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By GARRETT COTE

GREENFIELD — Make it nine wins in a row for the Belchertown Post 239 Senior American Legion baseball team, as it scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back en route to an 11-3 victory over Greenfield Post 81 on Tuesday evening at Vets Field.

By JEFF LAJOIE

A dominant effort in the championship game propelled the Valley Storm 14U Black softball team to a title at the Greylock Thunder Summer Storm Tournament over the weekend in North Adams.

BY AL NORMAN

In July of 2023, I wrote a Pushback column about the Benderson company of Buffalo, New York which had purchased a 6.7 acre parcel on the edge of Greenfield behind the Mohawk Trail McDonald’s. Out of state developers like Benderson, Robar and Ceruzzi are turning Greenfield into Anytown, U.S.A.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Human Rights Commission voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to support a statewide single-payer health care system on Monday, bringing the idea one step closer to City Council.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BOSTON — State legislators are considering the value of school resource officers and whether to create a grant fund to support their training.

By JEFF LAJOIE

A dream summer continued for the Greenfield 8U All-Stars on Monday night.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The David Wells bell, a 250-pound silver bell that was constructed at Paul Revere’s foundry and given to Greenfield resident David Wells in 1799, is in need of a new home — and no one seems to have the space for it.

By LUKE MACANNUCO

GREENFIELD — There’s no training needed for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western Massachusetts’ annual Point 5K, but participants should bring their appetites.

By RYAN AMES

All things are not quiet within UMass athletics’ new conference home.

By BILL DANIELSON

It is now “full summer” and, as many others might be tempted to do, I have gone on my first camping trip of the year. To be honest, it was more like a “glamping” trip. My brother has a new camp up in northern Maine and my sister traveled north to enjoy a sort of camping reunion. There were no spouses, no pets, and no responsibilities other than relaxing and having fun. My brother installed a wonderful array of solar panels, which gave us access to electricity. Only the absence of running water made this anything remotely related to camping.

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — The town’s newest community development administrator is bringing a versatile set of skills to the role.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Greenfield’s Toby Campbell and his friends were trying to figure out ways to have fun this summer.

By RYAN AMES

Medals were abundant for area athletes over the weekend during the Bay State Games competition, as all five West teams that competed finished with some hardware to take home.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ORANGE — Seeking camaraderie and a challenge, a group of local veterans joined in an effort seeking to break a world record by jumping out of a plane over the weekend.

By LUKE MACANNUCO

NORTHFIELD — Seven decades of service will come to a close this summer with the dissolution of the Northfield Kiwanis Club.

By JEFF LAJOIE

Andy Lesenski’s dominance continued over the weekend.

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 SCOTT MERZBACH

ASHFIELD — An Amherst native is continuing to put himself in the record books as one of the world’s fastest speedcubers, taking first place in an event at the recent Rubik’s World Cubing Association World Championship in Seattle.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — The newest member of the Sunderland Fire Department located and rescued a lost hiker on Mount Toby over the weekend.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — The Charlemont Forum is continuing its 2025 speaker series with a presentation by Douglas Arion on light pollution, its impacts and how it can be mitigated.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — In an effort to curb food insecurity among Greenfield Community College students, the Franklin Community Co-op has already raised more than $7,000 for GCC’s Corner Market Food Pantry.