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By MICHAEL CASEY

BOSTON — William Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist and supporter of the Black Power movement who worked with Malcolm X and other prominent leaders in the 1960s, has died. He was 87.Strickland, whose death April 10 was confirmed by a...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With Monday marking Greenfield Community College’s 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, the school expanded its offerings for the milestone event.On hand to deliver the keynote speech was GCC alumna and school Title IX...

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

On a spring day nearly 20 years ago, Jon and Jane Severance drove along River Road, which connects Sunderland with the Cheapside area near the Greenfield-Deerfield line. They passed a 1945 Model D John Deere tractor with a sign: “It runs.” Jon...

By JACOB NELSON

This year, the Leverett Village Co-op turns 50. Over half a century, it has grown beyond a grocery store to become a cultural institution and hidden gem on North Leverett Road. For many it is an indispensable source of food to eat and food for the...

By EMILY THURLOW

A woman dressed in pajamas walks into a Cottage Street bar and challenges a random stranger to an arm-wrestling match.The circumstances sound like the set-up of a joke. It’s not.The woman is Rose Lynch of Easthampton, and over the next few weeks...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — As summed up by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jessye Deane, it was only a matter of when, not if, Deerfield resident Ben Clark would be named the Greenfield Recorder’s Citizen of the Year.That time came a little...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — It was nearly five months ago, but Ben Clark recalls each moment of the torrential July 21 downpours in crystal-clear detail: the pounding rain, the car tipping over on Lower Road and the feeling he had upon realizing someone was in the...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Authorities are working to identify human remains found Wednesday morning on Rawson Island by children enrolled in an environmental philosophy program.Laurie Loisel, spokesperson with the Northwestern district attorney’s office, said the...

By STEVE PFARRER

AMHERST — Adding to its collection of work documenting social change, the University of Massachusetts Amherst has acquired the papers of social activist and writer Al Weinrub, co-founder of the anti-imperialist organization Science for the People...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD – For Marisa Perez, the decades-long career she’s built in human services isn’t just a job she wakes up for every day, it’s a passion.After all, she was once in the same position as the very people she now seeks to help. Perez, who is...

By DEB HABIB

The North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival turns 25 on Sept. 30 – Oct 1. The all-volunteer committee, 100 exhibitors, and over 50 performers and presenters are excited to welcome you! We thought we’d offer some fun behind the scenes history and...

By RABBI BOB ROTTENBERG

When I was a teenager living with my parents in New York City, an amazing thing happened.Harry Belafonte and his young family moved into our Upper West Side Manhattan apartment house, and our families became close friends.It was the late 1950s, and...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Following the success of its last raffle fundraiser, a group of local volunteers is raffling off a handmade Friendship Star quilt to benefit Ukrainian refugees who relocated to the area. The quilt, which will be on display at The Textile...

By NAN PARATI

When I arrived in Ashfield in the summer of 2005 for a two-week stint as signwriter for the Green River Festival, I had no grand ideas for a 180-degree turn in life; I was just happy to be out of the Louisiana heat, celebrating the coincidence where a...

By STEVE PFARRER

When it comes to transgender rights, the headlines across many parts of the country have become increasingly ugly in the last several months.At least 15 states, all controlled by Republicans, have banned or restricted gender-affirming medical care for...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD – The Greenfield Grand Lodge Order of Elks has awarded Literacy Project Executive Director Judith Roberts with the 2022-2023 Elks Distinguished Citizenship Award.“We are honored to receive this award,” said Roberts. “The Literacy Project...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — A lot was taking place at once on the common Saturday morning, whether it was people shopping at the weekly farmer’s market, protesting against anti-abortion centers and gun violence, listening to a folk band, or remembering The Nakba —...

By BELLA LEVAVI

As an ally, Sarah Green wants to help educate the general public about transgender issues, so people who are transgender don’t have to do all the work.“Hopefully I can answer questions so kids don’t get asked what is going on in their pants,” Green...

By AMY NEWSHORE

Setting boundaries is a life skill that involves setting limits and rules for how people treat us, who we want in our lives and how close we wish to be with others.To really open our hearts to others, we need to be able to trust that we will be...

By CHRIS LARABEE

When you get older or retire, life can slow down a little bit. For some, that’s perfectly OK, but others may need an outlet to get out into the community.As the Pioneer Valley continues to readjust to post-pandemic life, one of those outlets, the...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — After completing everything needed for an Eagle Scout honor by the end of his senior year of high school, Andy Bostron finally celebrated the achievement with a belated ceremony. “You are in a very elite group of people,” Greg Williams of...