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By BISHOP DOUG FISHER

Recently, my friends from high school and I went to Iowa to visit the place where the iconic movie “Field of Dreams” was made. We rented the field and played baseball for two hours. It was just like the movie.

ASHFIELD — Attendees of an upcoming workshop can learn how mint is harvested and distilled into oils with Hannah Morano, founder of Sweet Birch Herbals. The workshop will be held Saturday, July 19, at 2 p.m. at her farm, located at 686 Creamery Road.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — After serving Franklin County residents for more than 16 years, Main Street Bar & Grille co-owners Christina Guevin-Gurney and Tom Gurney have sold the 94 Main St. business to longtime bar owner and first-time restaurateur Ivan Tristan.

By LUKE MACANNUCO

GREENFIELD — Arranging books and various sewing supplies, Marianne Snow waited for visitors to arrive at the Greenfield Public Library’s first drop-in mending clinic on Tuesday.

By LUKE MACANNUCO

GREENFIELD — There’s no training needed for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western Massachusetts’ annual Point 5K, but participants should bring their appetites.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — The annual Summer Day on the Buckland Common will offer community summer fun for the 10th year on Saturday, July 19.

Good morning!

By THE REV. JANET ADAIR HANSEN

Even back when I was ordained to Christian ministry more than 40 years ago, churches would get comments that they “were too political” or sometimes they “were not political enough.” In today’s widely divided society, when other viewpoints are not just seen as different but in a derogatory fashion, the divide between America’s two main political parties seems an unfathomable chasm. Many churches and clergy try to stay out of the fray, trying not to offend members or anyone else in the community. However, claiming to “not be political” is itself a political stance.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — The Highway Department is seeking its next superintendent, with the ideal candidate being someone who can effectively balance administrative tasks with fieldwork alongside the crew.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — The Selectboard on Tuesday approved doubling from $250 to $500 the individual fees for a special permit, a site plan review and a zoning variance, as well as the cost for an applicant to appeal a decision made by the building commissioner.

ASHFIELD — Sanderson Academy alumni and music lovers are invited to attend a Sanderson reunion concert on Sunday, July 13.

The Trump administration has been slashing funding for a broad array of “wasteful” government programs in the name of “efficiency.” Among the victims are funding for research grants. Science is probably “under the radar” for most people, but the irrational, destructive cuts are affecting the advancement of medicine, technology and environmental science; achievements we depend on which have been developed by private businesses applying basic research discoveries funded by taxpayer supported institutions, such as the National Institutes of Health.

ROWE — The town of Rowe will hold its annual Summer Social on Sunday, June 13, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Pelham Lake Park.

By THE REV. CINDY LAJOY

We awaken today to find the detritus of many a Fourth of July celebration scattered around us. We pick up leftover fireworks remnants, perhaps deal with trash piled high from barbecue remains, and we might even need to straighten bunting and streamers flying askew. We don’t give it much thought from year to year, but when you stop to think about it, July 5 is when the real work begins.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — Griswold Memorial Library is looking for a new leader.

By LUKE MACANNUCO

GREENFIELD — Forty income-eligible senior households will receive fresh, local produce starting Thursday, July 17, as part of the second season of a farm share partnership involving Prospect Meadow Farm and the Greenfield Senior Center.

By THE REV. RANDOLPH CALVO

Our Bible study group is reading currently from First Samuel. Israel petitions Samuel to anoint a king for them so that they may be “like other nations.” Samuel warns the people about the costly prerogatives kings, both good and evil, will assume. He finishes with the dire announcement that once kingship is established and they come to realize the truth of his warning, it will be too late to do anything. (1 Sam. 8:18)

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — Nina Martin-Anzuoni has been appointed as Colrain’s new emergency management director.

SHELBURNE FALLS — Yankee Magazine has named Salmon Falls Gallery the best art gallery in the state in 2025.