New homes for Northfield EMS, Bernardston Fire Department among key plans in 2025
Buckland Trails achieves nonprofit status
Greenfield ZBA continues cell tower hearing to Feb. 20
Locals weigh in on state’s ADU regulations
Frontier administration pitches revised graduation requirements
Beacon Hill Roll Call: Dec. 30, 2024 to Jan. 3, 2025
Beaubien announces retirement after 24 years as Gill fire chief
GILL — After decades of service with the all-volunteer Gill Fire Department, Fire Chief Gene Beaubien is ready to retire as he turns 70 on Monday, Jan. 27.
MDAR survey to tabulate farmers’ weather-related losses
The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is seeking information about weather-related losses in 2023 and 2024 from farmers across the state as it prepares to report damages to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which will split up $220 million in relief funding among eight states.
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NH town mulls partnership with Pioneer for high school education
Beaubien announces retirement after 24 years as Gill fire chief
Greenfield man issued summons for Deerfield crash that led to search by multiple departments
In $20M deal, New Hampshire timber company buys, will preserve 2,400 acres in 7 towns
McGovern Automotive Group selling Greenfield dealerships
Mohawk Trail Regional School eyes shift in math curriculum
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PHOTO: Literature and a Labradoodle
‘Not your mama’s ‘Newsies’’: Amherst Community Theater production updates the musical with women and nonbinary characters
The Smithsonian is coming to town: Town of Hawley partners with Mohawk Trail Regional School to host traveling exhibit on democracy
Regional Notebook: Jan. 13, 2025
Sports
Victory Lap with Jessica Lapachinski: New Year, New You?
(Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a new monthly column that will run in print on the second Monday of each month)
UMass hockey: Inconsistency again plagues Minutemen in 3-0 loss to Northeastern
UMass basketball: Minutemen come up short in 77-70 road loss at George Mason
UMass hockey: Michael Hrabal makes 41 saves as Minutemen thump Northeastern 5-0 to open weekend set
HS Roundup: Mahar girls basketball earns second win of season following 44-33 triumph over Palmer Opinion
My Turn: When the buzzer sounded
The three-story (if you counted the attic) house at 21 School St. in Bridgewater, in eastern Massachusetts, was a large Victorian. Long windows flanked an impressive front door. The walkway from the street led to a wraparound porch. But, to get to my rented room, you had to walk around the back. Here was a very small wooden two-story building that, if you didn’t know any better, appeared to be just glued to the back wall of the larger house. At one time, were these servant quarters?
My Turn: The arrogance of willful ignorance
Leo Ojala: Chaos order of the day?
Donald Moskowitz: We need NATO
Michael Fleck: When you’re a star, they let you do it
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
McGovern Automotive Group selling Greenfield dealerships
GREENFIELD — Operations are being consolidated as McGovern Automotive Group sells its two local dealerships.
‘This is where it all began’: Couple moving crafters gallery into Bates Down Under in Orange
Fitzpatrick Pools, Spas and Services opens on Fifth Street in Turners Falls
Incandescent Brewing looks to open in former Hitchcock Brewing Co. space in Bernardston
Baker’s Country Store in Conway fully back in business following repairs
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Arts & Life
A step in the right direction: Shutesbury woman teaches others to make simple shoes
Over the last few decades, many people felt inspired to learn skills that were common in earlier times. The recent pandemic era nudged even more people to take up practices like baking sourdough bread, knitting, building furniture, and a mind-boggling number of other pursuits. Tutorials are readily available through libraries and on the internet, but there are limits, right? We’re unlikely to find hobbyists handcrafting cars, building computers from scratch, or making their own shoes.
Let’s Talk Relationships: Your new year’s ‘evolution’: Taking stock of your relationship patterns
Sounds Local: Hot soup and even hotter music: Acoustic quartet Moon Hollow performs at Warwick Town Hall this Saturday
Speaking of Nature: The blue jay that stood guard: Observations during a solid week of unfettered access to the birds
Mulligatawny for National Soup Month: A history of the Indian soup and its appearance in a memorable ‘Seinfeld’ episodeObituaries
Matthew C. Truesdell
Shelburne Falls, MA - Matthew C. Truesdell, 52, of Mechanic St., passed away at home on January 7, 2025. Matt was born in Montague, MA on December 22, 1972 the son of David and Janet (Miller) Truesdell. After graduating from high schoo... remainder of obit for Matthew C. Truesdell
Mary Alice Wilson
Mary Alice Bauer was born in Hastings, Nebraska, the only child of Charles W. Bauer and Ruth Litton Bauer. The family moved to Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts where Mary Alice grew up, spending the school year in Massachusetts and summer... remainder of obit for Mary Alice Wilson
Roseanna D. Murley
Turners Falls, MA - Roseanna D. Murley, 91, of Montague St. passed away Sunday January 5, 2025, at Regal Care in Greenfield. She was born at home on Turnpike Rd on October 5, 1933, the daughter of John and Rose (Roy) Morin. Rose att... remainder of obit for Roseanna D. Murley
Joanne Mayrand
Turners Falls, MA - Joanne Mayrand, 81, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 3, 2025, surrounded by her beloved family. She was born in Greenfield, MA on February 2, 1943, the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Spinelli) Let... remainder of obit for Joanne Mayrand
