Baystate Franklin Medical Center not at risk of closure, CFO says

07-08-2025 4:57 PM

GREENFIELD — Despite concerns circulating about the future of Baystate Franklin Medical Center after the passage of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act that cuts roughly $1.1 trillion in health care spending, Baystate Health’s chief financial officer advises the Greenfield hospital is not at risk of closure.


Annual DinoFest expands into Dino Trail Week

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Piti Theatre Co.’s annual DinoFest is evolving into something larger this year: Dino Trail Week.


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On The Ridge with Joe Judd: The red ghost of Shelburne
07-09-2025 12:57 PM

A recent picture sent by a close friend of mine in Shelburne, and who wishes to remain anonymous, not only got my wheels turning, but also brought to me a moment of appreciation for the many pictures I receive from people throughout the region — simply in the sense of sharing what they see though a lens or an iPhone, sometimes in their own backyards! So thanks to my anonymous friend, and to the many others who have taken the time to reach out during these many years of sharing time together “On the Ridge.”

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My Turn: Human health depends on a healthy planet Earth
07-08-2025 1:09 PM

What I renamed “The Big Beastly Bill” passed the Senate on Friday. It signed into law dramatic cuts to our public health care system. In the meantime, over at Health and Human Services, RFK Jr. has fired all the experts of the vaccine advisory committee, threatening the supply of life-saving immunizations for millions of Americans.

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