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‘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...
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...
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Sports
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: College football vocabulary lessons
Good morning!New words and terms keep creeping into the sports dialect. In hockey, the boards are the wall; athletic director is athletics director; u-Mass is YOU-mass.Without warning or explanation, the NCAA changed what had simply been called...
Opinion
Be Ferrante: Condo development will ruin neighborhood
My husband and I live in a neighborhood against Rocky Mountain Park in Greenfield. The main road going through is Stone Farm Lane. Private property at the end was sadly sold this past summer to Valley Community Land Trust. They have leased over 7...
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
Incandescent Brewing looks to open in former Hitchcock Brewing Co. space in Bernardston
BERNARDSTON — As Incandescent Brewing moves into the former Hitchcock Brewing Co. location on South Street, the reins will be passed from one husband-and-wife team to the next. The new space will be bright and colorful while still offering craft beers...
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
Montague, MA - Susan Mary (Simondiski) Fisher, 77, of Montague, MA, entered God's loving arms on December 28, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Ann Simondiski of Greenfield. Sue was a kind and loving wife, mother, gran... remainder of obit for Susan M. Fisher
Vernon, VT - Norman A. "Butch" Johnson, 76, of Ft. Bridgman Road in Vernon, a lifelong resident of the area, died Friday, December 27, 2024 at Applewood Rehab Center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Brattleboro on June 6, 19... remainder of obit for Norman A. Johnson
Whately, MA - Debra Ann Mason, 65, of Whately, Massachusetts, passed away on December 23rd, 2024. Deb was born in Springfield on February 14th, 1959, to the late John and Joan Bryden. She is survived by her loving husband of 45 years, ... remainder of obit for Debra Mason
South Deerfield, MA - Edward J. Warchol, passed away at home, on Dec. 26, 2024. He was the son of Blanche {Piekarski} and Walter J. Warchol. He was born June 23, 1933 in South Deerfield. He attended local schools and was a U.S. Army vet... remainder of obit for Edward J. Warchol