My Turn: Why a free press threatens Trump’s manhood
Columnist Daniel Cantor Yalowitz: Challenges and benefits of witnessing testimony
FRCOG to handle health services in Ashfield
Colrain Pollinator Project hosting biodiversity program, meadow walk
Reorganized bylaw document heads to Charlemont Special Town Meeting
Franklin County public defenders sound alarm amid regionally low pay rates
Public broadcasting faces uncertainty amid $1.1B cut
Buckland exploring ZIP code merger
BUCKLAND — Should Buckland merge its four ZIP codes into one?
PHOTOS: A budding bridge
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New owner bringing ‘right energy’ to Main Street Bar & Grille in Greenfield
Gill farmer experiences ‘miracle healing’: Danny Botkin of Laughing Dog Farm shares recovery journey
Library cuts threaten the ‘bridge across the digital divide’
GCC receives $613K in grants for home health aide, early childhood education programs
Greenfield’s Rite Aid closing
Greenfield rally honors late activist’s legacy, speaks to concerns over Medicaid cuts
Editors Picks
PHOTOS: Northfield Police, Rec departments host Bike Rodeo
Greenfield Recreation Department Notebook: July 21, 2025
PHOTOS: Many hands make light work at Greenfield’s Highland Park
North County Notebook: July 19, 2025
Sports
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: MLB All-Star Game losing the plot at the plate
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.
Built to last: How DRIVE Hoops became the longest-running basketball league in Western Mass.
Bulletin board: Evelyn King’s late 3-pointer lifts Athol to OT win in Franklin Tech Summer League (PHOTOS)
Legion baseball: Caleb Thomas, Greenfield Post 81 close season in style with dominant win over Aldenville
Bulletin board: Raine Wonsey, Menace advance in Franklin County Summer LeagueOpinion
Donna Eaton: Find goodness
The world is a changing revolving door. So much is negative both with people disgusted with the outcome of the election, price hikes, job layoffs, bad climate happenings. Its evident that there is a lot of negative events in our world and it can become a bad habit of complaints.
Marguerite Willis: A great and simple idea
My Turn: Casualty Iran
Don Ogden: Democracy takes another hit
Shirley Majewski: Bridge must be fixed soon
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
Greenfield’s Rite Aid closing
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.
New owner bringing ‘right energy’ to Main Street Bar & Grille in Greenfield
Sidehill Farm yogurt biz changes hands in Hawley
Breaking down barriers in trade work: Collective of LGBTQ handy service workers in high demand
‘We’re trying a new adventure’: International Cafe and Deli opens in South Deerfielde-Edition
Arts & Life
Painting through the canvas ceiling: The Clark exults the triumphs of early British woman artist-activists
You can view more than 80 objets d’art, ranging from monumental paintings, woodcuts, and fine embroidery to stained glass, all direct from England, at Williamstown’s Clark Art Institute through Sept. 14.
Stroll through noteworthy gardens: Two Ashfield residents participate in nationwide Open Garden Day, Saturday, July 19
Valley Bounty: ‘Neighbors selling to neighbors’: Ashfield and Shelburne Falls Farmers Markets are quintessential New England open-air markets
Gill farmer experiences ‘miracle healing’: Danny Botkin of Laughing Dog Farm shares recovery journey
Sounds Local: Discover ‘the best band you never heard of’: The Samples perform at the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls on FridayObituaries
John H. Bos
Greenfield, MA - John H. Bos, 88, (Greenfield) left us peacefully on Dec. 11, 2024. Bos was well-known locally for his column "Connecting the Dots", which appeared bi-weekly in The Recorder over the last decade. He is remembered both fo... remainder of obit for John H. Bos
John F. Kabaniec
Bradenton, FL - John F. Kabaniec of Bradenton, FL, passed away peacefully at home on July 10, 2025. Born in Montague, MA, on May 22, 1938, John was the son of the late John F. Kabaniec Sr. and Rose (Brostek) Kabaniec. He graduated from ... remainder of obit for John F. Kabaniec
Eleanor Marian Grace Terrazas
LEWISVILLE, TX - Eleanor Marian Grace Terrazas, the beloved daughter of Lee Terrazas and Kelly White passed into Heaven peacefully on Monday June 2, 2025. Eleanor was named after her great grandmother, Eleanor Sharkey White. Eleanor is ... remainder of obit for Eleanor Marian Grace Terrazas
Marion Dorothy London
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
