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Good for the sole: Athol man invents shoe insert
House passes bill overhauling cannabis laws, CCC
Greenfield ZBA concludes cell tower hearing
Wendell approves override at Town Meeting; proposal heads to ballot box
Guest columnist Matteo Pangallo: Drowned by the Quabbin
Greenfield committee partners with Deerfield church for Saturday tree planting
Marijuana product manufacturing proposal rejected at Whately Town Meeting
Real Estate Transactions: June 6, 2025
PHOTOS: Ramping up their education
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.
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New Angel’s Edge Barbershop in Greenfield pays homage to late loved ones
147 animals surrendered to MSPCA by Franklin County resident up for adoption
Equipment failure at Turners Falls dam leads to 300-gallon hydraulic fluid leak
MIAA Softball: Franklin Tech eliminated by West Boylston; Greenfield and Turners Falls both advance to quarters (PHOTOS)
Real Estate Transactions: June 6, 2025
Deerfield Academy reaches settlement with sexual abuse victim
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Sports
MIAA Baseball: Jackson Campbell smacks game-winning hit in the 9th inning as Pioneer survives Georgetown, 4-3 (PHOTOS)
NORTHFIELD — It wasn’t the typical No. 1 versus 16 matchup on Thursday during the MIAA Division 5 Round of 16.
MIAA Meet of Champions: Mahar’s Mitchell Krasco finishes 6th in triple jump
MIAA Softball: Franklin Tech eliminated by West Boylston; Greenfield and Turners Falls both advance to quarters (PHOTOS)
Div. 4 softball: Raine Wonsey, Frontier blank South Hadley 5-0 in Round of 16 (PHOTOS)
MIAA Baseball: Greenfield reaches Elite Eight for 3rd consecutive year, Frontier falls to Pittsfield Opinion
David Parrella: Tertius Taylor
In the old cemetery in Buckland, Massachusetts there is a grave marker that reads: “He entered the service of the revolution in the year 1775 and after the toils and privations of eight years was returned to his family with the thanks of a free and happy country.”
Laurie Evans: Restore access for the Gordon King Estate Blueberry Patch
My Turn: Retaining good leaders means fixing the educational foundation
Dan Stuart Alden: Make democracy work
Mayor Virginia “Ginny” Desorgher: The future of the Greenfield School District
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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
Small businesses air complaints to Mass. lawmakers
Restaurant owners scrambling to turn profits amid rising food, labor and energy costs again turned to the Legislature Tuesday for some reprieve as they lobby to pass credit card surcharges onto their customers.
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 legislators
Orange Farmers Market back at Butterfield Park
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Arts & Life
Sounds Local: 1794 Meetinghouse abuzz with excitement: Christine Ohlman, the ‘Beehive Queen,’ returns this Saturday, June 7
In 2012, the Beehive Queen herself, Christine Ohlman, first performed at the 1794 Meetinghouse on South Main Street in New Salem. She kicked off that season, and since then, she has celebrated more summers at this historic venue than she can remember.
Speaking of Nature: Ghosts in the treetops: Getting to know the great crested flycatcher
Meet the Messy Rhubarb Fool: Part Mess, part Fool, it’s basically a rhubarb sundae with a base of meringue
Fabric of history: PVMA painting included in the Met’s ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ exhibition 
Profiling ‘The Raider’: New book by UMass history professor Stephen Platt explores the life of a celebrated but unconventional MarineObituaries
Gerald E. Poirier Jr.
Gerald E. Poirier, Jr. Greenfield, MA - Gerald E. Poirier, Jr., 73, of Greenfield died Monday 6/2/25 at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Greenfield on August 31, 1951, the son of Gerald E. Poirier, Sr. and Marie... remainder of obit for Gerald E. Poirier Jr.
Claire M. Senn
Millers Falls, MA - Claire M. (Crown) Senn, 94, of Millers Falls passed away peacefully on Wednesday May 29, 2025, at home. She was born on November 16, 1930, in Brattleboro VT. to Olive (Monmaney) and Harold Crown. She attended St. Mic... remainder of obit for Claire M. Senn
Henryka Miastkowski
HATFIELD, MA - Henryka Miastkowski, 98, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 2, 2025, at home. She was born November 13, 1926 in Poland. She retired from Pro-Brush after many years of work. Henryka and her daughters came from Poland t... remainder of obit for Henryka Miastkowski
John A. Greene
Turners Falls, MA - John A. Greene, 79, of Davis St. passed away Thursday May 15, 2025 at home. He was born in Greenfield on December 16, 1945 the son of Kenneth W. and Mary (Hodgman) Greene. He attended local schools and graduated from... remainder of obit for John A. Greene
