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Greenfield Police Logs: Feb. 24 to March 2, 2025
MDAR commissioner pens letter to USDA over uncertain funding and impact on farmers
Red Fire Farm joins lawsuit opposing federal fund freeze
Franklin County school districts say cuts to fresh food program ‘highly disheartening’
The World Keeps Turning: DOGE — Moving fast and breaking things
Buckland Selectboard lays out FY26 staff pay raises
Montague Cultural Council awards $17K in grants to 49 projects
Resilient Greenfield launch party to showcase way to connect nonprofits, volunteers
Sunderland, Deerfield and Conway elementary school budgets heading to votes
Greenfield moves to third round of Strongest Town Contest
GREENFIELD — Of the 16 American and Canadian municipalities nominated to the Strongest Town Contest, Greenfield has advanced to the third round as one of the remaining eight.
A piece of history comes home: Silver pitcher returns to Franklin County Fairgrounds after 150 years
The Franklin County Fair Museum’s chilly confines are filled with posters, brochures, ribbons and other pieces celebrating the history of the cherished event that started as a cattle show 177 years ago. But in December the museum added to its collection a first of its kind – an antique silver pitcher that made its way home from England, having been bestowed upon one of the Fairgrounds’ founding fathers on Jan. 3, 1863.
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Connecticut man closes on McGovern dealerships in Greenfield
Greenfield Starbucks pours its first cup
Greenfield School Committee rattled by mayor’s education budget
Contract renewed for Gill police chief with new duties
With $402K grant, South Deerfield company with focus on supercapacitors poised to expand
Real Estate Transactions: March 14, 2025
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PHOTO: Neighborly collaboration
Historical fiction set in Quabbin region: Novelist J.A. McIntosh will read from ‘Swift River Secrets’ Sunday in Erving
Petersham couple receives presidential award for volunteer work
North County Notebook: March 15, 2025
Sports
Div. 5 boys basketball: Pioneer enjoying final run together as state final Saturday approaches
NORTHFIELD — Pioneer boys basketball coach Scott Thayer remembers looking up after defeating Hopkins Academy to win the 2018 Div. 4 West sectional title and seeing his son, Brayden Thayer, and his friends watching from above the indoor track at the Curry Hicks Cage in Amherst.
MIAA Division 5 boys basketball final: Top-seeded Pioneer one win away from undefeated season, state championship
MIAA tourneys by the numbers: Pioneer seeking Franklin County's 6th state basketball title all time
UMass football: New defensive coordinator Jared Keyte pleased with Minutemen’s opening week of spring practice
UMass hockey: Minutemen hold off Vermont 2-1, advance to Hockey East quarterfinalsOpinion
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Don Gagnon: Birthday breakfast a delight
Macky Buck: Memories of a lesbian bar in the 1970s valley
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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
Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Gardening symposiums herald spring’s arrival
I received the announcement of the Western Massachusetts Master Gardener Association (WMMGA)’s spring symposiums earlier this month, when the wind was whipping the falling snow into spiraling towers of white. In early February, it’s hard for the imagination to break through the winter doldrums. Will we ever feel the touch of soft spring breezes or enjoy the sight of green shoots pushing through the cold dark soil? The WMMGA symposiums help us to jostle our gardening passions out of hibernation and into activity, even if only mental.
Keep backyard birds safe: Steps you can take to protect our feathered friends
Sounds Local: Saint Patrick’s Day festivities abound: Where to hear Celtic music this weekend in Franklin County
Speaking of Nature: It’s enough already: Mallards bring signs of spring
Colcannon from Colrain to Coleraine: Irish comfort food for Saint Patrick’s Day
Obituaries
Bonnie F. Sawin
Montague Center, MA - Bonnie F. Sawin, 82, of Station Street passed away Monday March 10, 2025 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Montague August 24, 1942, the daughter of Richard and Eleanor (Bush) Sawin. Bo... remainder of obit for Bonnie F. Sawin
Dean Joseph Conway
Dean Conway August 25, 1947March 9, 2025 Jamaica Plain, MA - Dean Joseph Conway of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, was a teacher, soccer coach, mentor, and friend who affected us with his vibrant curiosity, generous spirit, and humble com... remainder of obit for Dean Joseph Conway
Joyce A. Decker
Joyce Ann Decker South Deerfield, MA - Joyce Ann Decker, 89, of Adams Court, South Deerfield, found peace with God on March 11, 2025, at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Born on January 28, 1936, in Middlesboro, KY, Joyce wa... remainder of obit for Joyce A. Decker
David Quinn Jr.
David Quinn, Jr. Northfield, MA - David G. Quinn Jr., 73, of Northfield, passed peacefully at Baystate Medical Center on March 13, 2025 surrounded by his family. David was born July 14, 1951 to David and Julia (Ladzinski) Quinn Sr. i... remainder of obit for David Quinn Jr.
