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Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 17 to March 21, 2025
Driver unharmed after Brook Road crash in Shelburne
My Turn: Slashing of farming, food support senseless
Buckland’s director of assessing tapped as interim town admin
Process underway to rezone former Farren Care Center lot in Montague
Health Center Pharmacy opens in Orange
Fostering ‘ripples of hope’: Peacemaker Awards, highlighting student contributions, marking 25th year
Interim Franklin County Sheriff Lori M. Streeter announces election campaign
Real Estate Transactions: March 28, 2025
NCAA Div. 1 Men’s Ice Hockey: UMass stuns Minnesota 5-4 in OT, advances to regional final
Aydar Suniev scored in overtime to send the UMass hockey team past Minnesota, 5-4, during the Fargo Regional semifinal of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Fargo, North Dakota.
Creating a ‘mecca of local art’: JJ White opening Art Deviation Gallery & Store in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — The soon-to-open storefront at 365 Main St. will not be the first Art Deviation Gallery & Store that Greenfield resident JJ White has owned, but it will differ from the one that operated briefly in South Deerfield in 2020.
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The ills of a billion-dollar enterprise: The slow-death of the cannabis industry, and what might be done to reverse the trend
Former Mohawk Trail ski coach, Rowe park manager sued for alleged sexual assault of former student
Greenfield couple given three years’ probation in animal cruelty case
Hopeful buyers emerge for Magic Wings butterfly conservatory in South Deerfield
Therapeutic riding program in Bernardston seeks new host farm, horses
Barre farmer offers relocation of former Zion Korean Church
Editors Picks
Montague and Erving Notebook: March 28, 2025
Business Briefs: March 28, 2025
Women’s history told through clothing: Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club to host ‘Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore’ author, April 9
Greenfield couple given three years’ probation in animal cruelty case
Sports
Greenfield boys tennis team returns to the court for the first time since 2021
GREENFIELD — After a four year hiatus, the Greenfield boys tennis program is back.
NCAA Div. 1 Men’s Ice Hockey: UMass stuns Minnesota 5-4 in OT, advances to regional final
HS Roundup: Greenfield boys tennis falls to SICS, 3-2, (PHOTOS)
UMass football notebook: New offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian speaks with media for first time, Minutemen players participate in pro day
UMass baseball: Minutemen knock off Albany in home opener, 6-3 (PHOTOS)Opinion
My Turn: Cleared for an Ichetucknee River paddle
Rosemary Seifert-Graf: We must protect IMLS
Karen Hathaway: NIMBY and the dog shelter blues
Beth Girshman: Well-funded library services part of what makes America great
Guest columnist Sarena Neyman: Political sadism and defying the power of cruelty
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
Out with fast fashion, in with sustainability: The Sparkle Cave clothing store opens in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — Rejecting fast fashion and focusing on sustainability is the ethos of a new handmade and upcycled clothing and accessories store that opened its doors to shoppers on Wednesday.
Greenfield Starbucks pours its first cup
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 e-Edition
Arts & Life
Valley Bounty: And on that farm she had a bit of everything: Little Brook Farm in Sunderland is a labor of love for farmer Kristen Whittle
Spring is here, and with it are signs of new life on farms around the Valley. Leaves are beginning to bud on fruit trees, farmers are preparing soil for the coming growing season, and at Little Brook Farm in Sunderland, day-old baby lambs are bounding around the lambing barn.
Record-breaking athlete turned renowned artist: Peter Ruhf, whose work is on display at Greenfield’s TEOLOS gallery, was once a boomerang champion
‘A woman who should be remembered’: New play about the life of Frances Perkins, the brains behind FDR’s New Deal, April 5 and 11
Earth Matters: Do plants know math? Three Valley plants share a surprising secret
Fish theme brought varied approaches: Three films awarded at fifth annual Lights! Camera! Greenfield! competitionObituaries
Jason Michael Wan
3/19/1989-3/16/2025 South Deerfield, MA - We said goodbye to our beloved Jason Michael Wan, 35 years old. He passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, March 16th at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, from a sudd... remainder of obit for Jason Michael Wan
Warren Frank Boyden
Erving, MA - Warren Frank Boyden, 64, passed away suddenly on January 11, 2025, in Erving, Massachusetts. Born on July 16, 1960, in Conway, Massachusetts, Warren was a man of steadfast dedication and quiet strength. A graduate of Smith... remainder of obit for Warren Frank Boyden
Fred Chase II
Gill, MA - We are saddened to announce the passing of Fred O. Chase II of Gill who was surrounded by family as he left to join his late wife of 59 years, Andrea (Harris) Chase on Wednesday March 12, 2025. Fred was someone who would come... remainder of obit for Fred Chase II
Annalise R. Jacobson
Shelburne Falls, MA - Annalise (Anya) Rouleau Jacobson of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts passed away on March 19, 2025, taken from us far too soon by an unforgiving illness. Born July 23, 1986 in Belmont, Massachusetts, Anya was the fi... remainder of obit for Annalise R. Jacobson
