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UMass diverting money to new fund that will cover federal funding losses
Students, staff sign petition seeking to keep Gill-Montague SRO
Pushback: The government’s fake war against waste, fraud, and abuse
My Turn: A triumph for the arts
State Legislature plans to again extend remote meeting authority
Inspired by late civil rights activists, Good Trouble Democracy Brigade forms
Greenfield Police Logs: March 3 to March 7, 2025
Shelburne Cultural Council awards nearly $7K to 23 projects
Federal cuts inspire demonstration in Orange
Redistricting could result in 19 staff cuts, Greenfield superintendent says
GREENFIELD — Although the mayor announced last week that the city could not fund the School Department’s nearly $25.59 million budget proposal with a $1.89 million increase, a key driver of which was redistricting measures, the School Committee voted 6-0 with one abstention to continue with its redistricting plan in September.
PHOTO: Concert comes to class
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Greenfield Police Logs: Feb. 24 to March 2, 2025
‘A catalyst to a vibrant downtown’: Ja’Duke opening Greenfield location next week
Immigrants in New Hampshire face uncertainty as temporary protections expire soon
New Bernardston Fire Station is up and running
Greenfield Community Preservation Committee denies applications for pickleball, greywater system
My Turn: A duty to call out demeaning immigrants and the rule of law
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PHOTO: Neighborly collaboration
North Quabbin Notebook: March 18, 2025
Petersham couple receives presidential award for volunteer work
North County Notebook: March 15, 2025
Sports
UMass Minutewomen earn WNIT berth
AMHERST — The stellar turnaround of Mike Leflar and his UMass women’s basketball team has earned them a chance to play postseason basketball, as their final season representing the Atlantic 10 isn’t over quite yet.
Bulletin Board: Greenfield 5-6 Suburban League squad takes home league championship
Greenfield defenseman William Petrin receives 2025 Boston Bruins-MIAA Sportsmanship Award
Behind the scenes as the Mullins Center staff hosts basketball, hockey games in same day
FINAL FOUR BOUND! Smith College takes down Gustavus Adolphus for third straight NCAA Div. 3 Final Four berthOpinion
Linda Clark: No to the school budget
Once again the schools are looking for more money. Let me remind the public (taxpayers) that the 2024-25 school budget was handed to them. They created six new principal positions to the tune of $600,000 and purchased two new transportation vehicles, while paying the church over $20,000 each school year to park in their lot.
Michael Moore: All Starbucks, really?
David Kempf: Trump’s opposition dumb
Jeremy Williams: It’s an ugly world, it’s a beautiful world
My Turn: A duty to call out demeaning immigrants and the rule of law
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
Greenfield Starbucks pours its first cup
GREENFIELD — After months of anticipation, the Starbucks at 200 Mohawk Trail opened its doors Thursday morning to serve its first customer: 12-year-old Emma Lanoue, a seventh grader at Pioneer Valley Regional School.
Greenfield Starbucks provides update for opening day
A ‘grande’ opening ahead: Greenfield Starbucks to open its doors Monday
Ashfield’s historic Elmer’s Store seeing new life with opening of Wicked Good Café
Report details cannabis trends, and more than $8 billion in sales
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Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: The bluebird of happiness: Finding solace in the birds at my feeders
As I write this column I am feeling quite under the weather. The flu has come to town and it has me in its grip. I haven’t left the house in days and all I want to do is sleep. That being said, I am also stuck on “teacher time” and I can’t seem to sleep past 5 a.m. With the recent changing of the clocks this puts me in the unhappy position of being awake while it is still dark outside; annoying on a work day, positively miserable when not going to work.
‘It might as well be spring’: The fifth season is marked by mud and maple syrup
A piece of history comes home: Silver pitcher returns to Franklin County Fairgrounds after 150 years
Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Gardening symposiums herald spring’s arrival
Historical fiction set in Quabbin region: Novelist J.A. McIntosh will read from ‘Swift River Secrets’ Sunday in Erving Obituaries
Robert Fred Bitzer
[IMAGE]Robert Fred Bitzer Erving, MA - Robert F. "Bob" Bitzer, of 11 Lillian's Way, passed peacefully on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at the age of 98, at the Quabbin Valley Health Care Assisted Living Center, Athol, MA following a period of ... remainder of obit for Robert Fred Bitzer
Lawrence Roscoe
Winchester, NH - With heavy heart we announce the passing of our brother Larry, so unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Larry was born in Malone, New York on March 31, 1965, son of Lawrence J. Racicot and Genevieve F. Racicot, wh... remainder of obit for Lawrence Roscoe
John D. Pearsall
Conway, MA - John Daniel Pearsall - son of John and Nellie Pearsall - born August 31, 1945 in Lowell, MA, and resident of Conway since 1975, passed away on March 14, 2025. He had lived a full and diverse life - serving in the Navy for ... remainder of obit for John D. Pearsall
Richard D. Steinecke
Greenfield , MA - Richard D. Steinecke, 68, of Greenfield, passed away on March 7 after a long period of declining health. He was the son of William Steinecke, Jr and Grace Landman Steinecke and a 1974 graduate of Greenfield High School. ... remainder of obit for Richard D. Steinecke
