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Paula Betters to retire after 10 years as Erving Senior & Community Center director
ERVING — Paula Betters, director of the Erving Senior & Community Center, is taking the next 145 days before her retirement on July 18 to put the cherry on top of her decade of work.

One-year study proposed for Ashfield Lake Dam to control invasive species
ASHFIELD — Tighe & Bond engineers are proposing the town take on a year-long study of the effectiveness of different methods to control the buildup of vegetation and invasive species on the Ashfield Lake Dam.
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Sports

Boys basketball: Kurt Redeker scores his 1,000th career point to help Pioneer take down Duggan, 57-39, for Class D title (PHOTOS)
HOLYOKE — It’s safe to say Pioneer’s Kurt Redeker will have fond memories of the Panthers’ PVIAC Class D championship game against Duggan Academy.
Opinion

My Turn: Will we stop the coup?





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

One year on, Bernardston custom apparel biz growing
BERNARDSTON — From her home on Shaw Road surrounded by rolling fields and horse stables, Melissa Murphy crafts custom embroidered apparel for local businesses.




Arts & Life

‘We called each other hermanas’: Colleagues remember beloved UMass voice professor, Paulina Stark
Paulina Stark, a professor emerita of voice at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1985 to 2005, passed away earlier this month at the age of 88.

Obituaries

Alice "Jeanne" Pelletier Greenfield, MA - Alice "Jeanne" Pelletier, 86, formerly of Greenfield, MA, died Sunday 2/9/25 with her family by her side. She was born in Montague, MA in May 1938, the daughter of Valerian and Leah Chagnon. Jea... remainder of obit for Alice Pelletier

Leverett, MA - Thomas L. Sanborn, 77, of Old Long Road, passed away Saturday February 15, 2025, at Elaine Center at Hadley. He was born in Greenfield on August 15, 1947, the son of Lowell and Lena (Degrano) Sanborn. Thomas attended loca... remainder of obit for Thomas L. Sanborn

Greenfield, MA - Jane Ellen Polo, 68, of Hastings St. passed away Monday February 17, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Greenfield March 31, 1956, the daughter of Matthew N. and Harriet (Moore) Polo. Jane ... remainder of obit for Jane E. Polo

Greenfield, MA - Donald F. Duprey, 81, of Greenfield MA, passed away peacefully on Feb 3rd, 2025. Born on February 24, 1943, to the late Gladys Rossmeisl (Duprey) Cowan, and Frederick Duprey, Donald was a true family man who loved his o... remainder of obit for Donald F. Duprey