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By BILL DANIELSON

The great spring migration is in full swing and millions upon millions of birds are flying northward across our entire continent every night. The weather will always play a big role in the exact timing of the movements of the birds, but every morning offers up the opportunity to detect the presence of yet another new arrival. Birds often “surf” on waves of air associated with storms, so the first clear morning after a couple days of rain can be particularly exciting.

By DR. DAVID GOTTSEGEN

I was awakened this morning at 5:30 by thoughts of this administration’s destruction of our health care system, our economy, our democracy, our environment, and our friendships with allies around the world. (Many of those whom I know share these night time/early morning preoccupations.)

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — Ahead of an expected round of workforce reductions at the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center based at the University of Massachusetts is preparing for the worst-case scenario: elimination of the entire operation.

HATFIELD — The town’s pivotal role in King Philip’s War nearly 350 years ago will be the topic of a presentation this week by local historian David Brule, president of the Nolumbeka Project.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

HAWLEY — The 21 voters in attendance at Annual Town Meeting on Monday night swiftly passed all 27 warrant articles in just 22 minutes.

The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District will hold its “Clean Sweep” Bulky Waste Recycling Day on Saturday, May 17, at three collection sites in Erving, Buckland and Whately.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — When Ferdinanda Uchman walked into the Greenfield Senior Center on Friday afternoon to play a game of Mahjong, she was greeted by a small group of friends, family members and Mayor Ginny Desorgher, who gathered to celebrate her 100th birthday.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD – Thirty-three teams of four teed off at the Country Club of Greenfield on Monday as part of the Greenfield Kiwanis Club’s annual golf tournament to raise money for Warm the Children.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Pioneer baseball team continues to pass each test it takes. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Greenfield Adult Recreation Singles Tennis League is looking for players. The league is scheduled to start on May 19, with a friendly mixer on May 18 at 4 p.m. at the Beacon Field Tennis Courts on Sanderson Street in Greenfield. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Greenfield’s Conner Bergeron was a puzzle the Turners Falls baseball team couldn’t solve on Monday. 

By BILL NEWMAN

I initially decided to not talk about this except with my family, closest friends and work colleagues who needed to know. But I changed my mind. If hearing about my experience might save someone’s life or future, well, that consideration should far outweigh any potential embarrassment or some random unkind comment. Let’s start at the end.

HEATH — Following Friday’s town election that saw no contested races, a seat on the Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee remains available.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The 22nd Four Rivers Ultimate Frisbee Tournament took place over the weekend in Greenfield, with the host Otters capturing the Girls Class A title and the Boys Class A championship. 

By ALEXA LEWIS

Western Massachusetts stands to “greatly benefit” from a $1.33 billion spending plan for education and transportation that was adopted by the state Senate last week, thanks in part to a lengthy debate leading up to the vote that sought to reverse an initial proposal that Sen. Jo Comerford called “skewed” and “wildly unfair” to this region.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — It’s official. Ashfield has been named among the state’s first group of Climate Leader Communities, making it the first Franklin County municipality to earn the designation.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Neither snow nor rain nor heat kept letter carrier David L’Heureux from the swift completion of his appointed rounds. Only retirement could do that.

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Food can be a tangible link to history. When we taste a recipe from the past, we experience that past in a specific, often delicious, way.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Roughly 500 students from 26 western Massachusetts schools had the chance to visit the Franklin County Fairgrounds earlier this month to engage with about 40 professionals in construction, skilled trades and technical careers during the third Construction & Trades Careers Day.

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

HEATH — Sixty-four Annual Town Meeting voters quickly approved all 22 articles on the warrant Saturday, including a $1.79 million town operating budget and a $982,290 Mohawk Trail Regional School District assessment for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Each month at Conway Grammar School, students are treated to a pop-up tasting event inspired by local farm products with offerings ranging from potatoes to kale.