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Dog retrieved after fall through ice in Northfield
Shelburne Falls veteran pleads guilty to stealing benefits, lying about service
Housing authority seeks $900K for home rehabilitation program in Gill, New Salem
Ashfield opts out of mail-in voting for May 3 town election
New Personal Growth Book Club launches at Greenfield Public Library
With conditions added, New Salem museum plan approved
Retiring VA doc lets DOGE ire fly: List details deleting pronouns, making Musk dartboard
My Turn: Green River needs a lot more love
Greenhouse fire in Deerfield may have started with extension cord, chief says
DEERFIELD — Fire Chief Daren Melnik said he believes a faulty extension cord may be responsible for a greenhouse fire on Jones Road Tuesday afternoon.
Frontier leaning into musical strengths with upcoming performance of ‘The Light in the Piazza’
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Take a trip to Italy this weekend by visiting Frontier Regional School, as the Theater Department adapts the classical romantic musical, “The Light in the Piazza.”
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Greenfield Starbucks provides update for opening day
A ‘grande’ opening ahead: Greenfield Starbucks to open its doors Monday
Authorities investigating bomb threat at Turners Falls Walgreens
Some 800 attend Northampton rally, where Markey fires up activists to resist Trump
Natural Resources Conservation Service office in Amherst for 45 years ID’d for closure
Former Franklin County sheriff suspended from Cape Cod police academy position
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Sports
UMass hockey: Minutemen looking to get past pesky Vermont in Hockey East opening round
The postseason is here for the No. 14 UMass hockey team.
UMass basketball: Minutemen open final Atlantic 10 tourney with first round game against La Salle
Boys basketball: No. 1 Pioneer to meet Hampshire League South rival No. 4 Drury in MIAA Div. 5 semifinals
Bulletin board: Frontier basketball, FCHA hockey capture titles
Victory Lap with Jessica Lapachinski: Leadership Lessons from Women’s BasketballOpinion
My Turn: MassDEP — Do your duty to the environment and the people
My Turn: Spreading disease with vax misinfo
Henry Hardy: Stop saying DOGE
Karen K. Davis: Horrified by dismantling of federal government, workforce
My Turn: Spy cams on our public lands — Massachusetts must make rules
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 provides update for opening day
GREENFIELD — Latte lovers will have to wait until later this week for their favorite Starbucks beverage as, contrary to the corporation’s previous announcement that its 200 Mohawk Trail location would open Monday, March 10, it is now expected to open in a few days.
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
ZBA reviews proposed Dollar Store in Sunderland
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Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: It’s enough already: Mallards bring signs of spring
The first week of March came with a roller coaster of emotions. Saturday, March 1 was absolutely amazing. For the first time in months the weather seemed to be warming and there was a moment when I actually considered cleaning off the table on my deck and sitting outside in the sunshine. A large flock of red-winged blackbirds and common grackles arrived that morning and suddenly the yard was full of songs and the murmur of hundreds of birds talking about their plans for the day. It was joyous, it was refreshing, and it was short-lived.
Colcannon from Colrain to Coleraine: Irish comfort food for Saint Patrick’s Day
From the field to your screens: Two seniors take Frontier Community Access Television’s sports broadcasting to new heights
Her muse is poultry: Painter Pat Little’s ‘Cosmic Chickens’ series on display in Shelburne Falls
Sounds Local: Mud Season festival returns next weekend: ‘Peace, love and protest’ the themes for this year’s all-day family-friendly event at Shea Theater Obituaries
Joseph S. Kucenski
Turners Falls, MA - Joseph S. Kucenski, 75, of Pleasant St. passed away Saturday March 8, 2025, at Greenfield Rehabilitation and Care Center. He was born in Northampton on July 1, 1949, the son of Joseph and Gladys (Rogoleski) Kucenski.... remainder of obit for Joseph S. Kucenski
Susan H. Pratt
Greenfield, MA - Susan Helen (Stasinopoulos) Pratt, 82, of Greenfield passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Susan was born on July 29, 1942 to Stephen Stasinopoulos and Helen (Sears) Doody in Greenfield where she was raise... remainder of obit for Susan H. Pratt
Robert W. Hinds
Robert W. "Bob" Hinds Buckland, MA - Robert "Bob" Hinds, devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and coach passed away suddenly at his home on March 6 at the age of 83. He was born in New York City on September 5, 1941 to Alfred Boy... remainder of obit for Robert W. Hinds
Madeline Cromack
Greenfield, MA - Greenfield- Madeline (Neverett) Cromack, 86, of School St., passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025 at Regal Care in Greenfield. Madeline was born in Montague, MA on November 27, 1938 the daughter of Robert E. Neveret... remainder of obit for Madeline Cromack
