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By JUDY WAGNER

If you have ever strolled through the Boston Public Garden among its beautiful trees, flowers and iconic swan boats, you have likely come across the Make Way for Ducklings sculpture featuring Mrs. Mallard and her eight ducklings.  If you were with children, no doubt they immediately ran over to touch or sit astride the ducks, smiling widely.  This sculpture is the best known work of Newton artist Nancy Schön, a warm and vibrant person I first met long before she was famous, when I was just starting college and she generously invited me to visit her home anytime I need a break from the dorm.  She and her husband Don, a noted professor at the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, welcomed me many times. It was early in her artistic career and I often observed her hard at work in the drawing space set up in the upstairs hallway, painstakingly making drawings of famous paintings, following the advice of a mentor who said “copy the masters.” 

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ORANGE — Jumping out of a plane may sound terrifying to some, but for others it’s a thrill, especially when their landing makes a splash.

By GRACE CHAI

Regional nonprofit Behavioral Health Network has landed a $938,956 state grant to expand its work supporting the social-emotional development and behavioral health of children in early education and care programs throughout the four counties of western Massachusetts.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Five Franklin County farms have been awarded a total of $333,750 in grants from the state Department of Agricultural Resources.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The 21st annual Blooming Backpacks drive to collect new backpacks filled with school supplies for students in need will conclude on Tuesday, Aug. 5.

By CHRIS LARABEE

When you take a job, you don’t always know what to expect.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — With receipt of the Exemplary Program award through the state Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School program, Greenfield Middle School is being honored for its work to encourage walking and biking to school.

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Northfield EMS paramedics and EMTs settled into their new, temporary digs on Wednesday, as the ambulance service officially moved into living quarters next to its current base of operations at 41 Main St.

By JON HUER

Anxiety is rising among Democrats who believe that Trumpsters don’t intend to give up their power, not now, not tomorrow, not ever, and that, under Donald Trump, there will be no further elections in America. James Carville, the revered Democratic strategist, said recently that it’s likely Trump will “call martial law [and] cancel the midterm elections.” Even ordinary Americans can see that the so-called peaceful transfer of power would be neither peaceful nor transferred in America’s political future.

By JOHN PARADIS

I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching to understand what happened to empathy as a common value in our country, a norm by which we respect and treat one another with basic human decency.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

According to the National Fire Prevention Association, constructing a new fire station can cost anywhere between $412 to $1,171 per square foot.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

History lovers take note: the fourth annual Hilltown History Trail will take place on Aug. 2.

By CHRIS LARABEE

BERNARDSTON — Residents of Bernardston and Leyden are invited to a community forum on potential regionalization opportunities between the two communities.

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

Anyone seeing a bluebird up close can understand why this feathered friend symbolizes happiness. Our eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) captures the hearts of many with their vibrant plumage, and Susan Brock of Northfield is a devotee who helps spread the joy to others.

By CAROLYN BROWN

Elana Casey, the new associate director of the Augusta Savage Gallery at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is new to the Pioneer Valley, but not to promoting art – especially Black art – in the community.

By LISA GOODRICH

Blueberry season is here. Whether from farm stands, farmers markets, or in the fields for pick-your-own, the beloved berry freezes well, dries well and makes sublime jams and preserves — if they last beyond being eaten fresh.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

The annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival returns to Unity Park for the 12th year on Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3, with special events on Friday, Aug. 1, to lead into the weekend celebration of Indigenous culture and history.

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Book Review: “Travel on $50/Day (or less!)” by Steve Hamlin (privately published, 113 pages).

By GARRETT COTE

Just over a month ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals to capture the franchise’s first championship since the team moved to Oklahoma City from Seattle in 2008. Confetti fell inside the Paycom Center as Thunder players celebrated on stage and accepted the Larry O’Brien trophy.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The intensity was high at Nichols Gymnasium on Thursday during the boys varsity quarterfinals of the DRIVE League.