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By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew will participate in World Labyrinth Day for the 17th consecutive year, welcoming the public to the labyrinth on its side lawn as a moving meditation for world peace on Saturday, May 3.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — For a quarter of a century, Deerfield Academy and the Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew have been serving up helpings for body and soul.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — An online petition seeking to remove Detective Tucker Jenkins from the Shelburne Police Department following an investigation into his relationship with a Mohawk Trail Regional School student has gathered 158 signatures.

Good morning!On the 250th anniversary of the shot heard round the world, the UMass Minutemen skirmished under new field commander Joe Harasymiak at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Democracy is alive at the Mohawk Trail Regional School. 

By THE REV. CANDI ASHENDEN

There’s a moment in the Gospels when Jesus responds to a crowd demanding clarity. They say, “Just tell us who you are.” And Jesus responds, in essence, “I already have. I’ve shown you.” He points not to a theological argument, but to his actions — healing the sick, feeding the hungry, welcoming the outcast, challenging the powerful. He says: Look at all I have been doing. That tells you who I am.

High Honors: Jayden Baez, Katelyn Bozek, Augustus Foote, Miley Frey, Maddan Garcia, Georgia Gauthier, Hope Gilbert, Cahley Hart, Raelyn Hildreth, Grayson Johnson, Annabelle Koshinsky, Samantha Krumm-Poulin, Everett Long, Tamsin Macmillan, Cooper Morey, Andrew Redeker, Cyrus Richardson, Bentley Ryan, Adaline Sullivan, Bruin Thompson, Alaina Toothaker, Tristan Towe, Gunnar Triggs and Sadie Wilcox.

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — Peanut butter jars, takeout containers and soft plastic wrap often end up in the recycling bin, contaminating viable plastic, cardboard and paper for recycling and resulting in more garbage in landfills.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — The Selectboard is expected to vote on a $5.29 million fiscal year 2026 budget to recommend to voters at Annual Town Meeting.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — Residents are invited to honor the soldiers of Colrain’s past and the town’s involvement in the American Revolution on Sunday with doughnuts, a cemetery tour and tales of determination.

Good morning!When Deerfield Academy headmaster Frank L. Boyden was in his 80s, a photographer spotted him picking up a crumpled piece of paper that had been dropped on the sidewalk. The iconic photo symbolized the nature of the man who’d transformed a small school with 15 students in 1902 into one of the country’s top prep schools.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Attendees of the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce’s “AIming for the Future Chamber Breakfast” on Friday got a crash course in how artificial intelligence can benefit businesses, and the pros and cons of AI as technology evolves.

By THE REV. DR. CHRIS DAVIES

For people who identify as Christian, Holy Week (the week leading up to Easter) is one of the most important weeks of our faith. Holy Saturday — today — is a day wherein we live in the darkness of Jesus’ death. So as we wait for hope on the horizon, I want to review this week in basic terms for those who are curious about the fundamentals of faith.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — The 2 District, 8 Town Steering Committee, or 2D8T, voted to recommend further exploration of a single-campus model to restructure the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont Regional school districts.

There’s no shortage of urgent issues demanding our attention. In moments like these, we each have to choose something local and worth fighting for. For me, that’s our library.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — A “spirit gallery” with psychic medium Brandie Wells will raise money for Shelburne Falls Eagles Auxiliary scholarships that are given to Mohawk Trail Regional School graduates.

By ALEX CHAISSON

GREENFIELD — Taking inspiration from a Home and Craft Show held by different organizers more than a decade ago, the Franklin County Agricultural Society is bringing the event back to the Franklin County Fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday.

By KATHE GEIST and SUSAN SOLOMON

Faith can be seen as a glimmer of hope or light in an ever-changing world. How we enlarge and trust our faith is a question asked by many. How we define and find God in our own life can be a joyous spiritual journey.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — The Connecticut River Conservancy and the town of Colrain have been awarded $224,100 from the Barnhardt Manufacturing Co. sulfuric acid spill settlement fund to support removing the Colrain Lower Reservoir Dam as part of efforts to restore the North River.