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By GEORGE MILLER

ATHOL — Aidan Melanson may be a young man of few words, but his Senior Night performance Friday sent booming volumes across the North Quabbin region.Athol's senior quarterback set the school's modern-day record for career touchdown passes, slinging...

By AMALIA WOMPA

NORTHFIELD — The Monster Dash 5K is anticipating a record-breaking number of participants in its 14th year.The 5K, in which runners, walkers and bicyclists are encouraged to race while wearing Halloween costumes, will start at Town Hall on Saturday,...

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

Leverett resident Ben Goldberg is well-known for displaying worm bins and fielding questions about vermiculture, also known as composting with worms. At the recent Garlic & Arts Festival, Goldberg’s booth also featured toilets, because he’s also an...

By SAM FERLAND

In the wake of Phil Donahue’s death on Aug. 18, two Franklin County residents remember the renowned television host known for hosting “The Phil Donahue Show,” describing memories of their time producing a show hosted by Donahue in 1985.“A Citizens’...

By AMALIA WOMPA

Vidhi Salla, a radio host, author and journalist whose focus is on Indian cultural arts, is pioneering the introduction of Bollywood to New England theaters.Salla grew up in Mumbai and studied literature before moving to southern Vermont in 2018 to...

By GEORGE MILLER

GREENFIELD — Barely five minutes into Thursday night's game, Greenfield cashed in a 90-yard scoring drive and went on to have a fairly productive first half, but found itself in a real grinder of a 6-6 halftime tie with Palmer.The teams then matched...

By SHERYL HUNTER

Stephanie Marshall, Katie Clarke and Jenny Goodspeed formed the Boxcar Lilies back in 2009, drawn together by their shared love of three-part harmony and roots music. Accompanying themselves on guitar, claw hammer banjo, electric bass, and washboard,...

By BILL DANIELSON

The American beaver (Castor canadensis) is one of those mammals that everyone has heard of. A humongous rodent capable of cutting down trees and damming up streams, the furry brown creature has been represented by plush toys and has long been a...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

NORTHFIELD — Town officials are continuing to push to reinvigorate the Schell Bridge reconstruction project, having recently met with state and federal legislators, key stakeholders from state departments and local groups.The proposed project consists...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

GREENFIELD — State Auditor Diana DiZoglio ran on the promise of bringing transparency and accountability to the Massachusetts Legislature. Now, after a failed attempt to audit the Legislature last year, she is asking for support from voters. As part...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

GREENFIELD — How can you participate in democracy beyond just voting?During a panel at Greenfield Community College on Thursday night, civically engaged community members sought to answer this question, sharing their ideas about the democratic process...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Corrie Locke-Hardy of Plainfield has a varied work history. She has been a pastry chef, a teacher, and a social-justice education consultant. Most recently, she became a cookbook author with the publication of “The Revolution Will Be Well Fed”...

By AMALIA WOMPA

GREENFIELD — Although local author Ernie Brill doesn’t owe his work to just one stage of his life, he does pull much of his inspiration from his cultural upbringing.Brill, 79, grew up in Brooklyn, New York, with a Jewish family in a hectic housing...

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

BERNARDSTON — Longtime Bernardston residents and visitors from across Franklin County flocked to Scarecrow in the Park over the weekend for familiar faces and festival traditions.Attendees of all ages munched on snacks like maple cream funnel cake,...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

NORTHFIELD — The town is working with residents to identify ways to improve Main Street in a process referred to as “placemaking.”A flyer explaining the project defines placemaking as “the process of creating quality places where people want to live,...

By GEORGE MILLER

TURNERS FALLS — With the milestone safely surpassed on only his second carry Friday night, Josiah Little and his Franklin Tech teammates could move on to the business of methodically grinding down Greenfield for their sixth win of the season.Little...

By MIKE MORAN

EASTHAMPTON — Senior captains Nelson Gomez and Connor Donnis combined for three touchdowns while the Easthampton defense silenced Frontier Regional in a 26-0 victory Friday night.Gomez scored twice in the first half, and Donnis added the night cap as...

By AMY NEWSHORE

In my last column, I highlighted how emotional intelligence is a strong determinant of the success and flourishing of partnerships and marriages, as well as friendships, work and family relationships. Briefly, I defined emotional intelligence as...

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

When anyone mentions teaching children about plants, I recall a scenario from when my son, now 20, was very young. I’ll save that for after we’ve had a chance to meet two local women who mentor kids in plant identification, responsible foraging, and...

By JACOB NELSON

Sometimes, medicine comes from a pill bottle. Other times, it grows right in your backyard, if only you knew how to access it.Blending modern chemistry with traditional wisdom, Blue Crow Botanicals puts locally grown herbal medicine right at people’s...