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Real Estate Transactions: July 18, 2025
Citing lack of transparency, residents push back on FERC’s FirstLight comment session
Lawmakers weigh incentives to boost starter home production
Ashfield amends dog licensing schedule
Columnist Judy Wagner: A metamorphosis that sets us free
$1M equipment upgrade at Erving wastewater plant would reduce hauling costs
PHOTOS: Moved by music
Greenfield opens cooling centers in response to high temps
GREENFIELD — As the region braces for high temperatures of 91 degrees Thursday, the city has opened cooling centers in several publicly owned buildings.
New owner bringing ‘right energy’ to Main Street Bar & Grille
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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PHOTOS: Non-life-threatening injuries result from Whately crash
Franklin County students named to spring dean’s list at UMass Amherst
My Turn: Regionalization benefits health of students
The hot new spot in Shelburne Falls: Hotfire Bar and Grill feels in many ways like a home kitchen
A Dream Summer: Greenfield 8U Ducks make history with state title win
Pushback: Spending locally builds a stronger Greenfield ‘ecosystem’
Editors Picks
Regional Notebook: July 17, 2025
North County Notebook: July 16, 2025
PHOTOS: Hooked on a hobby
Business Briefs: July 18, 2025
Sports
Bulletin board: Raine Wonsey, Menace advance in Franklin County Summer League
Raine Wonsey struck out 14 in six innings of work, helping sixth-seeded Menace edge No. 3 Magic, 3-2, in a Franklin County Summer Softball League quarterfinal round playoff contest on Wednesday at Murphy Park.
Early errors cost Greenfield Post 81 in loss to red-hot Belchertown (PHOTOS)
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 leagueOpinion
My Turn: Building community lighthouses
On a recent work trip to New Orleans, I visited a lighthouse. But, if you’re imagining a structure on the cliffs of Cape Cod, I need to clarify that this lighthouse was a little different. Here’s its story.
Michael Naughton: Facts and truth are important
Anne (Zraunig) Patenaude: Sweetheart in Shelburne Falls
Joe Hebert: UMass swimming and diving teams a story of success
Norah Dooley: Masked law enforcement blurs the line between authority and abuse
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
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
The hot new spot in Shelburne Falls: Hotfire Bar and Grill feels in many ways like a home kitchen
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 categoriesObituaries
Kenneth R. Caouette
Greenfield, MA - Kenneth R. Caouette, 91, passed away peacefully on Tuesday July 15, 2025. Born on October 23, 1933, in Turners Falls, MA, he was the son of the late Honorius and Marie Louise (Fountain) Caouette. Kenneth graduated f... remainder of obit for Kenneth R. Caouette
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
