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Advocates in Massachusetts seek criminal justice reform despite federal uncertainty
Hampshire-Franklin County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls outlines legislative priorities
Div. 6 Track: Mahar’s Mitchell Krasco, Frontier’s Ben Cachiguango capture state titles
Advocates discuss legislative remedies amid growing housing instability
Historic properties survey nears finish line in Erving
Town Meeting to vote on $2.2M budget in Leyden
Idaho woman arrested on charges in 2023 Orange fraud case
Mahar Regional School grads urged to ‘embrace the new’
ORANGE — Who better to give a graduation pep talk than a former NFL cheerleader?
Frontier Regional School grads ready to break barriers
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Despite persistent rain showers, 92 Frontier Regional High School seniors graduated on Friday and were encouraged to break barriers.
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New Hampshire man gets 2 to 3 years for stalking, threatening DCF worker
Police issue warrants for male, juvenile in Montague firearms case
Greenfield man gets prison term for armed robbery in Northampton
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Federal Street crash in Greenfield
Shutesbury police chief placed on administrative leave until June 30
Franklin County Technical School grads encouraged to find their purpose
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Health coverage losses in Mass. may be even steeper
Buckland incumbents seek new terms in town election
Stoneleigh-Burnham School graduates ‘thrived’ says class speaker
Frustrated over pay, attorneys will stop taking public cases
Sports
HS Roundup: Mason Lehtomaki tosses no-hitter to lead Franklin Tech baseball past Salem Academy, 3-0
TURNERS FALLS — What a few days it has been for Franklin Tech’s Mason Lehtomaki.
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Weiss, Team USA make history in Sweden
MIAA tourneys: Frontier boys volleyball advances to Round of 32 following 3-0 sweep over Lynn Vocational
Div. 5 softball: Mohawk Trail slugs past Boston Collegiate Charter, 23-1, in state tourney prelim (PHOTOS)
UMass hockey: Minutemen add high-scoring RIT transfer Matthew WildeOpinion
Guest columnist John Carney: Massachusetts needs its own Medical Aid in Dying legislation
Proponents of Death with Dignity legislation in Massachusetts are heartened by positive feedback in the current session of the State House. At the present time, 10 states, and Washington D.C., have laws which allow terminally ill patients the legal option to end their lives with a physician-issued prescription. Massachusetts is not one of those states.
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Todd Damon: Not everyone is on edge, can do without invasive leftist activism
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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.
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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
Fabric of history: PVMA painting included in the Met’s ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ exhibition
As the national art and celebrity worlds coalesced at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Met Gala in early May, the exhibition coinciding with the event at the nation’s most-visited museum also featured several local ties.
Profiling ‘The Raider’: New book by UMass history professor Stephen Platt explores the life of a celebrated but unconventional Marine
Valley Bounty: A growing Good Bunch: Shelburne Falls farm remains optimistic for the future
Skills to last a lifetime: Growing A Bunch Farm in Ashfield offers two fiber arts and textile summer camps
Orange Historical Society celebrates 130th anniversary: Its 13-decade rise to great age has not been entirely easyObituaries
Adam William Cicia
Adam Cicia Boston, MA - Adam William Cicia July 17, 1981 May 4, 2025 Adam William Cicia passed away on May 4, 2025, at the age of 43. Born on July 17, 1981, Adam spent the last several years living in Boston. He is deeply missed ... remainder of obit for Adam William Cicia
John James Masson Jr.
John James "Jack" Masson Jr. Conway, MA - John James "Jack" Masson Jr. died peacefully at home on May 7th, with his wife Barbara at his side. Jack was born February 1, 1933, in the Bronx, New York, the son of John Masson Sr. and Ruth (Ma... remainder of obit for John James Masson Jr.
Neena L. Burrington
Heath, MA - Neena L. Burrington, 70 died April 22,2025 at Greenfield Rehabilitation and Nursing Center while on New England Hospice surrounded by family. She was born on October 19,1954 in Greenfield, MA, to Paul Burrington and Nancy (C... remainder of obit for Neena L. Burrington
John H. Lapointe
Sarasota, FL - July 30, 1954 - May 25, 2025 John H. Lapointe 70, was born in Greenfield, MA where he attended Greenfield High School and played on local sports teams. In 1970, he relocated to Sarasota, FL with his family. John graduate... remainder of obit for John H. Lapointe
