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By CHRIS LARABEE

Civil rights activists, war tax refusers, supporters of local agriculture and advocates of simple living Wally and Juanita Nelson left an outsized impact during their decades in Franklin County.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With construction on schedule and on budget, it’s almost time for a new chapter at Tilton Library.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Paranormal aficionado Ronny Le Blanc knows there’s something out there besides humans – knowledge he wants to share and explore during a talk at the Erving Public Library on Jan. 19. 

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — The effort to renovate or expand the existing Carnegie Library, or build a new main branch library altogether, has taken another key step forward.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — With their “Ladies Moral Compass Quilt,” local historians Mary Boehmer and Bambi Miller are highlighting the political actions of 19th-century women.As part of their effort, residents who are interested in seeing the quilt for themselves...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — Even many in Donald Trump’s circle are unsure whether the president-elect intends to follow through on his often expansive, and some would say, hyperbolic rhetoric — the kind of exaggerated speech that heralded a “big, beautiful wall”...

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

Phyllis Lawrence creates stunning works of art using strips of fabric; a few other materials appear in her work, too, like beach stones and feathers. It boggles the mind to consider that such masterpieces can be trod upon, but walking on Lawrence’s...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — There’s just a few days left to purchase a ticket for the seventh annual “Taste of the Towns” restaurant raffle to support the Greenfield Public Library. Tickets will be drawn on Saturday, Dec. 7, and the winners of the $1,200 in...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ROWE — If you could build your dream library, what would it look like?That’s the question being considered by Rowe’s new Library Feasibility Committee, which has been tasked with determining what the future of the library looks like.The committee has...

Rep. Saunders to visit New Salem Public Library NEW SALEM — State Rep. Aaron Saunders, D-Belchertown, will visit the New Salem Public Library on Thursday, Dec. 5, from 2 to 4 p.m.Saunders is expected to open with an introductory statement about what...

By AMALIA WOMPA

GREENFIELD — Francesca Passiglia, teen librarian at Greenfield Public Library, and Judy Raper, associate dean for community engagement at Greenfield Community College, put their heads together last year in an effort to combine their skills and...

SHUTESBURY — To continue raising money for the new library now being constructed, the second annual Roadtown Turkey Trot 5K will be held Saturday, Nov. 23, with a timed run/walk starting at 9 a.m. and a shorter Kids’ Fun Run set for 9:30 a.m.The...

By GREG VINE

BARRE — Just over two years ago, on Nov. 5, 2022, Barre’s Woods Memorial Library returned more than 130 items to the Oglala Lakota Nation that were connected to the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre that killed nearly 300 Native Americans.It was thought at...

By AMALIA WOMPA

LEYDEN — Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association, Leyden is continuing to improve energy efficiency at town buildings, with the most recent area of focus being the Robertson Memorial Library.MIIA, a nonprofit...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The founder and president of a nonprofit dedicated to helping American cities and towns achieve or return to prosperity delivered a presentation at Wheeler Memorial Library last week.Charles Marohn of Strong Towns spoke to an audience of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — After a record-setting year in 2023, the Friends of the Sunderland Public Library’s annual auction is back and looking to raise even more money for the library.The auction will open up on Nov. 6 and runs through Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. The...

By AMALIA WOMPA

GREENFIELD — Although local author Ernie Brill doesn’t owe his work to just one stage of his life, he does pull much of his inspiration from his cultural upbringing.Brill, 79, grew up in Brooklyn, New York, with a Jewish family in a hectic housing...