‘We just kept swimming’: Group of Ashfield Lake swimmers perseveres through all seasons
ASHFIELD — You wouldn’t think of a cloudy, windy day with a slight drizzle and a maximum temperature of 44 degrees as a perfect day for a swim, but for swimmers on Ashfield Lake, a little cold never bothered them anyway. Ashfield resident Mary Link...
Greenfield Planning Board gives nod to redevelopment proposals for old library, retail space
GREENFIELD — The Planning Board this week unanimously approved Greenfield Savings Bank’s application to change the use of the 402 Main St. building from a public library to professional office space, while also giving its blessing to a separate...
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Sports
HS Roundup: Fast start propels Greenfield girls basketball past Palmer, 51-35 (PHOTOS)
The Greenfield girls basketball team came out firing against Palmer on Friday. The Wave knocked down a trio of 3-pointers in the first quarter to race ahead, 18-6, after one. The offensive surge continued, as Greenfield pulled away with a 51-35...
Opinion
Don Ogden: No way for Kittredge Estate
The recent column “Forward is the right way for Kittredge Estate” [Recorder, Dec. 16] could be re-titled “Deception is the wrong way for Kittredge Estate.” Writer Joshua Wallack claimed, “we received hundreds of DMs and emails of [Leverett] residents...
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Business
Fitzpatrick Pools, Spas and Services opens on Fifth Street in Turners Falls
TURNERS FALLS — The Fitzpatrick family, the former management team at Jarvis Pools and Spas on Unity Street, recently dove headfirst into a new chapter of their lives by opening their own storefront at 29 Fifth St.Fitzpatrick Pools, Spas and Services...
Arts & Life
The Montague Elks turns 50: This year, they hope to elect their youngest female Exalted Ruler in half a century
Over fifty years ago, in November 1974, the Montague Elks Lodge No. 2521 inducted its first class of Elks. Half a century later, the Montague Elks are still a strong herd with 485 members.The early ElksBefore the Montague Elks Lodge No. 2521 was...
Obituaries
Northfield, MA - Philip James Calabria passed away peacefully on the morning of December 29, 2024 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. Philip was the fourth son born to Frank J. and Lorraine Calabria on December 3, 1948 in Roc... remainder of obit for Philip Calabria
Raymond Louis Holmes, Sr. New Ipswich, NH - Raymond Louis Holmes Sr., 90 years old, of New Ipswich, NH, born in Montague, MA, the son of Irene and Fred Holmes, died December 3rd, 2024, at Monadnock Community hospital in Peterborough, NH ... remainder of obit for Raymond Louis Holmes Sr.
SCARBOROUGH, ME - Elaine Freeman Chichester, born on November 8, 1935, in Winchester, Massachusetts to Melba (Thompson) and Harold Freeman, passed away on December 27, 2024, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine. H... remainder of obit for Elaine Freeman Chichester
Maureen (Sullivan) Sheridan Greenfield, MA - Maureen S. (Sullivan) Sheridan, 83, of West Suffield, wife of the late Daniel P. Sheridan Sr., passed away on December 28, 2024. She was born in Montague, MA on September 16, 1941, daughter of ... remainder of obit for Maureen Sheridan