
Write-in Goldman wins Montague Selectboard seat in a landslide
Greenfield Police Logs: April 28 to May 3, 2025
State board agrees on vocational school admissions reforms
Franklin County librarians detail modern-day challenges
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Greenfield Notebook: May 17, 2025
Sports
Bulletin Board: Jeff Seymour and Andy Helgerson shoot low gross in Timmons-Messer League
Jeff Seymour and Andy Helgerson shot the low gross of 36, followed by Neil Slocomb and Dan Castine (37) in the Timmons-Messer League at Northfield Golf Course Wednesday.
WMass D2 Track Preview: Eleven Recorder Area athletes enter as top seed in their events 
HS Roundup: Franklin Tech softball hits three home runs to take down Mount Greylock, 15-3, in Class C quarterfinals
Baseball Roundup: Greenfield’s Caleb Thomas holds Franklin Tech to two hits as Wave advances to Class C semis with 11-1 win 
HS Tennis: Belchertown lifts Class B title following 5-0 sweep over Frontier (PHOTOS)Opinion
My Turn: Retirement planning
In the first class on the first day of the first semester of my first year of college, wisdom itself spoke to me in the guise of a quirky, bald professor. Sociology 101, or so it would seem, typically sets the stall out for many a wannabe political theorist, but on this occasion, I was told that my generation would inherit the earth. Well … maybe not in so many words, but here’s the short version.
Peter Stevens: Silence on war in Gaza a betrayal of humanity
Miriam and Mike Kurland: Our congressional delegation must fight for everyday people
Karl Meyer: Shocked by SWAT team response
Shirley Majewski: Dog shelter in Deerfield
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
How Trump’s tariff proposals could hit Massachusetts’ biotech industry
Massachusetts’ thriving biotechnology sector, home to over 100,000 jobs and more than 1,000 life sciences companies, is staring down a potential shock to its supply chains: sweeping new tariffs proposed by President Donald Trump.
Berkshire East owner takes over Burke Mountain ski resort in Vermont
Six Franklin County businesses get funding boost through Biz-M-Power grants, fundraising
Longtime farmers retire, close Butynski’s Farm Stand in Greenfield
Customer demand drives expansion of Flis Market’s pizza offerings
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Arts & Life
Sounds Local: Viva Las Vegas: Travis Ledoyt brings 1970s Presley show home to Greenfield this Saturday
Elvis may have left the building, but he will soon return when Greenfield native Travis Ledoyt brings his Elvis Presley tribute act back to the Greenfield High School on Saturday, May 24, at 7 p.m.
Speaking of Nature: Celebrating 28 years of Speaking of Nature: A new resolution for the future of my bird-watching
In asparagus season, try Eggs Beatrice: The story behind one of the most popular brunch dishes
In heavenly harmony: The Singing Priests to perform at Our Lady of Peace in Turners Falls, May 22
‘Once I started playing the organ, I was hooked’: Beloved longtime minister of music Dick Matteson bids farewellObituaries
Diana Louise Stark-Kelleher
Diana Louise (Williams) Stark-Kelleher Dalton , MA - It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Diana Louise (Williams) Stark-Kelleher in Dalton, MA where she resided the past few years. Diana was born on December 10, 1962 five ... remainder of obit for Diana Louise Stark-Kelleher
Joseph J. Vesely
Deerfield, MA - Vesely, Joseph J., of Deerfield, on April 30, 2025, at age 97. Joe grew up in Rosedale, NY. Upon graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1945, Joe enlisted in the U.S. Navy near the end of WWII. After his disch... remainder of obit for Joseph J. Vesely
Dianna L. Thornton
Turners Falls, MA - Dianna L. (Staelens) Thornton, 69, of Randall Wood Drive passed away Saturday May17, 2025 at Baystate Medical Center in Greenfield. She was born in Montague September 12, 1955, the daughter of Richard Staelens and Co... remainder of obit for Dianna L. Thornton
Gerald Alvin Sweet
North Hatfield, MA - Gerald Alvin Sweet passed away peacefully at home with his daughters by his side after a courageous fight with pancreatic cancer. Gerry was born on January 14, 1956 in Buckland, MA to the late Gordon and Goldie ... remainder of obit for Gerald Alvin Sweet
