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I want to thank Louise Amyot and Larry Dean for their letters about the closing and loss of World Eye Bookshop. I imagine there are others out there who feel the same. If so, please write.

The Court of Appeals has upheld the bias verdict against the city of Greenfield and its former police chief. Leonard Kesten, who nominally represented the city but who was hired and paid by an insurance company, wants to consult with his “client” before deciding to seek a further appeal.

By TODD DAMON

By AMHAD ESFAHANI

By DAVID PARRELLA

By DAVID KEMPF

By PATRICIA and GARY CROMACK

The Dec. 11 Recorder reported that the Historical Commission, under Greenfield’s demolition-delay ordinance, was going to delay demolition of the former Zion Korean Church because the church, which is now owned by the YMCA, was historically...

By AMHAD ESFAHANI

 Earlier this year, at a gathering near the coast, I met a photographer who had recently spent some time documenting first-hand the ongoing Palestinian conflict. In our conversation, he asked me, “what can be done to help heal the intergenerational...

By MAYOR VIRGINIA DESORGHER

 What a year it has been! My first year as mayor has been an eventful one — for me, for members of my administration and for the residents of Greenfield. And although we do not have a formal state of the union message process for our city, I wanted to...

By SUSAN WORGAFTIK

 First, I want to thank Recorder columnist Al Norman for his tireless work to improve the lives of Massachusetts seniors. His work deserves our praise and thanks.That being said, Al’s Dec. 18 column, “Elders want to age in place, not in ADUs,” is just...

I was extremely annoyed to read about GCET raising their prices, even though I am still not a customer. I’ve been waiting for over a decade for my service to be installed and am still waiting. It used to be a cheaper alternative to Xfinity, but I fear...

By ROBERT KUBACKI

’Twas the night before Christmas 2024And across the land of the free and home of the braveThe campaigning was over.Families and friends gatheredPraying the other would behave.Campaign hats, buttons and signs were stashed awayIn hopes that their...

Merry Christmas! It’s Jesus Christ’s birthday this month. He was born Dec. 25, some 2,000 years ago. Many believe he is true God and the true man. His birth was the birth of hope. When he died on the cross, he opened heaven’s gates. He taught love and...

With just one month left before Donald Trump returns to the White House, we are running out of time to lock in protections for our climate and communities. One critical action President Joe Biden can take right now is to permanently shut down the...

A collective noun is that fun aspect of grammar which denotes groups of animals, people and things. Perhaps you’ve heard of a gaggle of geese, a parliament of owls or a convocation of eagles.I have created collective nouns for people in professions...

If this is Donald Trump’s America, I want more of it. After years of doom and gloom politics and being shamed, for wrong think, we now have a reason to celebrate. MAGA is unapologetically alive, well and celebrating. The Trump dance has popped up...

By KARL MEYER

On Oct. 10, Tim Jones, acting director of the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Waterways and Wetlands, presided over an “information” session in Turners Falls to field a skeptical public’s questions about its 401 Water...

By ELLEN VILLANI

I’m compelled to write today in commiseration with Russell Pirkot, Ed Gregory, Alan Harris, Edward Dowd, John Bos and so many other writers who’ve been traumatized by No. 45 [Donald Trump]. Recent letters published in this newspaper add oxygen to the...

By JODI FALK, DAVID ARFA and KATE MASON

 During the week of Sept. 21-27, the “Women of Vision: Journey to Hope” tour came to our region of western Massachusetts and southern Vermont, leading a dozen programs, presentations and workshops. We, a group of co-organizers and participants, would...