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By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — Saving as little as $1 per week can lead to eventual financial independence. This was among the lessons learned by young members of the Starlight Girls Club when they visited Greenfield Savings Bank last week. The Starlight Girls Club, a...

By MARY BYRNE

When Mary Fraser walked into Karen Collins’ weaving workshop in Forres, Scotland, nearly a decade ago, she knew it was where she was meant to be. “It was a visceral reaction of, ‘I have to do that,’” she recalled. Fraser, now 29, and a professional...

By LISA GOODRICH

For Big Y, the commitment to serving neighbors food from local farms started at the beginning. In 1936, Paul D’Amour and his brother, Gerry D’Amour, used their family savings to purchase the Y Cash Market. The business grew, and in the 1950s the...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD – Local residents filled the John Zon Community Center Thursday night to meet with city officials, architects and designers to learn more about the redevelopment of the former Wilson’s Department Store.“It was a sad moment when Wilson’s...

By ANITA WILSON

Whenever I make presentations on consumer issues, I advise people to be wary of requests for payment with cryptocurrency. Inevitably, the question comes back: “What’s cryptocurrency?” Cryptocurrency is a form of money. But you can’t hold it in your...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — When Cameron Ward left his job as a Greenfield Recorder sports reporter for a work schedule more conducive to family life, he had no way of knowing his young son Tyler would one day buy the rug-cleaning business that hired him, and they’d...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The Community Builders, in partnership with the Franklin Community Co-op, MassDevelopment and the city of Greenfield, will host a forum Thursday evening on the redevelopment of the former Wilson’s Department Store. “This is an opportunity...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — The Elmer’s Revitalization Steering Committee has made a deal with Greenfield Savings Bank to purchase the Elmer’s Store building for $275,000, with the closing date of April 24. The committee is now looking to raise about $100,000 before...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Authorities are searching for three people accused of stealing a deposit bag with $1,464 from the Taco Bell/Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on the Mohawk Trail on Tuesday.Greenfield Police Lt. Todd Dodge said two men and a woman were...

By MADDIE FABIAN

AMHERST — Growing up, Holyoke resident Carolyn Diaz Rodriguez preferred helping her grandfather with building projects in lieu of doing chores. Originally from the Dominican Republic, she has always loved using a hammer and working with her hands.Now...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Dollar General location at 369 Federal St. is temporarily closed while the corporation that oversees it addresses store maintenance issues.There is no precise timeline for the store’s reopening, Dollar General Corporation’s public...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — A puzzle relay at Trail Head Outfitters & General Store generated nearly $11,500 for Wheeler Memorial Library, which has not had a major renovation since its 1914 construction.Trail Head owner Stephanie Cook organized the event at her...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — After being known for more than 50 years as Valley Steel Stamp, the manufacturing company on Greenfield Street has rebranded itself with a new name, NE-XT Technologies. “We felt that NE-XT Technologies really spoke to … our employees, the...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Local business owner Stephanie Cook is planning a relay fundraiser for this Sunday, but participants are unlikely to suffer a cramp.Cook, who owns Trail Head Outfitters & General Store, is hosting a puzzle relay to benefit the Wheeler...

GREENFIELD — To celebrate its 94th birthday on Saturday, the Garden Cinemas is offering free screenings of “Singin’ in the Rain” (1952) and “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” (1985) at 10 a.m.“These two movies from different generations are both comedy...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The online rumor mill started up as soon as Seana Pitts made an announcement on social media.“The minute I posted on Facebook people were like, ‘Are you and Shannon OK?’” she said. “Like it has to be something terrible that happened,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A $1 million Massachusetts State Lottery scratch ticket sold at Big Y World Class Market was claimed by a trust on March 1.CWCB Nominee Trust of Greenfield opted to receive the prize as a one-time payment of $650,000, before taxes....

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — A few years ago, as the reality of the pandemic set in, Ann Skowron closed the doors to her jewelry shop on Bank Row after more than a decade in business.“People kept asking, ‘Can you fix this?’ So I thought I’d just rent the back room...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — Visitors of the Shea Theater Arts Center will now be able to kick back with a cocktail while enjoying their night out, as the Avenue A venue now holds a full liquor license.The Selectboard voted Monday to transfer the license to the...