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By TINKY WEISBLAT

As a food writer, I am embarrassed to say that I’m never the first person in the area to discover a new restaurant. My culinary bent and my low income lead me to eat at home most of the time. Nevertheless, I do eventually hear from people I know about new eateries.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Marking the end of the popular attraction’s repairs, volunteer gardeners from the Bridge of Flowers Committee opened the gates for visitors to explore on Friday.

By VIRGINIA RAY

SHELBURNE FALLS — One year and three weeks after it closed for significant repairs, the Bridge of Flowers has reopened.

Here’s what infuriates me. The Democrats are screaming that Trump’s bill cuts Medicaid for millions for Americans. But if Nancy Pelosi’s Democratic Congress under Obama had given us nationalized health, like Obama wanted, and why he was elected, then there wouldn’t be any need for Medicaid. The Democrats under Obama failed the American people and that probably led directly to Trump getting elected. And now, they’re the ones who are supposed to save us from Trump? Sigh. Maybe there’s some hope with the Progressives though.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — A group of financial advisors from Shelburne Falls will be traveling to New York City this week to ring the stock exchange closing bell and celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wellington Shields.

By LUKE MACANNUCO

SHELBURNE FALLS — Sunny blue skies greeted attendees of the annual Fourth of July parade and chicken barbecue on Friday.

By ALAN HARRIS

Welcome back to the dystopian present. While you were out, I began to lose my senses in a vast dysphoria of events ranging from descriptions of non-livable conditions in supposed migrant detention centers. Stephen Miller wants 3,000 victims plucked from the fields and warehoused in unlivable conditions: packed together on floors, inadequate health care, “the worst conditions…” It’s another big example of the problem. Violence against the innocents. I tried to imagine what it was like and had to stop. The New York Times article describes “one toilet for 35 to 40 men, who had no privacy.” That’s what’s happening.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

SHELBURNE FALLS — The remaining alumni of Arms Academy gathered over the weekend to celebrate their 10th all-class reunion, with alumni coming from across the U.S. and Canada to remember their alma mater.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — A group of gardeners, landowners and sustainability enthusiasts is looking to reduce the number of people in Franklin County who struggle with food insecurity.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — With a new name and a new location, Crystal Visions is returning to its roots.

SHELBURNE FALLS — Yankee Magazine has named Salmon Falls Gallery the best art gallery in the state in 2025.

SHELBURNE FALLS — Summer is here, and so is the Shelburne Falls Military Band’s concert season.

If we see someone pulled from the sidewalk by masked men and forced into an unmarked car, are we witnessing a kidnapping? It may be an arrest by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). Witnesses can question ICE agents but are not guaranteed answers. They are allowed to film an arrest from a distance but not to interfere. According to the ICE website, agents are not required to have a warrant, to show photo IDs, or to give their names or badge numbers. They are not required to reveal why they have accosted someone, why they are taking that person away, or where the person is being taken.

SHELBURNE FALLS — The Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts invites residents to learn about forests at two events.

ASHFIELD — A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on Sunday, June 8, to celebrate the opening of Ashfield’s new tennis courts at Belding Memorial Park.

Art is the most important piece of culture that a community can have. It empowers people, it inspires people, it makes people feel any emotion the artist wants to convey. It reflects what the artist believes, informing and communicating different aspects of life and the world, different perspectives and point of views, and shows every part of humanity.

By JACOB NELSON

‘It’s usually around April 20 when I plant things in the field that can handle light frost,” says farmer Dan Greene of Good Bunch Farm. “Then there’s about a longer wait until the next big planting date in late May. By then the threat of frost is gone and you can finally plant all the warm-loving crops. After that, you really don’t have any time except for weeding and harvesting.”

By DENNIS MERRITT

Here’s a hypothesis explaining government today. We all know that money in politics is behind both major parties. But this has made me wonder why the Republicans and Democrats have been so much at war with each other over the past decades. I mean, if the billionaires are supporting both parties, what do they really care if one or the other is in control of Congress, or the White House?

By ALAN HARRIS

It’s wake up time folks. Put down your smartphones, take out the ear buds, remove the sludge of our compulsions, and the destructive culture of the internet. Go outside and walk around. Read an actual newspaper or a book. Smell the flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la, if and when they bloom. Acknowledge people. Fall in love with life.

By DOMENIC POLI

SHELBURNE — The Shelburne Falls Memorial Day Committee’s plan to use a rotating system to honor the four local men who were killed fighting in Vietnam will continue on Monday when Specialist Ronald E. Wissman is celebrated during Memorial Day festivities.