Former South Deerfield resident sentenced to probation, must pay nearly $14K in Medicaid fraud case
Neal sounds off on Trump policies at Holyoke event to discuss housing crisis
Orange OKs postponing budget until after June 23 override vote
Pushback: Democracy requires more than 3-minute sound bites
Ashfield Mario Kart tournament to raise money for ACLU
Shutesbury Selectboard appoints officer-in-charge at PD; police budget inspires voter discussion
Selectboard assistant tapped for town clerk job in Montague
Orange man arraigned in alleged stabbing
Former Greenfield High School interim principal chosen as interim superintendent
Marine vet gets 24 months of supervised release in stolen valor case, must pay nearly $300K in restitution
SPRINGFIELD — A U.S. Marine Corps veteran was sentenced on Tuesday to 24 months of supervised release for stealing benefit payments from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and submitting a false Purple Heart application through his congressional representative.
Organizer says Greenfield’s Juneteenth event on tap to be ‘bigger and more engaging’
GREENFIELD — Four years after the Biden administration declared Juneteenth a federal holiday, Human Rights Commission Chair Mpress Bennu said this year’s celebration in Greenfield is shaping up to be the largest one yet.
PHOTOS: Wheeler Memorial Library in Orange kicks off Summer Reading Program 
Franklin County’s YMCA Notebook: June 17, 2025
West County Notebook: June 17, 2025
Greenfield Notebook: June 18, 2025Sports
Bulletin Board: 44th Annual Montague Mug Race Kicks Off Aug. 16
The 44th Montague Mug Race is right around the corner, with signups ongoing for the race which is scheduled for Aug. 16.
Small school, giant year: Inside Pioneer Valley Regional’s unmatched athletic run 
Bulletin Board: Greenfield Post 81 falls to Pittsfield, 2-0, in season opener
Krasco takes silver at New England Track & Field Championships
1,000 strikeouts, countless memories: Western Mass. pitching greats take their final bowsOpinion
My Turn: Free-ish since 1865
On Jan. 1, 1863, The Emancipation Proclamation became law in the United States. It declared that “all persons held as slaves … shall be … forever free and the …Government of the United States … will do no act … to repress such persons … in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.”
Jim Reis: Behind and speeding backward
Nancy Paciorek: Triad pet food
My Turn: Any regrets?
Guest columnist John Berkowitz: Ukraine War — If we don’t face the music, it could blow up in our faces
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Business
Permit approved for Greenfield cat cafe
GREENFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit allowing applicant Cameron Ward to open Camelot Cafe, believed to be the first cat cafe in western Massachusetts, Thursday evening.
Racial justice group raising money to support Mohawk Falafel and Shawarma owner
New Angel’s Edge Barbershop in Greenfield pays homage to late loved ones
Small businesses air complaints to Mass. lawmakers
Real Estate Transactions, May 30, 2025
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Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: Pressure is on for the spotted turtle: Now is the point in the turtle life cycle when female turtles are most vulnerable
The story of this spring has been the weather; specifically, the rain that just keeps falling. Add in the new arrival of the hazy smoke blowing south from Canadian wildfires and you’ve got a soggy, foggy, smoky, cloudy mess. The grass in my lawn is growing like crazy and the notion of a No Mow May wasn’t even really much of a choice so much as it was foisted upon us by the weather. When I finally get a dry moment to get out into the yard I am going to have to keep my eyes open for tigers and velociraptors in the tall grass.
Something red for Juneteenth: ‘The backbone of Juneteenth festivities has always been the table’
‘Meant to only last the summer’: Amherst artist’s wheatpaste murals among those now decorating Montague
Valley Bounty: New farm with an old-fashioned feel: Moody Family Farm in Bernardston opens their farm stand this month
Move over, Dr. Dolittle: Belchertown resident shares her menagerie and helps heal animalsObituaries
Angela Arsenault
Angela "Angie" Arsenault Charlemont, MA - Arsenault, Angela "Angie" Christine, 55, of Charlemont, passed away peacefully after a brief and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer early in the morning on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Charlen... remainder of obit for Angela Arsenault
Claudia Holton
Amherst, MA - Claudia Holton, 62, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at her home in Amherst, Massachusetts. Born May 19, 1962 to Roger "Tom" and Rose (McGaffigan) Holton, Claudia was the third of four children and the f... remainder of obit for Claudia Holton
John Tomasetti
Shutesbury, MA - There are lots of tears in the valley, for John Tomasetti died on June 6 in Springfield, Mass. Mr. T was known by this moniker by many of his students, a reference to the burly television character on the "A Team." The ... remainder of obit for John Tomasetti
Andrew Vivier
Turners Falls, MA - Andrew (Andy) T. Vivier, beloved father, son, brother, and friend, born November 7, 1959, passed away in the company of his loved ones on June 3, 2025 after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. Andy faced his il... remainder of obit for Andrew Vivier
