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Greenfield Savings Bank’s iconic ‘Money Tree’ returns, without the money
Vacant Cumberland Farms lot may see new life in South Deerfield
Whately event offering ‘a complete menagerie of caterpillars’
Ashfield Rod & Gun Club to celebrate 105 years with Aug. 17 event
My Turn: A rocky road ahead for Stone Farm Lane proposal
With library and school upgrades, Northfield wraps up nearly $179K Green Communities grant
Ideas floated for adding Indigenous perspective to Great Falls Massacre monument in Gill
Franklin Tech gets largest state grant for adult education to date
Eversource presents revised natural gas pipeline plan as protesters raise climate concerns
McGovern talks price gouging, consumer protection with former federal trade commissioner
GREENFIELD — Former Federal Trade Commissioner Rohit Chopra joined U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern for a roughly 90-minute discussion on price gouging, consumer protection and the impacts of corporate deregulation at Greenfield Community College Monday evening.
West County Senior Services District recognized for reimagining aging
BUCKLAND — Though seniors from Ashfield, Buckland and Shelburne continued their annual picnic tradition at the Buckland Recreation Area on Tuesday, the 2025 gathering marked the first picnic as an independent senior services district.
PHOTO: Referendum supporters gathering signatures in Greenfield
Greenfield Police Logs: June 30 to July 7, 2025
Regional Notebook: Aug. 12, 2025
PHOTO: Scenic and sereneSports
Frontier’s Skyler Steele selected for A Shot For Life Home Run Derby
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On The Ridge with Joe Judd: Celebrating the conservation license plate
Bulletin Board: Nancy Robie wins Four Club and Putter contest at CCG
Bulletin Board: Morgan and Harrington tie with Yarosevich and Gavin in Northfield Golf Club’s Two Ball
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Can Harasymiak stop the losing?Opinion
Debi Allen and Eva Carle: City’s plans for Hope Street lot need public vetting
Development of the Greenfield Armory started after the city refused to accept the property as a gift. We can’t fix prior administration’s financial mistakes by selling the Hope Street parking lot before a final bid has even been reviewed by the public.
My Turn: Two growing challenges to health care in the US: conspiracies and fairy tales
My Turn: Hair on fire
My Turn: Not exactly a birthday party
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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.
Greenfield’s Camelot Cat Cafe opening Friday
Tri-State Precision in Northfield marks 60 years
Greenfield’s Rite Aid closing
New owner bringing ‘right energy’ to Main Street Bar & Grille in Greenfield
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Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: One killer plant: Discover the deadly beauty of the Northern pitcher plant
This week I shift my focus away from lakes and pond and toward bogs. There is certainly some overlap between these two habitats, but if you are able to find yourself in a majority-bog ecosystem, then you will see some very interesting things. I took today’s photo while visiting a place called Quoddy Head State Park, in Maine, but there are opportunities to find similar conditions right here in western Massachusetts. More on that later.
A summer salad sensation: Kathryn Gillian’s kale and Brussels sprouts creation
Smack Dab in Greenfield: New open mic night celebrates queer voices
World premiere to open new season: UMass Fine Arts Center 50th anniversary season includes big names across genres
‘Gentle creatures’ that make us better people: Montague farmer transforms sheep wool into crafts using Iron Age technologyObituaries
Charles H. Shaw
[IMAGE]Charles H. Shaw Northfield, MA - Charles "Charlie" H. Shaw, 74, of Millers Falls Road in Northfield, MA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Born in Brookline, MA, Cha... remainder of obit for Charles H. Shaw
Karen Mae Devine
Colrain, MA - Karen Mae Devine, 78, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Saturday, August 9th, 2025, with her loving husband Leon by her side. Karen was born in Colrain, MA, on October 17th, 1946, the daughter of Ralph and Geneva... remainder of obit for Karen Mae Devine
Perry B. Knickerbocker
Belchertown, MA - Perry Bradford Knickerbocker died at home, in Belchertown, MA, on August 9, 2025 from cancer. He was born on May 22, 1946 in Sharon, CT to Howard and Marion Virginia (Middlebrook) Knickerbocker. He married Lorraine... remainder of obit for Perry B. Knickerbocker
Janet E. Robert
Millers Falls, MA - Janet E. (Burkill) Robert, 76, of Federal St., passed away Friday, August 8, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She courageously fought for over a decade, battling Parkinson's disease and several other ... remainder of obit for Janet E. Robert
