
Ahead of renovations, Memorial Hall Association invites residents to take a seat from historic theater
SHELBURNE FALLS — Community members looking to own a piece of Shelburne Falls history are in luck.

Shelburne voters give blessing to bylaws on short-term rentals, battery energy storage
SHELBURNE — In a two-night session that saw votes on 39 warrant articles, Annual Town Meeting voters adopted a nearly $6.24 million budget for fiscal year 2026, approved a new bylaw regulating short-term rentals, and set parameters for large-scale battery energy storage systems.
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Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Bernardston’s Weiss in Europe with Team USA
Good morning!Any inclination Vladimir Putin might have of brokering a peace deal with Ukraine would likely be helped by his need to show off the Russian hockey team at next year’s Olympics. The Russians have been excluded from international hockey competition since the invasion more than two years ago.



Opinion

My Turn: A dream of Donald Trump and Anne Frank
I had a dream the other day, and I want to tell you about it. I’d been reading The Diary of Anne Frank, which I do on occasion. I keep a copy of it on my nightstand, along with some other books that I find myself drawn back to, again and again. And lately, with everything in the news about Donald Trump and his authoritarian ways, I felt the need to revisit Anne Frank’s writing from the “Secret Annex.”





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

Customer demand drives expansion of Flis Market’s pizza offerings
ERVING — Flis Market has been serving homemade, wood-fired pizza every Wednesday since January, and customer demand has led owners Jon and Liz Flis to expand the offering to Thursdays and Fridays as well.


Arts & Life

Block and roll: Roller Derby, the ‘sport for misfits,’ finds a home in the Valley
The floor of Interskate 91 South is often filled with young skaters teetering around the track, but the athletes on it now are sure on their skates, focused and ready to battle. Two jammers sit poised, their bodies coiled in anticipation; in front of them, two bunches of blockers gaze at them intently, trying to determine the best strategy for locking them down. For a second, there’s quiet. Then a sharp whistle slices through it and the two skaters explode forward, trying to duck and weave between a mass of bodies to escape the pack and rack up points for their team. Their teammates and fans yell and cheer from the sidelines, their voices echoing around the rink, but skater Lilith of the Valley (government name: Lisa Andras) doesn’t hear any of it.
Obituaries

Margaret Temesvari South Deerfield, MA - Margaret Anna Temesvari was born in Greenfield, MA on Feb. 21, 1974 and passed away at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on July 12, 2024. She leaves behind her beloved daughter, Renee Hait, ... remainder of obit for Margaret Anna Temesvari

Charlemont, MA - It is with deep sadness to announce the passing of Shane Michael Hunter born on April 26, 1962 to Bruna Tinney (Tonoli) and William Bruce Hunter of Pittsfield, MA. Shane passed on May 2, 2025 at the home he shared with ... remainder of obit for Shane Michael Hunter

Greenfield , MA - Terry Jay Kimball, 64, of Old Albany Road, Greenfield passed away on Friday, May 2, 2025 at Baystate Medical Center with his family by his side. Born in Montague, MA, the 5th of 6 siblings on September 24, 1960 to ... remainder of obit for Terry J. Kimball

Leyden, MA - Paul M. O'Neil died on April 23 at home in Leyden during a short illness. Paul was born in Fall River on February 21, 1949, the son of Paul Francis O'Neil and Dorothy Muriel (Davis) O'Neil. Paul has left his wife of 53 yea... remainder of obit for Paul O'Neil