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Mohawk Trail Regional School District educators start dialogue on hate speech
Northfield EMS to install temporary building to meet staff housing needs amid 24/7 coverage
My Turn: Renewable energy and battery storage is the affordable choice for families. How do we get it right?
New food pantry at Franklin Tech gets funding boost from graduating class
Montague adopts revised wage and classification scale
Former South Deerfield resident sentenced to probation, must pay nearly $14K in Medicaid fraud case
Neal sounds off on Trump policies at Holyoke event to discuss housing crisis
Orange OKs postponing budget until after June 23 override vote
Pushback: Democracy requires more than 3-minute sound bites
Marine vet gets 24 months of supervised release in stolen valor case, must pay nearly $300K in restitution
SPRINGFIELD — A U.S. Marine Corps veteran was sentenced on Tuesday to 24 months of supervised release for stealing benefit payments from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and submitting a false Purple Heart application through his congressional representative.
Comedy, tragedy and pandemic tell relatable tale in Silverthorne Theater Co.’s latest production
In Silverthorne Theater Co.’s latest production, Jordan Harrison’s “The Amateurs,” a deft cast weaves its way through a complicated but comedic script with pandemic-era resonance.
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Abarua’s extra-inning heroics power Turners Falls past Greenfield for 12th state softball crown (PHOTOS)
Pioneer walks off in extras to win first state baseball title, finish perfect season (PHOTOS)
No Kings: Thousands send message against Trump administration at Greenfield protest
Greenfield Police Logs: May 12 to May 18, 2025
How Pioneer baseball’s culture fueled an unbeaten season and dramatic state championship win
Adoption event to rehome 147 animals taken from Orange property proves popular
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PHOTOS: Wheeler Memorial Library in Orange kicks off Summer Reading Program
PHOTO: Bovine buddies
Sounds Local: Green River Fest returns this weekend: Strong presence of local bands in the lineup this year
Greenfield Notebook: June 18, 2025
Sports
Orange’s own leaps into national spotlight: Krasco to compete at New Balance Nationals
Orange’s Mitchell Krasco showed this past weekend he can compete with the best in New England.
Bulletin Board: 44th Annual Montague Mug Race Kicks Off Aug. 16
Small school, giant year: Inside Pioneer Valley Regional’s unmatched athletic run 
Bulletin Board: Greenfield Post 81 falls to Pittsfield, 2-0, in season opener
Krasco takes silver at New England Track & Field Championships
Opinion
Christine Baronas: Questioning
Would a Trump supporter explain to me why, if the National Guard can be called out to protect ICE enforcement, why wasn’t it called out when the U.S. Capital was being attacked? He says he has the power today, 2025. He also had it in 2020 but didn’t use it when our nation’s Congress was overrun. It was a demonstration that got so out of hand that people did die. That leads to the question of what’s more important: ensuring the peaceful passage of a democracy’s power or making sure police can grab up criminals?
Deborah Potee: Superior Greenfield Public Schools leader
Patrick McGreevey: Our lord and savior
Columnist Bill Newman: Signs of the time
My Turn: Free-ish since 1865
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
Permit approved for Greenfield cat cafe
GREENFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit allowing applicant Cameron Ward to open Camelot Cafe, believed to be the first cat cafe in western Massachusetts, Thursday evening.
Racial justice group raising money to support Mohawk Falafel and Shawarma owner
New Angel’s Edge Barbershop in Greenfield pays homage to late loved ones
Small businesses air complaints to Mass. lawmakers
Real Estate Transactions, May 30, 2025
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Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: Pressure is on for the spotted turtle: Now is the point in the turtle life cycle when female turtles are most vulnerable
The story of this spring has been the weather; specifically, the rain that just keeps falling. Add in the new arrival of the hazy smoke blowing south from Canadian wildfires and you’ve got a soggy, foggy, smoky, cloudy mess. The grass in my lawn is growing like crazy and the notion of a No Mow May wasn’t even really much of a choice so much as it was foisted upon us by the weather. When I finally get a dry moment to get out into the yard I am going to have to keep my eyes open for tigers and velociraptors in the tall grass.
Something red for Juneteenth: ‘The backbone of Juneteenth festivities has always been the table’
‘Meant to only last the summer’: Amherst artist’s wheatpaste murals among those now decorating Montague
Valley Bounty: New farm with an old-fashioned feel: Moody Family Farm in Bernardston opens their farm stand this month
Move over, Dr. Dolittle: Belchertown resident shares her menagerie and helps heal animalsObituaries
Angela Arsenault
Angela "Angie" Arsenault Charlemont, MA - Arsenault, Angela "Angie" Christine, 55, of Charlemont, passed away peacefully after a brief and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer early in the morning on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Charlen... remainder of obit for Angela Arsenault
Claudia Holton
Amherst, MA - Claudia Holton, 62, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at her home in Amherst, Massachusetts. Born May 19, 1962 to Roger "Tom" and Rose (McGaffigan) Holton, Claudia was the third of four children and the f... remainder of obit for Claudia Holton
John Tomasetti
Shutesbury, MA - There are lots of tears in the valley, for John Tomasetti died on June 6 in Springfield, Mass. Mr. T was known by this moniker by many of his students, a reference to the burly television character on the "A Team." The ... remainder of obit for John Tomasetti
Andrew Vivier
Turners Falls, MA - Andrew (Andy) T. Vivier, beloved father, son, brother, and friend, born November 7, 1959, passed away in the company of his loved ones on June 3, 2025 after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. Andy faced his il... remainder of obit for Andrew Vivier
