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Tim Walz made a great speech on May 31. As he pointed out, the working class voters gave a primal scream. They elected a horrible person because they were at the end of their rope. All hell breaking loose was better than what they’ve had for decades. Many will change their minds when they find Donald Trump does not make America great again; that he just cares about personal wealth and autocratic power. But that will just put us back where we started.

Hello Greenfield: I would like to extend my deepest appreciation to Superintendent Karin Patenaude for her service to the city of Greenfield. Across her 16-year career in Greenfield as a teacher, administrator and superintendent, Karin demonstrated tremendous passion and care for educating the students of Greenfield. Her efforts supported a generation of students in their growth and development, helping our brightest future, our youth, reach their full potential. I am grateful for Karin’s service and join our community in wishing her well in her future endeavors.

By JAMES LOMASTRO

As we mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War’s conclusion in 2025, we confront anew the enduring questions that follow in the conflict’s wake. How do societies move forward while honoring the truth of what occurred? The answer lies not in convenient forgetting but in the difficult practice of remembrance. There exists a fundamental distinction between forgiveness and amnesty and an even sharper distinction between amnesty and amnesia. While societies may grant legal pardons or establish reconciliation processes, these mechanisms cannot and should not erase the collective memory of suffering.

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Representatives on one legislative committee are not ready to decide whether one of the most controversial proposals on their plate should move forward early in the lawmaking term.

BUCKLAND — With no contested races on the ballot, Buckland saw no surprises in its town election on Tuesday.

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — Voters at Annual Town Meeting on Monday gave the nod to a budget that is $169,508 higher than the current fiscal year.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

LEYDEN — Voters passed all 27 articles on the warrant for Annual Town Meeting on Monday, including a $2.2 million budget and an $88,056 payment on the town’s broadband debt.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Firefighters were called to the parking lot of the McDonald’s on Federal Street in Greenfield Tuesday night where they doused an unoccupied Honda Pilot that caught fire. There were no injuries. 

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Deerfield Academy has reached a “low six-figure settlement” with another sexual abuse victim of longtime teacher Peter G. Hindle.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ROWE — The Rowe Camp and Conference Center is celebrating its 100th anniversary this weekend, with a new executive director at the helm.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — The 8th annual Franklin County Pride Parade and Festival is scheduled for Saturday, June 7, and while it is a challenging time for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S., this year’s event is for reflection and joy.

By AL NORMAN

On Wednesday, Town Meeting voters in Wendell will finish an important piece of legal business that’s critical not only to the home rule powers of its 915 residents but for all cities and towns across Massachusetts.

Each year I listen to the budget hearings. I find myself getting angry every time someone says the state requires us to do this or that. We are spending more and more money on things that we did not vote for. I guess I have hit my limit because this year I started looking at the bills on www.mass.gov . I found something, House bill 2297. This bill will stop new unfunded mandates. It won’t solve the whole problem but it is a place to start. Go to the website www.stopunfundedmandatesinma.com you will find a copy of the bill, the committee it is in, and the members contact info. Please take some time to call or email them to let them know you want this bill to pass or not depending on how you feel about it. It is your money, it is your choice.

I wanted to touch on one of the subjects Recorder columnist Jon Huer brought up in his last piece, “Our job anxiety: The chain that shackles us all” [May 31]. The part I wanted to bring up is how we obey orders and conform so easily. Even if we’re told to do something against our own personal beliefs. Huer brought up ICE agents doing their jobs like robots. So most of these ICE agents know that what they’re doing is not what their hearts would truly allow under normal circumstances. The main objective is to obey your orders. You will conform and obey, because that’s what they tell you to do.

ORANGE – The Selectboard voted unanimously on Wednesday to appoint Seth Kelley as a Planning Board alternate.

By LUKE MACANNUCO

WARWICK — Matthew Bobola, the new business administrator of the Warwick Community School and district, has a passion for applying his financial expertise to education.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SUNDERLAND — The Zoning Board of Appeals has continued the public hearing on a proposed 9,100-square-foot Dollar General store on Route 116 to June 24.

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Voters that convene at Town Hall on Wednesday night will be asked to pass a Proposition 2½ override to fund town operations.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — One week after Superintendent Karin Patenaude announced her resignation, effective July 3, the School Committee voted to begin its search for an interim superintendent.