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PHOTOS: Coming ashore

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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Sports

Tavo Vincent-Warner closes Frontier volleyball career by eclipsing 2,000 career assists
The Frontier boys volleyball team is still in its infancy, though coach Sean MacDonald noted a milestone reached in the team’s season finale will take a long time to break.


Opinion

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.





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.



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.


Obituaries

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

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

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.) 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.)