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Local stores report a drop in those using HIP benefits since cuts took place
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
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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UMass hockey: Michael Hrabal makes 41 saves as Minutemen thump Northeastern 5-0 to open weekend set
BOSTON – The UMass hockey team made another statement in Beantown.
Opinion
Noel Gomez: Showing liberal stripes
The proposed redevelopment of the old Wilson’s building is what Greenfield liberals think Greenfield’s downtown should look like.
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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
McGovern Automotive Group selling Greenfield dealerships
GREENFIELD — Operations are being consolidated as McGovern Automotive Group sells its two local dealerships.
Arts & Life
A step in the right direction: Shutesbury woman teaches others to make simple shoes
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.
Obituaries
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
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
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
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