Lawmakers weigh incentives to boost starter home production
Ashfield amends dog licensing schedule
Columnist Judy Wagner: A metamorphosis that sets us free
My Turn: Regionalization benefits health of students
$1M equipment upgrade at Erving wastewater plant would reduce hauling costs
Franklin County students named to spring dean’s list at UMass Amherst
PHOTOS: Moved by music
Pushback: Spending locally builds a stronger Greenfield ‘ecosystem’
Greenfield Human Rights Commission supports single-payer health care resolution
Big Brothers Big Sisters fundraiser at fairgrounds taking pirate theme
GREENFIELD — There’s no training needed for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western Massachusetts’ annual Point 5K, but participants should bring their appetites.
New community development administrator takes reins in Whately
WHATELY — The town’s newest community development administrator is bringing a versatile set of skills to the role.
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The hot new spot in Shelburne Falls: Hotfire Bar and Grill feels in many ways like a home kitchen
PHOTOS: Non-life-threatening injuries result from Whately crash
A Dream Summer: Greenfield 8U Ducks make history with state title win
Amid dwindling membership, Northfield Kiwanis Club to dissolve
Backyard baseball, reimagined: Greenfield kids launch their own Wiffle ball league
Grants to illuminate Massachusetts history for Revolution’s 250th anniversary
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Regional Notebook: July 17, 2025
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PHOTOS: Hooked on a hobby
The hot new spot in Shelburne Falls: Hotfire Bar and Grill feels in many ways like a home kitchen
Sports
Early errors cost Greenfield Post 81 in loss to red-hot Belchertown (PHOTOS)
GREENFIELD — Make it nine wins in a row for the Belchertown Post 239 Senior American Legion baseball team, as it scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back en route to an 11-3 victory over Greenfield Post 81 on Tuesday evening at Vets Field.
A Dream Summer: Greenfield 8U Ducks make history with state title win
UMass enters MAC while conference faces uncertainty
Backyard baseball, reimagined: Greenfield kids launch their own Wiffle ball league
Bulletin board: Andy Lesenski, Terry Boyce repeat as club champs at the Country Club of GreenfieldOpinion
Norah Dooley: Masked law enforcement blurs the line between authority and abuse
Massachusetts legislators are considering an essential bill: An Act Ensuring Law Enforcement Identification. This is a matter of public safety, civil rights, and democracy itself. No officer — police or immigration — should be allowed to hide their face during routine public operations. Yet increasingly, agents show up masked and nameless, demanding compliance under threat, leaving the public unable to verify whether they’re encountering law enforcement or criminals in costume.
Joe Hebert: UMass swimming and diving teams a story of success
Guest columnist William Lambers: What you can do about nuclear weapons — 80 years after Trinity blast
Larkin Pazanova: A spotting of the spotted lanternfly
Jim Bates: Elitists seek control, pursue overreach
Your Daily Puzzles
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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
Sidehill Farm yogurt biz changes hands in Hawley
HAWLEY — After 25 years running Sidehill Farm, founders Paul Lacinski and Amy Klippenstein are moooving on.
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 Deerfield
Aldi grocery store opens in Greenfield
Moldavite Dreams on the move: Business returning to Shelburne Falls roots
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Arts & Life
Sounds Local: Discover ‘the best band you never heard of’: The Samples perform at the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls on Friday
“The Best Band You Never Heard Of” is the name of a 2011 documentary about The Samples, a rock group that was part of the jam scene in the late 1980s and 1990s and went on to experience a career with more twists and turns than your favorite mystery novel.
Speaking of Nature: Bouncing through the grass: The flight window for the northern pearly-eye is July
World of wonder: Walter Wick’s dynamic photographic illustrations at Norman Rockwell Museum
Local authors up for statewide awards: Four Franklin County authors nominated in four different Mass Book Awards categories
Multiple bottom lines, plenty of heart: Oxbow Design Build celebrates first decadeObituaries
Martha Jane Corcoran
Leverett, MA - Martha Jane (Carr) Corcoran, 78, of Leverett, MA, died peacefully on June 6, 2025, at Bay State Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, MA, with her brother and caretaker Patrick John Carr at her side. She had experienced ... remainder of obit for Martha Jane Corcoran
Margaret Thompson Arial
[IMAGE]Margaret "Peggy" Thompson Arial Savannah, GA - Our wife, friend, mother, grandmother died on July 12th, 2025. My father's advice about women was tell her you love her, listen to her, pay attention and respect her as a person with... remainder of obit for Margaret Thompson Arial
Margaret Bates
Turners Falls, MA - Margaret Bates, 92, died Saturday 7/5/25 at the Greenfield Rehab and Nursing Center. She was born in Montague on August 27, 1932, the daughter of John and Lillian Thompson. Margaret attended local schools in Montague... remainder of obit for Margaret Bates
Jonathan Sund
Northfield, MA - Jonathan Paul Sund, 45, of Northfield, MA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 13th at his parents' home in Greenfield after a brief battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family. He was just weeks shy of his 4... remainder of obit for Jonathan Sund
