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FirstLight faces appeals to MassDEP’s water quality certification; parties allege river not protected
Deerfield dog shelter applicants agree to sound study
Draft FY26 budgets from House, Senate and governor include increased HIP funding
Guest columnist Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell: Know your rights when it comes to ICE
Principal assessor position voted down at second part of Gill Town Meeting
PHOTOS: Making strides toward a cure at Relay For Life of Franklin County
Oak Hill Road senior housing idea pitched to Greenfield Planning Board
Feds pull $87M grant from Sublime Systems for low-carbon cement plant in Holyoke
Senate budget includes more than $1M in local earmarks for western Mass
Markey says he’d ‘fight Trump’ over National Guard deployment
Days after President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops in California to respond to immigration enforcement protests, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey said he would oppose any similar tactics in Massachusetts, which has already come under fire for its “sanctuary” policies.
Annual event on Greenfield Common draws attention to gun violence as a public health crisis
GREENFIELD — Two passionate advocates spent time outfitting the Greenfield Common with orange decorations to raise awareness on National Gun Violence Awareness Day last week.
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A star is born: Greenfield teen lands starring role first time acting in independent feature film
Juveniles arrested for alleged vehicle theft, crashing into house in Deerfield
Modern relevance of Pride’s protest movement origins emphasized at Greenfield’s 8th annual festival, parade
MIAA softball: Greenfield overcomes 4-0 deficit to reach D5 semifinals following 5-4 triumph over West Boylston (PHOTOS)
MIAA softball: Top-seeded Turners Falls rallies past Narragansett, books Div. 5 Final Four berth
MIAA baseball: Pioneer reaches fourth straight Div. 5 Final Four following 8-1 win over Greenfield
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PHOTO: Freshly coated cupola
‘The perfect local event’: Coop Concert Series kicks off season of weekly concerts in Energy Park
A star is born: Greenfield teen lands starring role first time acting in independent feature film
PHOTOS: Soaring over the Quabbin
Sports
Bulletin board: Greenfield 9U Ducks take 2nd place at Swanzey Invitational
The Greenfield 9U tournament team the “Ducks” finished an impressive second place over the weekend at the Swanzey, N.H. Cal Ripken Invitational Tournament.
Tavo Vincent-Warner closes Frontier volleyball career by eclipsing 2,000 career assists
Semifinal Preview: Pioneer baseball, Turners and Greenfield softball one win away from state title games
Track & Field: Greenfield’s Jack Laurie, Frontier’s Julian Adams, Mohawk Trail’s Zephyr Jetzon win events during Day 1 of MSTCA West Heptathlon/Decathlon
Bulletin Board: Freedom Credit Union takes down Pipione’s in GGSL contestOpinion
My Turn: Invisible connections of the natural world
Cruelty, unabashed and relentless, is part of our inescapable reality these days. We exist in a media-dominated environment and many of us have become addicted to witnessing the horror and chaos of humans bludgeoning each other with either weapons of war or words.
My Turn: EMS in Crisis
My Turn: One big, beastly bill
My Turn: On the Writ of Habeas Corpus
My Turn: Massachusetts must continue to lead on common sense gun laws
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
New Angel’s Edge Barbershop in Greenfield pays homage to late loved ones
GREENFIELD — Stroll into 22 Federal St. and your attention might first be drawn to the cherub on the large mural or the light fixtures shaped like halos. The angelfish swimming in a tank could also catch your eye.
Small businesses air complaints to Mass. lawmakers
Real Estate Transactions, May 30, 2025
Market Basket board alleges CEO in work stoppage plot
Rising costs push small businesses to closure as they demand sweeping reforms from legislatorse-Edition
Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: The pressures of parenthood: Bird dads, like human dads, deserve a happy Father’s Day
June is upon us and we are all set to celebrate Father’s Day this coming weekend. If we have any luck at all the weather will be cooperative, but the pattern has been pretty dismal so far; 12 consecutive rainy weekends according to my brother. It has been a rough spring for outdoor activities, but that is seen strictly through the human lens. Our wild neighbors have a schedule to keep and the game is on rain or shine.
Simple and scrumptious: Welsh Rabbit is neither rabbit nor Welsh, but it’s supreme comfort food
Pride Day on the River returns: Annual event welcomes LGBTQ nature lovers and allies to kayak, raft and celebrate, June 21
Go fish: Greenfield Public Library teams up with MassWildlife to offer free fishing equipment rentals
Dine downtown: Amherst Restaurant Week is June 8-12
Obituaries
John Cuff
John " Jack" Cuff Turners Falls, MA - John "Jack" Cuff, 72, of Chester Street died Monday 6/2/25 at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Montague on December 6, 1952, the son of Thomas W. and Alma Cuff. Jack attende... remainder of obit for John Cuff
Frederic Stanley Budarz
Lake wales, FL - Frederic Stanley Budarz of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025 at AdventHealth Lake Wales. He was born February 11, 1934 in Chicopee, Massachusetts to the late Stanley and Tessa Budarz; he moved to Lake Wal... remainder of obit for Frederic Stanley Budarz
Jillian N. Faughnan
Revena, NY - It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Jillian Nicole Faughnan 38, of Revena, NY and formerly a resident of Turners Falls, MA. Jillian passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on May 22,2025. Jillian was... remainder of obit for Jillian N. Faughnan
Capt Edward P. Leonard DDS, PhD (USN Ret.)
Capt. Edward P. Leonard DDS, PhD (USN Ret.) Fort Worth, TX - Captain Edward Paul "Red" Leonard, DDS, PhD (USN Ret.), 89, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas, surrounded by his loving family. Born on Decemb... remainder of obit for Capt Edward P. Leonard DDS, PhD (USN Ret.)
