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Health New England awards grants to 3 local nonprofits to advance youth health, well-being
Leyden Special Town Meeting in January to address accessory dwelling units
Greenfield committee supports allowing multi-family dwellings with 24 units or less by right
Views aired on rooster regulations in Greenfield
‘Everyone has a battle’: 1 year later, Greenspace CoWork co-founder still seeking kidney donor
Nutty call: Orange FD helps remove squirrels from family’s Christmas tree
Leyden retreat center withdraws permit application, plans to try again next year
Third-party review prompts smaller water bill for Montague Clean Water Facility
Connecting the Dots: It comes to us all
‘It’s a Wonderful Night in Turners Falls’ showcases village businesses, nonprofits
TURNERS FALLS — Friday night was a wonderful night for giving, whether that was in the form of looking for gifts to give this holiday season or giving back to the community, as the village held its 11th annual “It’s a Wonderful Night in Turners Falls”...
Bernardston Senior Center director takes job in Pittsfield
BERNARDSTON — After three years at the helm of the Bernardston Senior Center, Director Jennifer Reynolds has announced her resignation, effective Jan. 3, 2025.Reynolds, a Deerfield resident, has been tapped to serve as director of the Ralph J. Froio...
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Valley Bounty: It’s the season of tree-ditions: Kingsbury Christmas Tree Farm in South Deerfield offers cut your own and pre-cut varieties
They get along swimmingly: 2025 calendar celebrates Franklin County YMCA water fitness class
‘Beautiful disasters’ inspire monthly storytelling series in Greenfield
Faith Matters: A light that the shadows cannot overcome: Blue Christmas services offer us a space to bring our collective grief
Sports
Local Roundup: Pioneer boys basketball cruises past Mount Greylock in opener, 93-20
The Pioneer boys basketball team’s defensive effort was on point in its season opener against Mount Greylock on Friday. A 22-0 run to open the game led to a 62-7 advantage at halftime, which allowed Pioneer to run away for an easy 93-20 victory in...
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Breaking down the UMass hockey team's start to the 2024-25 season
Greenfield hockey preview: Green Wave moving up to challenging Berry Division
HS Roundup: Franklin Tech boys basketball wins opener over St. Mary’s, 50-40 (PHOTOS)
Indoor track: Stellina Moore sets new Mahar school marks in opening meet of the PVIAC season (PHOTOS)Opinion
Michelle Spaziani: High municipal employee turnover merits immediate review
The city of Greenfield has hired its third finance director this year. Consistent with my Oct. 22, 2024, letter to the dditor, the high turnover in the first year of Mayor Virginia Desorgher’s administration, especially the continued turnover in the...
Ira Helfand: A bomb survivors warn of nuclear danger
My Turn: Massachusetts’ health system is failing
As I See It: How Trump’s bloodless revolution was gifted by liberal Democrats
My Turn: America dodged a bullet
Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business
Sackrey Construction Co. of Sunderland celebrating 35 years in business
SUNDERLAND — In December 1989, one of the coldest on record in the region, John Sackrey was in Conway with a small team building an addition onto a home.That addition, for an associate working with Berkshire Design Group, kicked off a decades-long...
GCC event highlights outdoor industry jobs
Element Brewing Co. in Millers Falls celebrating 15 years in business
Maple Valley Creamery plans farmstand in South Deerfield
Lifelong home baker starts business, The Sourdog, in Orange
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Arts & Life
Putting the students front and center: What can education can look like without high stakes testing?
Ballot Question 2 passed with more than 59% of the vote, ending the MCAS as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts. Students will still take the MCAS, beginning in grade 3 up through high school, and they will still be required to pass their high...
Sounds Local: He’ll play anything you want: Stephen Kellogg will perform an all-request show at Shea Theater, Dec. 19
Speaking of Nature: Introducing the Birch Perch II: Making improvements to my bird observation venue
Conversations over candy-making: Sharing beloved holiday food traditions
She’s hooked on nature: Wendell resident celebrates beauty through rug hooking
Obituaries
New Salem, MA - Joshua Jay Dostis, aka WafflesTClown, aka Joshua Waffleman, relinquished his life to the cancer he'd been stoically enduring for over two years on November 9, 2024. He refused all treatment. He is survived by his brother... remainder of obit for Joshua Jay Dostis
Greenfield, MA - John H. Bos, 88, (Greenfield) left us, peacefully, on Dec. 11, 2024. No doubt, he is off now to "Connecting the Stars." John was an inspiring creative spirit, a lover of community and an accomplished professional and pe... remainder of obit for John H. Bos
Richard (Dick) Baker Shelburne Falls, MA - Richard (Dick) Baker, 83, of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at the home of his daughter, on Sunday, November 24th, 2024, after a lengthy battle with... remainder of obit for Richard Baker
Port Richey, FL - Joseph Stephen Simkus Jr., 70, of Port Richey, FL passed away at home on 12/5/24. He was born in Greenfield, MA, the first son of Joseph Simkus and Doris (Schack) Simkus. He graduated from Greenfield High School i... remainder of obit for Joseph Simkus
