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GREENFIELD — With Monday marking Greenfield Community College’s 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, the school expanded its offerings for the milestone event.On hand to deliver the keynote speech was GCC alumna and school Title IX...

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GREENFIELD — Authorities on Monday identified the three victims of the fatal plane crash on the Greenfield-Leyden line on Sunday.Fredrika Ballard, 53, of Southwick, William Hampton, 68, of Indian Orchard, and Chad Davidson, 29, of Woodstock,...

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As Deerfield Elementary School students and their families walk, drive or take the bus to school every Friday morning this school year, they can often expect a chalky surprise just steps from the building.Like clockwork — except on nasty weather days...

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Drawing on her own background of being an adopted Native American child and her journey to find her birth parents, a Greenfield author and activist is launching her fifth book alongside an ambitious project to document other adoptees.Longtime...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — With Frontier Regional School’s “As Schools Match Wits” team earning a national tournament nod, it is looking to the community for a little help in getting to Illinois.After a strong performance at the Mayflower Cup tournament at...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — Newell Brands, the parent company of Yankee Candle, is planning to close its distribution facility in South Deerfield by the end of 2024.In a statement, a spokesperson for Newell Brands said the company is focusing on consolidating...

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GREENFIELD — The city and Police Chief Robert Haigh Jr. have officially filed their appeal of the May 6 jury verdict in Hampshire County Superior Court that found the chief and the Greenfield Police Department racially discriminated against former...

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GREENFIELD — A Franklin County Superior Court judge has taken arguments under advisement following a hearing seeking to appeal the special permits for three solar arrays that were approved for Pine Meadow Road in Northfield.Judge Karen Goodwin said...

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ROCHESTER, N.H. — A Whately man has died of his injuries following a Sept. 17 motorcycle crash in Rochester, New Hampshire.Kevin Komosa, 41, died at Frisbie Memorial Hospital on Sept. 18 due to injuries he sustained when his 2016 Harley-Davidson...

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GREENFIELD — A 19-year-old accused of a shooting in Energy Park last Thursday is being held without the right to bail following a dangerousness hearing in Greenfield District Court on Tuesday morning.Gabe Adams appeared Tuesday before Judge John...

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SUNDERLAND — A huge grin spreads across Paul Mardas’ face as he recounts the story of when he and a Michigan couple took home stacks of money over the course of half a decade through the Massachusetts Lottery.By 2011, Mardas and his store, Billy’s...

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SHELBURNE FALLS — Despite the first 70-degree day of the year, it was holiday season in the village once again as production crews unraveled faux snow and unpacked cameras Friday in preparation to film “The Holdovers.”Onlookers in the village are just...

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SUNDERLAND — At first glance, it might seem like Jono Neiger’s 7-acre plot of land next to the Connecticut River is an unkempt, chaotic mess, with underbrush spilling from the rows of young chestnut trees.However, there’s a method to the madness for...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — Those who are looking for a change in hair stylist have a new option in town.Hair Apothecary, a new salon, opened in mid-April at 4A Sugarloaf St. and is now accepting clients for July.Danielle Sullivan-Beck, Hair Apothecary’s...