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By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield softball team knew it was going to be a challenge playing four games in five days against tough opponents, but the Green Wave were able to end the stretch on a high note with a victory Friday. 

Holly A. Boisvert, 49, homeless of Greenfield. Charge of possession of a Class B drug and possession of a Class E drug. Released on personal recognizance. Pretrial conference set for Dec. 6. The counsel fee was waived.Judge William Mazanec III...

Judge William MazanecGreenfield, Oct. 15Kevin K. Smith, 34, of Oak Grove Avenue, Springfield. Charges of resisting arrest, intimidating a witness/juror/police/court official, a marked lanes violation, failure to stop or yield, improper operation of a...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Phil Brodeur tossed a gem, pitching a shutout while allowing just two hits to send Gilmore & Farrell to a 6-0 win over Maniatty Real Estate in a Greenfield Minor League Baseball Majors Division game Friday in Greenfield.

By CHRIS LARABEE

In a letter to Congress, Gov. Maura Healey is urging lawmakers to reject changes proposed by Republicans to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that would shift much of the expense to the states, which would cost a minimum of $131.4 million annually and potentially as much as $650 million.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — Implementing a single-campus model for the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont Regional school districts is one step closer to becoming a reality.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

SHELBURNE — Rodney McBride, 69, is seeking a three-year term on the Selectboard in an uncontested race.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Franklin County Technical School’s $1.5 million veterinary and animal sciences building, providing a new home for the program’s students and instructors, has been fully operational since the start of 2025.

By GUSTAVO ATENCIO FLORES

NORTHAMPTON — For one night only, Eggtooth Productions is putting on a production of Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando” at the Academy of Music.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Police Chief Kristin Burgess is taking a leave of absence from her position overseeing the department, according to an email sent by the Selectboard to residents Thursday night.

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — With a deep love for the natural land of western Massachusetts serving as her artistic muse, a local artist is opening up her studio this weekend to raise money for the Franklin Land Trust’s conservation efforts.

Good morning!Shake the Skribiski family tree and out fall bats, balls and a Hallmark movie. Brothers Dave, Ed and John, and sister Cheryl were raised in Sunderland and played sports at Frontier. Ed was drafted by the Reds but chose to enroll at UMass and play shortstop for coach Dick Bergquist.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Former Gill Selectboard member John Ward is seeking to return to the board for a three-year term in an uncontested race.

By CHRIS LARABEE

WARWICK — For the second consecutive year, there are no contested races in the town election.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals, at the applicant’s request, continued the public hearing on two special permits for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter’s proposed new location to June 9.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

BOSTON — Indigenous leaders took the podium in the State House this week to voice united support for five pieces of legislation filed on behalf on their communities, including bills that would say goodbye to Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples Day and bar the use of Indigenous-themed mascots in public schools.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

With the regular season winding to a close and the Western Mass. Tournament about to kick off, let’s take a look at league title winners from this spring. 

By JON HUER

Nowadays, you ought to feel like Rip Van Winkle: If you had gone to sleep on Trump’s Inauguration Day and woke up today, you wouldn’t recognize your own America you see. What used to be a slow, boring continental drift in political affairs is now an avalanche every day.

By JUDSON BROWN

The Trump administration’s aggressive and highly publicized campaign to deport “undocumented criminal aliens” has swept up non-criminals and fully vetted refugees and documented temporary residents in its dragnet.

Throughout the world people are honoring the life of Pope Francis who was both a spiritual and political leader. He called on all of us to make it a priority to protect the environment, provide justice for all, especially the poor and marginalized, and to work for peace. In our country flags flew at half-mast in his honor. But to truly honor Pope Francis, it is not enough to lower our flags, light candles, and bow our heads. May we all reflect on and be guided in our actions by the Pope’s words and deeds.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — After a six-hour police standoff, Franklin County Regional Special Response Team officers apprehended Greenfield resident William Judd, who was alleged to have been armed and barricaded himself in an Elm Street home Friday morning.