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By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

Years after seeing his grandparents struggle with different forms of dementia, Leyden native Joe Wallace decided to use photography to help him process the experience.The result, a portrait series called “The Day After Yesterday,” showcases...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

GREENFIELD — With a full year having passed since the grand opening of the new Greenfield Public Library building, staff members are bringing the community together for a time of celebration and reflection.“This year, when we were ... realizing, ‘Oh...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — A ceremony to kick off the construction of Shutesbury’s new public library, which will replace the 122-year-old M.N. Spear Memorial Library when it opens in fall 2025, is set for early August.Library trustees and the Library Building...

Sanderson Academy seeks after-school enrichment leaders ASHFIELD — Sanderson Academy is looking for after-school enrichment leaders for the 2024-2025 school year.Visit tinyurl.com/SandersonEnrichment to fill out a survey to share what it is you are...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Residents are invited to join the Friends of the Field Memorial Library for an anniversary celebration and to raise money for another year of programming.On Saturday, July 13, people can visit the library from 1:30 to 4 p.m. for an afternoon...

By SAM FERLAND

The Roundhouse Craft Series, a class made for residents to learn crafting skills at the Greenfield Public Library, began on Tuesday, hoping to encourage and inspire participants to submit their crafts to the craft showcase at the Franklin County Fair...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

LEYDEN — By joining CWMARS and expanding digital access for patrons, Library Director Karin Parks says the Robertson Memorial Library is “very excited to move on to the next century.”In fact, according to Parks, the Robertson Memorial Library is the...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Author and television producer Essie Chambers, from Greenfield, will appear on the Today Show later this month to discuss her debut novel “Swift River,” which Today Show personality Jenna Bush Hager selected as her June 2024 “Read With...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

COLRAIN — After lengthy debates, residents voted against putting the Community Preservation Act on the ballot in November and to preserve eight plaster busts of historic figures at the Griswold Memorial Library at Town Meeting Tuesday night.About 121...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The third balanced budget proposal from Town Administrator Matt Fortier includes funding for the town’s two libraries, a stark contrast from the first draft that reflected Orange’s dire financial situation stemming from an estimated $338,000...

COLRAIN — Griswold Memorial Library is one of 10 recipients of the 2024 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, given to five museums and five libraries that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities.The award has been...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Orange Elementary and Ralph C. Mahar Regional school committees obliged their town’s Selectboard on Monday by revisiting the budgets they’re proposing at the Annual Town Meeting, but only Mahar voted to further trim costs as asked.Because...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — As people load up their kayaks, canoes and boats ahead of Memorial Day weekend, local recreation company Adventure East and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary are advising folks to keep safety in mind during National Safe Boating Week.In...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Authorities are investigating an estimated $338,000 in fraud against the town, which has left Orange in dire financial straits and could result in the closure of its libraries, town officials discussed Thursday.The fraud involves the town...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Residents are encouraged to attend or tune in to Thursday’s Selectboard meeting to have their voices heard on the possibility of removing all funding from the town’s two libraries.Orange is cash-strapped and Town Administrator Matt Fortier...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With tosses of dirt, dozens of residents, town officials and legislators celebrated the start of Tilton Library’s expansion Friday morning.The ceremony was more than a decade in the making and officially kicked off the project as the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — It was business as usual at Tilton Library on Wednesday morning — just in a slightly different location.The library reopened Wednesday in its temporary space at the South Deerfield Congregational Church, 71 North Main St., just a few...

By GRACE LEE

TURNERS FALLS — A student art exhibit created by Sheffield Elementary School third graders provides insight into what they’d like to see from a new or expanded library.The exhibit, called “Designing My Library,” is a collection of blueprint drawings...