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Man sentenced for 2023 child rape in Athol
Former Franklin County sheriff suspended from Cape Cod police academy position
Decade of work in Deerfield bears fruit with solar agreements, generating $6M for town
125-foot cell tower proposed in Colrain
FRCOG to inventory 280 ‘blighted’ properties in Orange
Savage Farms gets approval for potato storage building in Deerfield
Heath highway super seeks new dump truck
Real Estate Transactions: March 7, 2025
Northfield Planning Board defends BlueWave Solar permit denial in Land Court
Celebrating Mary Lyon’s legacy: Annual event honors Mount Holyoke College founder
SHELBURNE FALLS — The Mary Lyon Foundation is marking 35 years of supporting education across western Franklin County and carrying on the legacy of its namesake.
Ashfield’s historic Elmer’s Store seeing new life with opening of Wicked Good Café
ASHFIELD — Wicked Good Café is bringing new life to the historic Elmer’s Store, with help from both new and familiar faces.
Greenfield Recreation Department Notebook: March 7, 2025
Business Briefs: March 7, 2025
Greenfield Notebook: March 7, 2025
PHOTO: Looking for a lucky spotSports
High School Notebook: Can anyone slow down the Pioneer boys basketball team?
And then there was one.
Wrestling: Franklin Tech’s Mia Marigliano looking forward to New Englands after becoming first All-State champ in program history
UMass hockey: Huge weekend pair with Maine on tap to close Minutemen’s regular season
NEPSAC Tournament: Deerfield Academy boys hockey shuts down Nobles to earn 4-1 victory in Elite Bracket quarterfinals
Div. 4 girls basketball: No. 4 Bourne holds off upset-minded No. 13 Frontier for 64-60 Round of 16 winOpinion
Columnist Al Norman: Let’s expedite ‘local power for local people’
This month, Ashfield will become the newest community in the state to start a municipal aggregator electricity supply program. Residents voted in 2023 to allow Ashfield to purchase electricity in bulk from an Eversource competitor to stabilize electricity prices and increase the renewable energy in its supply.
My Turn: Reaching outside of our righteous bubble
Ferd Wulkan: Federal firing facts
My Turn: We must stand with Greatest Generation
My Turn: Can’t let health care for poor be sacrificed for the rich
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
Report details cannabis trends, and more than $8 billion in sales
More than six years in, the legal cannabis industry landscape in Massachusetts has had a chance to evolve, and a new industry report examines some of the trendlines.
ZBA reviews proposed Dollar Store in Sunderland
‘It’s not a good recipe’: Local businesses bracing for steel, aluminum tariffs
Business Briefs: Feb. 27, 2025
Real Estate Transactions: Feb. 27, 2025
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Arts & Life
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
Peace, love and protest will be the theme of this year’s Mud Season festival. Presented by the Shea Theater and the Dave Bulley Band, the all-day, family-friendly festival will be held at the Shea Theater in Turners Falls on Saturday, March 15, from noon to 11 p.m. There will be crafts, food, craft beverages, and plenty of music, with 11 acts performing on two stages.
Speaking of Nature: Opportunity taken: Omnivorous scavengers eat just about anything during the tough months of winter
Saturday Night Live, postmodernism and paprika: A recipe inspired by one of the 50-year-old show’s memorable sketches
Ten years of kids in harmony: Musica Franklin celebrates a milestone and looks to the future
‘It’s been life-changing for me’: Ashfield resident inspires others to hike the Camino de SantiagoObituaries
Ward Willis
Greenfield , MA - Ward Willis, 61 of Greenfield, MA passed away in his home on Sunday, March 2, 2025, due to natural causes. Ward was born in Greenfield on April 17, 1963. Ward was an avid member of his community, participating in seve... remainder of obit for Ward Willis
Raymond A. Sonntag
Shelburne Falls, MA - Raymond Andrew Sonntag, "Poppop," 82, of Shelburne Falls, passed away peacefully at home on March 2nd, 2025. Raymond was born in Floral Park, New York, on January 15, 1943, the son of Robert and Frances Sonntag. H... remainder of obit for Raymond A. Sonntag
Margaret Glazier
Northfield, MA - Margaret Glazier, 77 formerly of Northfield, MA, died Monday evening at Brookhaven Rest Home in West Brookfield, MA surrounded by her family. She was born in Askeaton, Ireland on July 6, 1947 the daughter of Michael and... remainder of obit for Margaret Glazier
Albert J. Brule Sr.
Albert J. Brule, Sr. Greenfield, MA - Albert J. Brule, Sr., 96, of Fairview Street died Monday 3/3/25 at the Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. He was born in New Haven, CT on May 20, 1928, the son of Joseph and Clara (Matte... remainder of obit for Albert J. Brule Sr.
