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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Community Preservation Committee heard two separate requests for pickleball courts as it reviews 14 applicants for fiscal year 2026 Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Noble Home architectural firm owner Noah Grunberg, who leases roughly seven of the 32 acres surrounding Stone Farm Lane, said he plans to build two residential buildings containing 24 one- and two-bedroom condominiums.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Lights! Camera! Greenfield! is back for Greenfield Community Television’s fifth annual film sprint competition, challenging aspiring filmmakers to make a short film in just two weeks. 

By CHRIS LARABEE

With help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), businesses across Franklin County will use grant money to increase their capacity and expand the local food supply chain.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — Combining art and activism, the latest Artspace Community Arts Center exhibit aims to explore what the future may hold.

By ZEKE MILLER,CHRIS MEGERIANand MICHELLE L. PRICE

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, returning to power with a promise to end America’s decline and to “completely and totally reverse” the actions of the man who drove him from office four years ago.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — People were encouraged to band together and weave a tapestry of local resilience, as they work toward a stronger community during Greenfield Community College’s 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — As the West County Food Pantry’s funding sources shift, the Selectboard is exploring the possibility of allocating funding and potentially asking voters to appropriate funds during Annual Town Meeting.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — In a region where housing comes at a premium, increasing the diversity of homes and public backing of zoning changes may be the key to unlocking development and growth.

By CHRIS LARABEE

For the second year in a row, the Sunderland Human Rights Task Force’s weekly standout is expanding for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Housing Greenfield, in partnership with the Assessor’s Office, has recruited a Greenfield Community College sophomore to map and register the city’s rental properties.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

A group of Pioneer Valley residents testified before the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities at a public hearing on Friday aimed at garnering feedback on the state’s draft regulations on accessory dwelling units, or ADUs.

By CHRIS LARABEE

Just over a month since Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) benefits were cut by a minimum of 50%, local businesses and advocates for the initiative are hopeful that it will be restored, as farmers, vendors and stores are seeing the effects of reduced benefits.

By CAROLYN BROWN

Fans of the Disney musical “Newsies” generally know the titular group of characters as boys, but a local theater company’s upcoming production is expanding the show to include female and nonbinary characters.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College’s first-ever Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Angela Campbell said she is approaching the new position from the role of a listener.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at 100 years old, has often been labeled different among his presidential peers in that his legacy is tied not so much to his politics, but his heart.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Community Preservation Committee discussed three proposed projects — the rehabilitation of Franklin County’s first courthouse and preservation efforts at the Franklin County Fairgrounds and the Winslow Building — on Monday evening as members begin to consider projects to recommend for funding.

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

 When I was attending Mount St. Joseph University, I read a book by Jimmy Carter called “Talking Peace, A Vision for the Next Generation.” President Carter encouraged us to take action for peace, and to bring attention to forgotten conflicts around...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, in collaboration with the Franklin County Community Land Trust, has protected the 47-acre Watroba property, described as “a fantastic wildlife corridor” and the home of prime farmland.The Watroba...