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By RYAN AMES

The Chicago Blackhawks selected incoming UMass hockey freshman Vaclav Nestrasil with the 25th overall selection during the first round of Friday’s NHL Draft.

By RABBI JAMES GREENE

“Breadline Blues” — one of the haunting anthems of the Great Depression — tells the story of a man who saw all of his fellow “good folks” in distress at the changing economic collapse. The person in the story is an everyman; a worker looking for a better life who even after all his efforts is still stuck in a breadline. His story echoes from our past to this moment, as Congress considers deep cuts to food-assistance programs that millions of Americans rely on today.

By LUKE MACANNUCO

GREENFIELD — Forty income-eligible senior households will receive fresh, local produce starting Thursday, July 17, as part of the second season of a farm share partnership involving Prospect Meadow Farm and the Greenfield Senior Center.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Madison Atkocaitis knocked five hits including two doubles while driving in five in JRB Disposal’s 28-13 win over the Liberty Tax Sharks in a Greenfield Co-ed Adult Softball League contest Friday. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — Northampton Post 28 put three runs on the board in the top of the first inning against Greenfield Post 81 and Northampton’s James Lavallee did the rest. 

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — As the encampment behind Green River Park faces frequent flooding and ongoing sanitation issues, Unhoused Community Committee members met with the Police Department Thursday morning to discuss alternative sites in the city where the homeless could gather and camp.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — First responders from across Franklin County lined Congress Street Wednesday evening to welcome Greenfield Fire Capt. John Whitney home from the hospital following a cancer diagnosis.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Forty years ago this month, Gill resident Terri Rice remembers when the silence of anticipation broke inside Gill Town Hall.

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 GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The Amherst Regional High School football team will be under new direction next season, as 24-year old Jack Putala steps in to take the reins of the Hurricane program. Putala served as Amherst’a defensive coordinator for the last three seasons and is replacing Vinnie Guiel, who coached the team from 2022-2024.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region is wrapping up its annual diaper drive, which formally ends on June 30.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — The Planning Board has granted a special permit to the Oxbow Resort, which will allow the business to offer its customers both traditional motel stays and longer month-to-month accommodations.

By JON HUER

With our Independence Day coming up, let’s take stock: Indeed, what kind of America are we celebrating?

Good morning!Dick Quinn will retire on Monday after 36 years of covering Williams College athletics. A good sports information director is hard to find, and Quinn was one of the best. Every week there’d be another email from him about a softball pitcher or high jumper, and to tell the truth sometimes it got downright annoying.

By Hannah Bevis

On most days, Andrew Curran, better known as his drag persona Magnolia Masquerade, is a whirlwind of activity, brainstorming ideas for future shows, creating the props that will bring them to life, running the rehearsals with other drag queens who fill out the cast — but he looks almost peaceful in the hours leading up to one of his performances. Starting around 2 p.m., Curran plops himself down in front of a tiny, well-lit mirror in his bedroom to prepare for Magnolia’s performance that evening at Last Ditch in Greenfield. Abba and a mix of show tunes plays quietly as a gentle breeze wafts in through his open window, sunlight streaming in the room.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

After weeks of rain, finally a rainbow. 

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Jonathan Lash of Northampton has had a fascinating life. He has been a Peace Corps volunteer, a practicing attorney, an environmental advocate, and a president of Hampshire College.

By JIM SIMON

While many of the legacy farmers markets in the Valley have been in existence for decades and have dozens of vendors with thousands of customers in a single day, there are many smaller markets that hold their own and help form deep connections in their communities. The Great Falls Farmers Market is one such market, serving as an essential connector for consumers with limited access to fresh food and for farms looking for places to sell their products.

By THE REV. RANDOLPH CALVO

Our Bible study group is reading currently from First Samuel. Israel petitions Samuel to anoint a king for them so that they may be “like other nations.” Samuel warns the people about the costly prerogatives kings, both good and evil, will assume. He finishes with the dire announcement that once kingship is established and they come to realize the truth of his warning, it will be too late to do anything. (1 Sam. 8:18)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Francis Phillips is excited to get going with the Mahar girls basketball team. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Another 2025 Massachusetts Amateur Public Links qualifier took place on Thursday at Gardner Municipal Golf Course, with the top 14 finishers and ties advancing to the Public Links Championship scheduled for July 29-30 at Cyprian Keyes Golf Club in Boylston.