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High school junior named Greenfield Human Rights Commission vice chair
GREENFIELD — Greenfield High School junior Nate Woodard has been elected to serve as vice chair of the Human Rights Commission.
Birth on Erving’s Route 2 marks second baby born on same highway within six months
ERVING — Though her midwife told her to be prepared for a quick birth, Amy Clukey expected to make it to Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield from her home in Templeton in time to deliver her second child.
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UMass basketball: Minutewomen secure 10th win, edge VCU 54-49
A double-double from Stefanie Kulesza helped the UMass women’s basketball team get past VCU, 54-49, Saturday afternoon in Virginia.
Opinion
Janice Fleuriel: Just one mission for downtown coordinator
The job description for the shared rural downtown coordinator position reported in the Jan. 20 Recorder needs to start with these top three priorities, at least here in Shelburne Falls: 1) Parking and traffic management. 2) Parking and traffic management. 3) Parking and traffic management.
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
New Deerfield yoga practice seeks to ‘tend to the soul’
DEERFIELD — Eternal Life Yoga & Wellness is putting down roots in the valley.
Arts & Life
Longevity noodles to welcome a new year: An aptly shaped food for the Year of the Snake
Early Wednesday morning (Jan. 29) we will welcome the Year of the Snake. As readers may know, the Chinese Zodiac comprises 12 signs. Each is assigned an animal, and the animals repeat in a 12-year cycle. This roughly corresponds to the time it takes Jupiter to orbit the sun.
Obituaries
Westfield, IN - Grace Peters passed away January 18, 2025. She was born and raised in Cambridge, NY to John and Svanhild Johannesen, first generation immigrants from Norway. She was a true child of the 60's, rebelling in miniskirts and ... remainder of obit for Grace Peters
Conway, MA - Our hearts break to share the news that Jan unexpectedly passed away on December 23, 2025 after a long battle with Parkinsons disease. Born in Somerville, MA to Thomas and Teresa Healy, she graduated from Chelmsford Hig... remainder of obit for Janice Healy
Eleanor M. "Ellie" (Doneilo) Gancarz Ashfield, MA - Eleanor M. "Ellie" (Doneilo) Gancarz, 75, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, January 17, 2025. Ellie was born in Greenfield on July 2, 1949 the daughter of Walter and Phyllis (P... remainder of obit for Eleanor M. Gancarz
Charlton, MA - Janet Spencer, died peacefully January 9, 2024 in Charlton, Massachusetts. She was a longtime resident of Greenfield Massachusetts.Janet was the daughter of Ross and Elizabeth Spencer, she is predeceased by her two brothe... remainder of obit for Janet Spencer