
‘An extended family barbecue’: Wendell celebrates Old Home Day
WENDELL — Vendors, musicians, artists and Wendell residents took to the sun-soaked town common on Saturday for the annual Old Home Day celebration, which returned to an August date after being held in September last year.

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Sports

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Can Harasymiak stop the losing?
Good morning!Now comes Joe Harasymiak, bearded and bellowing, mandated by the administration to put fans in the seats and wins in the record book. Coach Joe comes from Rutgers where he was the defensive coordinator for three years. He was hired by UMass in December when promises and proclamations are meaningless, and in three weeks he will lead the Minutemen onto the gridiron to play Temple at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.


Opinion
Gary Bernhard: A letter to congressional Republicans
Hey, you won the election. Donald Trump is president again, and Republicans control the House and the Senate. In addition, the Supreme Court has a conservative majority. But did you really want what has happened since Trump was inaugurated? Do you like the appointment to the president’s cabinet of people with no expertise but plenty of blind loyalty to Trump? Do you support the chaotic cuts to federal organizations, the thoughtless firings, and the sheer incompetence of the process? Are you OK with undermining the rule of law, attacking lawyers and judges, focusing on retribution instead of developing policies that will improve the lives of all Americans? How about the cruel and illegal treatment of immigrants? Or the loss of faith with our allies? Should our president be kissing up to a dictator like Vladimir Putin? Is it a good idea to increase costs and anger our closest trading partners with mindless and unnecessary tariffs? Does the United States really need to control Greenland and the Panama Canal? Should Canada really become the 51st state?




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

Cannabis impact fees: Where are they now?
As Aug. 11 marks the third anniversary of the adoption of the newest state rules regulating community impact fees on cannabis businesses, municipalities across Franklin County are left wondering what they can reasonably do with the thousands that have been collected amid a hazy future for the funding.




Arts & Life

Smack Dab in Greenfield: New open mic night celebrates queer voices
Seeking to amplify queer voices in the valley, two Greenfield poets have launched a new monthly open mic night at the LAVA Center on Main Street.
Obituaries

Bernardston, MA - Eunice Ann (Streeter) Randall left this world peacefully at age 92 on August 5,2025. She had been at home, until contracting pneumonia, ending up in the hospital and then Charlene Manor in Greenfield. Eunice was bo... remainder of obit for Eunice Randall

Greenfield, MA - Russell A. Wissman, 86, passed away at home on Friday, August 8, 2025 with his loving wife Margie by his side. Russ was born in Greenfield, MA on September 18, 1938 the son of Edward and Dorothy (Smith) Wissman. He att... remainder of obit for Russell A. Wissman

Winchester, NH - Burt Hill is a little poorer as Joy H. Hanrahan died on July 30th, 2025. Joy moved to Burt Hill in August of 1971 into a house she had always dreamed of living in since she was a girl. There she found peace and happines... remainder of obit for Joy Hanrahan

Sunderland, MA - Ramona Kirschenman was born in Mount Shasta, California, on October 5, 1970. Surrounded by her close family, she left us on July 13, 2025. Ramona's early years were spent in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Boston, Massachuse... remainder of obit for Ramona Kirschenman