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By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With the approval of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act last week, which includes $1.2 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), regional food assistance agencies say they are anticipating negative impacts that will sprawl across many aspects of society.

By CHRIS LISINSKI and COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — The top Republican in the Massachusetts House is still parsing the so-called “big, beautiful bill” that became law Friday to figure out where he lands.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

BERNARDSTON — After two rounds of the 92nd Massachusetts Girls Junior Amateur Championship at Crumpin-Fox Club, it’s clear the course has been a challenge for all competitors.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Despite concerns circulating about the future of Baystate Franklin Medical Center after the passage of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act that cuts roughly $1.1 trillion in health care spending, Baystate Health’s chief financial officer advises the Greenfield hospital is not at risk of closure.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The site plan review hearing for a proposed solar array at 160 Conway Road was continued to August, as the applicant and the Planning Board will further examine concerns about water on the site.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Ralph C. Mahar Regional School will soon be more energy-efficient after securing $524,000 in grants.

By DR. DAVID GOTTSEGEN

What I renamed “The Big Beastly Bill” passed the Senate on Friday. It signed into law dramatic cuts to our public health care system. In the meantime, over at Health and Human Services, RFK Jr. has fired all the experts of the vaccine advisory committee, threatening the supply of life-saving immunizations for millions of Americans.

By BILL DANIELSON

My school year stretched into late June and then I had several social engagements that I had to attend to during the rest of the month. As a result, my first week of vacation was actually busier than a regular week of work. It was fun, but it required enough energy that I declared a moratorium on any and all social entanglements for the first week of July and I managed things so that I only had to get into the car once to run a small errand. That was a real treat.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The end of the fiscal year coincided with the conclusion of a 39-year career at the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, as Donna Dudkiewicz retired as the organization’s chief financial officer on June 30.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Greenfield Post 81 started fast against Longmeadow on Monday, but the early lead would not last.

By GARRETT COTE

HAMPDEN — Fans and followers of annual Mass Golf events have almost certainly heard of Joey Lenane by now after last summer’s dominant 10-shot win in the Mass. Amateur Public Links Championship at Ledges Golf Club. And after just one round at the 117th Mass. Am Championship, Lenane’s name was right back at the top of the leaderboard.

By NAOMI SCULLY-BRISTOL

In 2012, Massachusetts residents came close to legalizing medical aid in dying.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

BERNARDSTON — The 92nd Massachusetts Girls Junior Amateur Championship got underway Monday at Crumpin-Fox Club, with Granby’s Ryley Regan, representing Orchards Golf Club, putting herself in a good position heading into the second day of the tournament.

By NAOMI SCULLY-BRISTOL

On a winter day in 2023, Joan Cenedella turned to her partner of almost 30 years, Fran Volkmann, and said she would like a bowl of chocolate ice cream. Volkmann said she could get it for her, “but you know it will slow down what you’re trying to do.”

By GARRETT COTE

HAMPDEN — Prior to this summer, it had been a handful of years since Cody Booska teed the ball up competitively. The Turners Falls native who now lives in Boston but represents Country Club of Greenfield, earned medalist honors with a 3-under 69 at a qualifier for the Massachusetts Amateur Championship on June 18 to welcome himself back to the competitive golf scene.

By RYAN AMES

The UMass athletic department has a new home.

By CHRIS LISINSKI

On the same day President Donald Trump signed a landmark domestic policy bill that will reshape finances for years to come, Gov. Maura Healey approved a $60.9 billion budget and rolled out a companion proposal designed to empower her administration with greater cost-cutting power.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

It was a successful trip to St. Louis for the Stoneleigh-Burnham School equestrian team earlier this spring. 

ATHOL — An Athol resident was sentenced Thursday to six to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to 14 drug and firearm charges in Franklin County Superior Court.

By TINKY WEISBLAT

The French are getting ready to celebrate their big national holiday, 14 Juillet (July 14, known internationally as Bastille Day). So are Francophiles around the world.