Farm owners learn the importance of succession planning at Shelburne workshop
Tax amendment could safeguard state’s small farms
Four Rivers students participate in overdose response training
Greenfield Fire Station’s energy use 250% higher than expected
Orange residents provide input on long-range plan
Sex assault complaint spurs review at Mohawk Trail Regional School District
Franklin County Chamber of Commerce breakfast shines spotlight on family businesses
No injuries result from crash at Main, Hope streets in Greenfield
Having adapted over time, Whately Grange celebrating 85 years
Avery’s General Store building in Charlemont for sale
CHARLEMONT — Those interested in owning a piece of the town’s history should check out the sign outside Avery’s General Store.
Franklin Tech English teacher honored for bringing ‘the very best’ out of students
TURNERS FALLS — Franklin County Technical School English teacher Jay Butynski describes himself as “a goofball by nature,” a quality he doesn’t hide from students who have come to find his classroom a safe and engaging place.
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Greenfield Notebook: March 30, 2025
Montague Police Logs: March 10 to March 22, 2025
Women’s history told through clothing: Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club to host ‘Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore’ author, April 9
Four collection weekends planned for Styrofoam in four Franklin County towns
Sports
NCAA Div. 1 Men’s Ice Hockey: Western Michigan’s special teams sink UMass’ Frozen Four bid
The UMass hockey team couldn’t have asked for a better start. In the first period of the Fargo Regional final of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday against Western Michigan, the Minutemen scored first and limited the Broncos, who average four goals a game, to just five shots.
Golf Tournament to Benefit Turners Falls High School Baseball scheduled for May 10
Northampton’s Ben Jankowski wins 2025 Berkshire Highlands Pentathlon
UMass hockey: Minutemen fall to Western Michigan, 2-1, in Fargo Regional final
HS Roundup: Frontier baseball moves to 2-0 following 7-3 triumph over Hampshire
Opinion
The World Keeps Turning: Free speech is a cornerstone of America
Let’s hear it for the biographers! They can sometimes be as creative as the people they profile.
My Turn: First, they came for the idea of the common good
Letter: Striking Parallels to Nazism
Linda and Bill Oldach: Grosky for selectman
My Turn: Slashing of farming, food support senseless
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
Creating a ‘mecca of local art’: JJ White opening Art Deviation Gallery & Store in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — The soon-to-open storefront at 365 Main St. will not be the first Art Deviation Gallery & Store that Greenfield resident JJ White has owned, but it will differ from the one that operated briefly in South Deerfield in 2020.
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
A ‘grande’ opening ahead: Greenfield Starbucks to open its doors Monday
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Arts & Life
Valley Bounty: And on that farm she had a bit of everything: Little Brook Farm in Sunderland is a labor of love for farmer Kristen Whittle
Spring is here, and with it are signs of new life on farms around the Valley. Leaves are beginning to bud on fruit trees, farmers are preparing soil for the coming growing season, and at Little Brook Farm in Sunderland, day-old baby lambs are bounding around the lambing barn.
Record-breaking athlete turned renowned artist: Peter Ruhf, whose work is on display at Greenfield’s TEOLOS gallery, was once a boomerang champion
‘A woman who should be remembered’: New play about the life of Frances Perkins, the brains behind FDR’s New Deal, April 5 and 11
Earth Matters: Do plants know math? Three Valley plants share a surprising secret
Fish theme brought varied approaches: Three films awarded at fifth annual Lights! Camera! Greenfield! competitionObituaries
George Allen Stone
Turners Falls, MA - Born March 10th, 1950 in Greenfield MA to John R Stone (deceased) and Dorothy Stone (Sutcliffe) (deceased). Died March 27th, 2025 at home surrounded by his loving family. George is survived by his wife of 38 years ... remainder of obit for George Allen Stone
Robert F. Hicks
Turners Falls, MA - Robert F. Hicks, 81, of Montague Street passed away peacefully on Friday 3/14/25 at home. He was born in Greenfield on April 11, 1943, the son of Myron and Edith (Henry) Hicks. Robert attended local schools in Greenf... remainder of obit for Robert F. Hicks
Elizabeth York
Elizabeth "Betty" York Rocky Point, NY - Elizabeth "Betty" York, 84, of Rocky Point, NY passed away peacefully on March 14th, 2025 at Saint Charles Hospice. Betty was born on January 10th, 1941 in Brownington, VT to the late Elwin LaFoe... remainder of obit for Elizabeth York
David Nieskoski
Ukiah, CA - David Joseph Nieskoski died unexpectedly of a heart attack, in bed at his Ukiah, CA, home, on January 27, 2024. His ashes are now mixed with soils beneath a Japanese maple tree in his Ukiah garden and under a stand of trees ... remainder of obit for David Nieskoski
