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Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 24 to March 28, 2025
New panel to review senior housing proposals in Deerfield
Shutesbury reviewing how to improve safety on Lake Wyola in wake of accident last summer
Tracy Murphy chosen as community development director in Orange
Colrain zoning board approves variance for Call Road cell tower
Greenfield mayor unveils $67.93M budget proposal for FY26
High school baseball preview 2025: Pioneer, Greenfield, Frontier all eyeing Suburban League West title
Cooking up an expansion: Cocina Lupita eyes second location in Turners Falls
Grants to three local libraries will fund resources for patrons with disabilities
Local libraries react to state funding cuts, federal administrative leave
With all Institute of Museum and Library Services having been placed on administrative leave and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners announcing cuts to services and grants on Wednesday, local librarians are anticipating continued uncertainty heading into fiscal year 2026.
‘She is our future’: Thirty years after permitting women to join, Montague Elks is almost entirely women-led
It wasn’t until 1995 that women were permitted to join the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE), a century-old fraternal and charitable organization with local lodges across the United States. Thirty years later, the Montague Elks Lodge #2521 is entering a new era of leadership with women at the helm of the 50-year-old lodge.
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Local ‘Hands Off!’ standouts planned as part of national effort
Incandescent Brewing now open in Bernardston
Two arrested on drug trafficking charges in Greenfield
Berkshire DA says no crime occurred in student-officer relationship at Mohawk Trail
Proposed ordinance would make Greenfield a ‘sanctuary city’ for trans, gender-diverse people
Sounds Local: A legend pays tribute to an icon: Seven-time Grammy-nominated Joan Osborne brings Bob Dylan repertoire to Shea Theater
Editors Picks
North County Notebook: April 4, 2025
PHOTOS: GCC hosts Involvement Expo
PHOTO: Goat gang
West County Notebook: April 4, 2025
Sports
HS Roundup: Greenfield’s MacKenzie Paulin throws no-hitter to lift Green Wave past Hopkins, 6-1
Greenfield’s MacKenzie Paulin was dealing against the Hopkins Academy softball team on Thursday.
HS Roundup: Frontier baseball earns third win of the season following 5-0 shutout over Hopkins (PHOTOS) 
Amherst’s Ryan Leonard makes NHL debut for Washington Capitals in 4-3 win over Bruins in Boston
HS Roundup: Franklin Tech baseball beats Turners, 8-7, in extras (PHOTOS)
UMass hockey: Carvel reflects on Minutemen’s successful 2024-25 season
Opinion
My Turn: Energizing a school — and a community
Guest columnist Liz Brown: Abortion care is health care
Paul Gallo: National infrastructure upgrade program would ‘make America great’
Sam Michel: Promises made, promises kept
John Babits: History can’t be erased
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Business
Incandescent Brewing now open in Bernardston
BERNARDSTON — Beers are back in town.
Creating a ‘mecca of local art’: JJ White opening Art Deviation Gallery & Store in Greenfield
Out with fast fashion, in with sustainability: The Sparkle Cave clothing store opens in Greenfield
Greenfield Starbucks pours its first cup
Greenfield Starbucks provides update for opening day
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Arts & Life
‘Art in the Age of Human Impact’: New exhibition at UMass explores complex relationship between humans and nature
The total impact that humans have had on the environment may be hard to measure, but a new exhibition at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s University Museum of Contemporary Art, running through Friday, May 9, aims to show some of that impact and create conversations about how artists respond to it with their work.
Valley Bounty: Nothing sweeter than sourcing local: Lemon Bakery in Amherst is a small, seasonal, from-scratch operation
Here to help the community’s artists: Human Scale Art Space aims to advance visual arts in the Pioneer Valley
Sounds Local: A legend pays tribute to an icon: Seven-time Grammy-nominated Joan Osborne brings Bob Dylan repertoire to Shea Theater
Speaking of Nature: Stinky signs of spring: Skunk cabbage is eye candy after months of winter landscapeObituaries
John H. Deely
Springfield, MA - John H. "Jay" Deely passed away peacefully at home on March 30, 2025 after a long battle with cancer. Born on September 28, 1943 in Springfield, to the late John and Mary (Downey) Deely, Jay spent his formative years i... remainder of obit for John H. Deely
Anne E. Harrington
Erving, MA - Anne E. Harrington, 90, formally of 19 Pratt Street, died March 31, 2025, peacefully at Charlene Manor Nursing home. Anne was born November 17, 1934, in Ware, MA. The daughter of Elizabeth and Constantine Kamansky. Anne liv... remainder of obit for Anne E. Harrington
Vincent E. Perkins
Warwick, MA - It is with profound sadness, we share the passing of Vincent Eric Perkins, who left us on January 25th, 2025, at the age of 65. A life-long resident of Warwick, MA, Vincent passed surrounded by his family in his final mome... remainder of obit for Vincent E. Perkins
Riitta LeMay
Greenfield, MA - Riitta (Kautiainen) LeMay, 81, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2025. Born in Finland, her parents were Frans and Hellini Kautiainen. Her family she leaves behind include her daughters; Karen LeMay of Sunderland... remainder of obit for Riitta LeMay
