Local stores report a drop in those using HIP benefits since cuts took place

01-10-2025 5:27 PM

Just over a month since Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) benefits were cut by a minimum of 50%, local businesses and advocates for the initiative are hopeful that it will be restored, as farmers, vendors and stores are seeing the effects of reduced benefits.


‘A life to celebrate’: Hawley residents hold ceremony to remember late President Jimmy Carter

01-10-2025 3:03 PM

HAWLEY — Thursday was a National Day of Mourning in honor of President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100, and even in the small town of Hawley, residents reflected on and celebrated the life of America’s 39th president.


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Noel Gomez: Showing liberal stripes
01-09-2025 11:00 PM

The proposed redevelopment of the old Wilson’s building is what Greenfield liberals think Greenfield’s downtown should look like.

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A step in the right direction: Shutesbury woman teaches others to make simple shoes
01-10-2025 9:31 AM

Over the last few decades, many people felt inspired to learn skills that were common in earlier times. The recent pandemic era nudged even more people to take up practices like baking sourdough bread, knitting, building furniture, and a mind-boggling number of other pursuits. Tutorials are readily available through libraries and on the internet, but there are limits, right? We’re unlikely to find hobbyists handcrafting cars, building computers from scratch, or making their own shoes.

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Obit photo for Mary Alice Wilson Mary Alice Wilson

Mary Alice Bauer was born in Hastings, Nebraska, the only child of Charles W. Bauer and Ruth Litton Bauer. The family moved to Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts where Mary Alice grew up, spending the school year in Massachusetts and summer... remainder of obit for Mary Alice Wilson

Obit photo for Roseanna D. Murley Roseanna D. Murley

Turners Falls, MA - Roseanna D. Murley, 91, of Montague St. passed away Sunday January 5, 2025, at Regal Care in Greenfield. She was born at home on Turnpike Rd on October 5, 1933, the daughter of John and Rose (Roy) Morin. Rose att... remainder of obit for Roseanna D. Murley

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Turners Falls, MA - Joanne Mayrand, 81, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 3, 2025, surrounded by her beloved family. She was born in Greenfield, MA on February 2, 1943, the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Spinelli) Let... remainder of obit for Joanne Mayrand

Obit photo for Lois A. Phelps Lois A. Phelps

Erving, MA - Lois A. (Batchelder) Phelps, 81, of Erving, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, 1/1/2025, at Charlene Manor, where she had resided for the last year. She was born on September 4, 1943, in Conway, MA, the daughter of Edward... remainder of obit for Lois A. Phelps

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