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Four Rivers students participate in overdose response training
Greenfield Fire Station’s energy use 250% higher than expected
Orange residents provide input on long-range plan
Sex assault complaint spurs review at Mohawk Trail Regional School District
Franklin County Chamber of Commerce breakfast shines spotlight on family businesses
No injuries result from crash at Main, Hope streets in Greenfield
Having adapted over time, Whately Grange celebrating 85 years
The World Keeps Turning: Free speech is a cornerstone of America
Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 17 to March 21, 2025
Celebrating ‘Erving’s living room’: Library marks fifth anniversary
ERVING — While the COVID-19 virus began raising alarm in March 2020, former Erving Public Library Director Barbara Friedman recalls being skeptical of the pandemic shutting down the new library, which had just opened to the public on March 1.
Franklin Tech English teacher honored for bringing ‘the very best’ out of students
TURNERS FALLS — Franklin County Technical School English teacher Jay Butynski describes himself as “a goofball by nature,” a quality he doesn’t hide from students who have come to find his classroom a safe and engaging place.
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The ills of a billion-dollar enterprise: The slow-death of the cannabis industry, and what might be done to reverse the trend
Former Mohawk Trail ski coach, Rowe park manager sued for alleged sexual assault of former student
Greenfield couple given three years’ probation in animal cruelty case
Hopeful buyers emerge for Magic Wings butterfly conservatory in South Deerfield
Therapeutic riding program in Bernardston seeks new host farm, horses
Barre farmer offers relocation of former Zion Korean Church
Editors Picks
Montague and Erving Notebook: March 28, 2025
Business Briefs: March 28, 2025
Women’s history told through clothing: Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club to host ‘Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore’ author, April 9
Regional Notebook: March 29, 2025
Sports
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Spring training in Florida: Part 2
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NCAA Div. 1 Men’s Ice Hockey: UMass stuns Minnesota 5-4 in OT, advances to regional final 
Greenfield boys tennis team returns to the court for the first time since 2021
NCAA Div. 1 Men’s Ice Hockey: UMass stuns Minnesota 5-4 in OT, advances to regional final
HS Roundup: Greenfield boys tennis falls to SICS, 3-2, (PHOTOS)
Opinion
My Turn: First, they came for the idea of the common good
Letter: Striking Parallels to Nazism
Linda and Bill Oldach: Grosky for selectman
My Turn: Slashing of farming, food support senseless
My Turn: Cleared for an Ichetucknee River paddle
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
Creating a ‘mecca of local art’: JJ White opening Art Deviation Gallery & Store in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — The soon-to-open storefront at 365 Main St. will not be the first Art Deviation Gallery & Store that Greenfield resident JJ White has owned, but it will differ from the one that operated briefly in South Deerfield in 2020.
Out with fast fashion, in with sustainability: The Sparkle Cave clothing store opens in Greenfield
Greenfield Starbucks pours its first cup
Greenfield Starbucks provides update for opening day
A ‘grande’ opening ahead: Greenfield Starbucks to open its doors Monday
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Arts & Life
Valley Bounty: And on that farm she had a bit of everything: Little Brook Farm in Sunderland is a labor of love for farmer Kristen Whittle
Spring is here, and with it are signs of new life on farms around the Valley. Leaves are beginning to bud on fruit trees, farmers are preparing soil for the coming growing season, and at Little Brook Farm in Sunderland, day-old baby lambs are bounding around the lambing barn.
Record-breaking athlete turned renowned artist: Peter Ruhf, whose work is on display at Greenfield’s TEOLOS gallery, was once a boomerang champion
‘A woman who should be remembered’: New play about the life of Frances Perkins, the brains behind FDR’s New Deal, April 5 and 11
Earth Matters: Do plants know math? Three Valley plants share a surprising secret
Fish theme brought varied approaches: Three films awarded at fifth annual Lights! Camera! Greenfield! competitionObituaries
Jason Michael Wan
3/19/1989-3/16/2025 South Deerfield, MA - We said goodbye to our beloved Jason Michael Wan, 35 years old. He passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, March 16th at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, from a sudd... remainder of obit for Jason Michael Wan
Warren Frank Boyden
Erving, MA - Warren Frank Boyden, 64, passed away suddenly on January 11, 2025, in Erving, Massachusetts. Born on July 16, 1960, in Conway, Massachusetts, Warren was a man of steadfast dedication and quiet strength. A graduate of Smith... remainder of obit for Warren Frank Boyden
Fred Chase II
Gill, MA - We are saddened to announce the passing of Fred O. Chase II of Gill who was surrounded by family as he left to join his late wife of 59 years, Andrea (Harris) Chase on Wednesday March 12, 2025. Fred was someone who would come... remainder of obit for Fred Chase II
Annalise R. Jacobson
Shelburne Falls, MA - Annalise (Anya) Rouleau Jacobson of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts passed away on March 19, 2025, taken from us far too soon by an unforgiving illness. Born July 23, 1986 in Belmont, Massachusetts, Anya was the fi... remainder of obit for Annalise R. Jacobson
