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This past week there was a dance performance by the students of Dawn’s Dance Studio in Greenfield. In my 50 years of performing, very few compare to Dawn and her efficiency of the dance process. Dawn’s direction begins with weekly dance classes ending in a joyful performance for dancers and audience alike.Dawn’s family and crew provide a delightful experience where the joy of dance is on full display. Bravo!

By SHERYL HUNTER

GREENFIELD — There will be music, music and more music when the 39th annual Green River Festival returns to the Franklin County Fairgrounds this weekend.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — A local company is lending a hand to make a widespread electric vehicle charging station installation effort blend in with western Massachusetts’ natural environment.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — The Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee has rated Superintendent Sheryl Stanton as “exemplary.”

By MARK E. ELLIS

One of my favorite books is a novel by Wm. Paul Young called “Cross Roads.” It is about a man whose life is the embodiment of evil and self-centeredness. He is so evil that after he divorced his wife, he decided he hadn’t hurt her enough. So, he wooed her and married her again so he could divorce her again and inflict more pain and damage on her.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — The Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee has approved implementing a child sexual abuse prevention plan that was developed in collaboration with Enough Abuse.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — A regional ambulance service for western Franklin County may be inching closer to fruition after years of discussion.

By SHERYL HUNTER

When the Whiskey Treaty Roadshow performed at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton in April, it was a good old-fashioned foot stompin’ rockin’ dance party complete with plenty of sing-alongs. Everyone had a great time, and it’s guaranteed to be more of the same when the band hosts their fourth annual Mountain Day festival at Berkshire East Ski Resort in Charlemont on Saturday, June 14, at 4 p.m.

By CHRIS LARABEE

More funding for the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) may be on the way in fiscal year 2026, as Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed budget, along with those put forward by the Senate and House of Representatives, all request more money than in FY25.

By THE REV. JASON A. BURNS

I have met people from all walks of life: wealthy, homeless, famous, not-so-famous, and most everything in between. I have had people tell me their life story while sitting at my son’s Tae Kwon Do practice and I still feel the pain of losing someone who didn’t share the more difficult parts of their life with me. The common denominator in my experiencing of people is that we all long for connection. The people who have shared their stories with me did so not because I could do anything about anything, but because they sensed that I was willing to listen, and the truth is that I was and am willing to listen.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

TURNERS FALLS — An equipment malfunction caused FirstLight Hydro Generating Co.’s Turners Falls dam to leak roughly 300 gallons of hydraulic fluid into the Connecticut River this week, marking the facility’s fourth such incident since 2021.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — For Mohawk Trail’s Class of 2025, graduation marked the end of 12 years of hard work and learning, and the beginning of their next chapter.

By STEVE PFARRER

Stephen Platt, who teaches 19th and 20th century Chinese history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, made a significant name for himself with his two last books.

By PASTOR BENJIMAN DURFEE

The other day, as the submission date for this column loomed, I opened up the Artificial Intelligence app ChatGPT and asked: “What would readers of a newspaper in Franklin County, Massachusetts want to read in a Faith column written by a Christian clergyperson?”

By CHRIS LARABEE

Two local fairgrounds will invest in infrastructure, while Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) will help local farms connect to consumers with the help of two state grant programs.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — There is no threat to safety after a student was expelled for threatening the senior class at Mohawk Trail Regional School, according to Shelburne Police Chief Greg Bardwell.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — In celebration of National EMS Week, several area paramedics were honored for their lifesaving work over the last year.

By DOMENIC POLI

At least 200 students and staff members passed through the second-annual Mahar Makerfaire last week and its organizer was so encouraged by the feedback he plans to open the event to the public next year.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — After a successful inaugural performance last June, the Franklin County Teen Performing Arts Showcase will return to the Shea Theater Arts Center on Friday, May 23.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — Jon Schaefer, whose family owns Berkshire East Mountain Resort, has conquered another mountain and taken over operations of Burke Mountain Resort in northern Vermont.

By CHRIS LARABEE

BOSTON — State Rep. Natalie Blais and Sen. Jo Comerford are urging the Healey-Driscoll administration to reform the payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) formula for state-owned land, which they say “shortchanges” rural counties, while rewarding those in urban and suburban areas.