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Magic in the sky: Hundreds turn out for Greenfield’s Fourth of July fireworks
GREENFIELD — The city was bursting with pride and fireworks this weekend as hundreds gathered at Beacon Field for the annual Independence Day celebration

Two fundraisers emerge for Greenfield Fire captain following cancer diagnosis
MILLERS FALLS — Continuing to build on a groundswell of support for Greenfield Fire Capt. John Whitney and his family following a brain cancer diagnosis, Element Brewing Co. is looking to raise money and awareness through a “Thankful Thursday” fundraising event on Thursday, July 10.
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Sports

Scenic and severe: WMass gem GreatHorse puts golfers to the test at 117th Massachusetts Amateur
HAMPDEN — Prior to this summer, it had been a handful of years since Cody Booska teed the ball up competitively. The Turners Falls native who now lives in Boston but represents Country Club of Greenfield, earned medalist honors with a 3-under 69 at a qualifier for the Massachusetts Amateur Championship on June 18 to welcome himself back to the competitive golf scene.

Opinion

My Turn: Putting people ahead of profit — A rule never to be broken
I began writing this on June 2, in response to John Huer’s column, “Our job anxiety: Chain that shackles us all” [Recorder, June 1]. In the column Mr. Huer – one of my favorite contributors to this page – asserts that “… we have become so enslaved to our jobs that we have lost everything that makes us human.”




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.



Arts & Life

A basic omelette: perhaps the most French of foods
The French are getting ready to celebrate their big national holiday, 14 Juillet (July 14, known internationally as Bastille Day). So are Francophiles around the world.



Obituaries

Hadley, MA - On June 27, 2025 we lost our Mother, Sister and Grandmother, Ingrid K.H. Bielunis after a long illness. Born in Essen, Germany on December 3, 1939 she was the daughter of the late Hugo and Anni (Siems) Radeker. She was rai... remainder of obit for Ingrid K.H. Bielunis

Turners Falls, MA - Jane Elizabeth (Stebbins) Dion, 65, of Park Villa Apartments, passed peacefully at home from this life to the next, on Wednesday June 25, 2025, after years of failing health and living courageously with her many illn... remainder of obit for Jane Elizabeth Dion

Brattleboro, VT - Roseanne Patricia Tenanes passed away peacefully on May 11th, 2025 at Pine Heights in Brattleboro, VT surrounded by her daughters Denise and Doreen and granddaughter Nikole. She was born on Independence Day and she di... remainder of obit for Roseanne Patricia Tenanes

Carole J. (Corboy) Sierakoski Shelburne , MA - Carole Jane (Corboy) Sierakoski, 83, a resident of Shelburne Center Road, passed peacefully at home on Friday, June 27, 2025 following a period of declining health. A native of Sault Saint M... remainder of obit for Carole J. Sierakoski