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By DOMENIC POLI

BERNARDSTON — The Farm Table restaurant on the Kringle Candle Co. property is set to reopen under new management at the end of May.Restaurateur Ashley Evans, who grew up in Turners Falls, was home from Florida visiting family last year when she...

By JAMES PENTLAND

EASTHAMPTON — For a business that relies heavily on purchasing directly from overseas manufacturers, it was clear to Dave Mell that the COVID-19 pandemic might cause some disruption. With 80% of the vacuum tubes he buys being made in Russia, the...

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

Unless you search for it, you might miss a long, narrow building tucked into a Greenfield neighborhood. The structure holds significant history: for more than a century, specialty paper boxes were manufactured there, originally on coal-powered,...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — After nearly 90 years as a Main Street fixture, Baker Office Supply will close its doors, welcoming in its place Hens & Chicks, one of three retail shops vacating their home in the former Wilson’s Department Store.“There’s a lot of...

By MARY BYRNE and JULIAN MENDOZA

Several Franklin County shops will celebrate the 10th annual Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday with special events and activities, discounts and giveaways.The nationally recognized event, which has been observed on the last Saturday of April every...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Collaboration is the name of the business game in Franklin County, and the Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast Friday morning highlighted some community partners that can help businesses of any stage and type get their feet underneath...

By CHRIS LARABEE

The annual Schoen Books charity sale is returning next weekend, as the store looks to continue its tradition of raising money for local organizations.The sale will be held Sunday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. outside the store, at 7 Sugarloaf St. in...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A new salon in the town center aims to follow its namesake by lifting women’s spirits.Elevate Salon Studio, at 4A Sugarloaf St., is a new wellness center, salon and clothing shop dedicated to building community and providing a...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Revival Wheeler Mansion owner who has been at odds with town officials over requirements to open the structure for business said she is rectifying the property’s issues and will spend the spring and summer working to bring to fruition a...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The doors to three businesses in the former Wilson’s Department Store on Main Street remain open despite a previous redevelopment timeline that had them moving out by spring. “The timetable is more in the summer or early fall for us to be...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MILLERS FALLS — While the village may be a far cry from Hollywood, owners of the newly opened Hideaway Salon & Studio aim for you to “leave here feeling like you are a celebrity.”Located at 41 East Main St. in a space that formerly housed Rustic...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — A.J. Hastings stationery and newsstand helped to anchor downtown Amherst for 108 years before closing last year. Wilson’s Department Store was a centerpiece of Greenfield’s retail scene for 137 years until it shuttered in early 2020.While...

By EMILY THURLOW and JULIAN MENDOZA

When digital downloads became widely available in the early 2000s and later surpassed sales of physical music, the music industry and the public had all but signed the death certificate for local record stores, resigned to the idea that music...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — The newly official Wendell Historical Society has until June 13 to come up with $45,000 to buy the former depot store and post office, having reached an agreement with the longtime owner’s daughter in hopes of turning the building into a...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — After taking a week to review Tree House Brewing Co.’s plans to increase occupancy for outdoor concerts and other special events, the Selectboard approved the amendments to the brewery’s permit on Tuesday evening.The brewery appeared...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — After going “back to the drawing board,” city officials have decided to stick with their initial plan to prohibit parking spot use for outdoor dining along Main Street’s Borofsky Block this summer.Ice Cream Alley at 221 Main St. and the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — The 5J Creamee and Pasiecnik Farmstand, a longstanding summer destination for ice cream and locally grown produce on River Road, has been listed for sale, one year after the original owner’s daughters took over operations.Coldwell Banker...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Pilates is a type of mind-body exercise developed in the 1920s by a German physical trainer. Modern posture-based yoga is rooted in practices originating in Ancient India. And now you can find both under one roof at 7 East Main St.Marley...

By AUDREY KAISER

GREENFIELD — Following the recent death of its owner, a High Street funeral home that’s been family-owned and operated since 1976 has closed its doors, effective April 1. Walker Funeral Home was most recently owned by Faye Walker, who died in...

By DOMENIC POLI

The 2023 season isn’t looking too peachy for New England farmers waiting to see if any of their buds survived mid-February’s subzero temperatures.It appears that month’s cold snap crippled the growth of the beloved stone fruit typically harvested from...