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Resilient Greenfield launch party to showcase new way to connect nonprofits with volunteers
Sunderland, Deerfield and Conway elementary school budgets heading to votes
Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 3 to March 7, 2025
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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.
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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Historical fiction set in Quabbin region: Novelist J.A. McIntosh will read from ‘Swift River Secrets’ Sunday in Erving
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Greenfield Notebook: March 12, 2025
Sports
MIAA tourneys by the numbers: Pioneer seeking Franklin County's 6th state basketball title all time
State championship weekend (a three-day affair!) is upon us.
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 quarterfinals
UMass basketball: Offense sputters, Minutemen fall to La Salle in Atlantic 10 first round, 78-71
Div. 5 boys basketball: Pioneer kicks the semifinal door down to reach first state title game since 1998 Opinion
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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
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
Stephen Kelsey
1948-2025 Chicopee, MA - Stephen Kelsey, 76, of Chicopee, formerly of Bernardston, MA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Son of the late Harold and Ruth Kelsey, he was born and raised in Lockport, NY. Stephen received h... remainder of obit for Stephen Kelsey
Jonathan O'Gara
Montague, MA - Today, March 5, 2025, we said goodbye to our son, brother, fiancé, uncle, and best friend. Our hearts are broken; our deep love remains intact. Jonathan Paul O'Gara was born in Northampton, MA on November 3, 1985 to P... remainder of obit for Jonathan O'Gara
Fay Bertha Hofmann
Greenfield , MA - Fay Bertha Hofmann of Greenfield, MA died peacefully from natural causes on February 18, 2025, at Cooley Dickenson Hospital Northampton, MA at the age of 81 surrounded by loved ones. She was born on August 20, 1943, in... remainder of obit for Fay Bertha Hofmann
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
