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Q&A with UMass President Marty Meehan
Sunderland Elementary’s Jodie Fraser honored for excellence in teaching
Wendell’s new town coordinator settles in
Greenfield Notebook: April 14, 2025
Greenfield Public Library hosting T-shirt exhibit for Child Abuse Prevention Month
Greenfield school redistricting plans require ‘a fresh look’ amid budget constraints
Orange, FRCOG land grants to support opioid addiction recovery work
Auditor looks to narrow PILOT disparity with minimum reimbursement per acre
River Rat Race returns in 60th year with 194 canoers
Despite a morning of rain, sleet and remnants of snow, the 60th annual River Rat Race started right on time at 1 p.m. on Saturday, sending 194 canoes down the Millers River from Athol to Orange.
Runners turn out for Big Cheese 5K in Athol
ATHOL — Waking up to raw temperatures, rain and 2-3 inches of snow on the ground failed to deter many who signed up to run in the annual Big Cheese 5K, which has become a big part of River Rat Race weekend.
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Nearly $102K in land stewardship grants to aid three Franklin County farms
HS Roundup: Autumn Thornton’s game-winning sacrifice fly lifts Turners softball over Greenfield, 3-2
Young filmmaker makes his debut: 16-year-old director and writer to screen his film at Greenfield Garden Cinemas
Real Estate Transactions: April 11, 2025
The cost of addiction: New novel draws on Valley backdrop to explore how substance use upends people’s lives
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‘Young creatives making magic in the forest’: Emerson students shoot Bigfoot film on alum’s Warwick campground
PHOTO: Spring pursuit
Part 2: Enough Abuse shares series of tips for National Child Abuse Prevention Month
One of 3 men involved in 2023 Orange stabbing, pursuit pleads guilty on 4 charges
Sports
HS Roundup: Autumn Thornton’s game-winning sacrifice fly lifts Turners softball over Greenfield, 3-2
TURNERS FALLS — With one out in the bottom of the seventh inning and runners on first and third in a tie game, Turners Falls coach Gary Mullins asked Autumn Thornton, about to bat, if she would rather bunt or try to get a hit against Greenfield ace MacKenzie Paulin.
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: UMass decidedly now a hockey school
Pioneer's Riley Thayer commits to play field hockey at Lasell University
Track roundup: Mohawk Trail opens season with sweep over Franklin Tech/Turners Falls (PHOTOS)
HS Roundup: Chase Earle strikes out 15 to lead Hopkins baseball past Greenfield, 5-1Opinion
The World Keeps Turning: Morning in America? Or mourning?
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter gave a heartfelt, but politically disastrous speech. He described an American “crisis in confidence.” People faced a stubborn Mideast hostage crisis, long lines at gas stations for scarce, expensive gas, the highest inflation rate of any presidential term in history (almost 10%!), and unemployment rates of nearly 8% (inherited from the previous Ford administration).
My Turn: We need a bigger bed
Todd Damon: DOGE team will bring good results
Michael Ward and Doug Lyman: A firefighter’s tribute
Nelson Shifflett: Throw the bums out
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
Northfield’s Wild Geese Decluttering helps clients achieve comfort through organization
NORTHFIELD — Home organization can feel like a daunting task, especially after years of collecting items.
Cooking up an expansion: Cocina Lupita eyes second location in Turners Falls
Incandescent Brewing now open in Bernardston
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 Greenfielde-Edition
Arts & Life
The cost of addiction: New novel draws on Valley backdrop to explore how substance use upends people’s lives
Several years ago, Mattea Kramer, an Amherst writer and researcher who’s studied and written about the federal budget as well as drug policies at state and federal levels, spent time interviewing a number of women in the Greenfield jail who were part of a recovery program for substance use.
Young filmmaker makes his debut: 16-year-old director and writer to screen his film at Greenfield Garden Cinemas
Sharing the beauty and practicality of seed saving: Hope’s Seed Library at GCC kicks off 10th year
Let’s Talk Relationships: Uncovering the roots of negative self-talk: What you say to yourself echoes in your relationships
Sounds Local: ‘Like a super-group-power-trio-creative-explosion’: Kalliope Jones release ‘Carnivorous’ and perform at the Iron Horse this weekObituaries
Dorothy M. Thornton
Amherst, MA - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dorothy M. (Dandelske) Thornton at the age of 95. She was born in West Haven, CT on August 28, 1929, the daughter of Louis and Elizabeth (Schulz) Dandelske. She ... remainder of obit for Dorothy M. Thornton
Nancy Ellen Warsawski
Montague, MA - Nancy Ellen Warsawski passed away peacefully March 26th surrounded by family at Baystate Springfield after a long battle with Cancer. Nancy is survived by her husband Joseph Warsawski, sons Jake and Sean Boyle, stepso... remainder of obit for Nancy Ellen Warsawski
April Young
Templeton, MA - Our April "rested her eyes" for the final time on April 7, 2025 at her sheltered home where she was able to return to after a short battle with cancer. Surrounded by the A team, she leaves behind her parents, Bill and Da... remainder of obit for April Young
Mark A. Brzezinski
Greenfield, MA - Mark "Breezy" A. Brzezinski, 70, of Mill Street passed away Monday 3/31/25, at the Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. He was born in Greenfield on January 23, 1955, and was the son of Edward and Joyce (Lyna... remainder of obit for Mark A. Brzezinski
